MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin men's tennis team was handed its first home loss of the season, falling to No. 26-ranked Northwestern on Friday at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. The Badgers (8-9, 2-2 Big Ten) could not hold off the Wildcats (14-7, 3-2) and dropped the match 5-2. 
 
Down 1-0 after doubles play, Tim Dhzurinskiy kept the Badgers in the match with a quick two-set win over Northwestern's Brian Berdusco at No. 6 singles, his 11th win of the season. He survived the tiebreaker to take the first set 7-6 (8-6) then dominated the second, 6-2, to put the first Wisconsin point on the board. 
 
Robin Parts also got off to a quick start in singles play with a 6-3 first-set success. He battled but lost a tough tiebreaker in the second to Felix Nordby, who forced another set. In the third, Parts fought back-and-forth until the end and ultimately came out on top of a 7-3 tiebreaker for the victory and the second Wisconsin point of the match.
 
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The Badgers host Illinois on Sunday at Nielsen Tennis Stadium, with first serve set for noon. 

No. 26 Northwestern 5, Wisconsin 2

Singles Results
1. #36 Steven Forman (NU) def. Jared Pratt (WIS) 7-6 (9-7), 6-1
2. #94 Simen Bratholm (NU) def. Lenard Soha (WIS) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
3. #118 Trice Pickens (NU) def. Gabriel Huber (WIS) 6-3, 6-0
4. Presley Thieneman (NU) def. Sebastian Vile (WIS) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
5. Robin Parts (WIS) def. Felix Nordby (NU) 6-3, 6-7 (--), 7-6 
6. Tim Dzhurinskiy (WIS) def. Brian Berdusco (NU) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2

Doubles Results
1. #58 Felix Nordby/Steven Forman (NU) def. Sebastian Vile/Robin Parts (WIS) 6-3
2. Jared Pratt/Tim Dzhurinskiy (WIS) vs. Brian Berdusco/Simen Bratholm (NU) unfinished
3. Natan Spear/Trice Pickens (NU) def. Lenard Soha/Mihailo Popovic (WIS) 6-4
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3); Singles (3, 1, 6, 4, 2, 5)