Badgers drop matchup with Illini

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Jesper Freimuth during Ohio State Match 2021

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Badgers drop matchup with Illini

April 02, 2021 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Wisconsin wins doubles point but drops 6-1 decision to No. 12 Illinois

By: Miriam Jaber

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Wisconsin men's tennis team (4-9, 4-8 Big Ten) claimed the doubles point but ultimately fell short in a 6-1 loss to No. 12 Illinois on Friday at the Atkins Tennis Center.

The freshman duo of Tim Dzhurinksiy and Mihailo Popovic dominated their match at No. 3 doubles with a 6-2 win Noe Khlif and Hunter Heck. At No. 2, seniors Jesper Freimuth and Lenard Soha clinched the doubles point by winning their fifth straight match, a 6-4 victory over Illinois' Alex Bancila and Aleksander Kovacevic.

Up Next:
The Badgers head to Evanston, Ill., on Sunday to compete in their final road match of the season against No. 47 Northwestern, beginning at noon.

#12 Illinois 6, Wisconsin 1

Doubles Results
1. #14 Alex Brown/Zeke Clark (ILL) def. Robin Parts/Jared Pratt (WIS) 6-4
2. Lenard Soha/Jesper Freimuth (WIS) def. Alex Bancila/Aleks Kovacevic (ILL) 6-3
3. Mihailo Popovic/Tim Dzhurinskiy (WIS) def. Noe Khlif/Hunter Heck (ILL) 6-2

Singles Results
1. #44 Aleks Kovacevic (ILL) def. Lenard Soha (WIS) 6-2, 6-1
2. #120 Alex Brown (ILL) def. Jared Pratt (WIS) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
3. #39 Zeke Clark (ILL) def. Robin Parts (WIS) 6-2, 6-1
4. Noe Khlif (ILL) def. Jesper Freimuth (WIS) 6-7 (0-7), 6-3, 10-5
5. Hunter Heck (ILL) def. Mihailo Popovic (WIS) 7-5, 6-2
6. Kweisi Kenyatte (ILL) def. Robert Krill (WIS) 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,1,6,5,2,4)

Order of finish:
Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,1,6,5,2,4)