Matthew Fullerton Action
David Stluka
6
Winner Denver DEN (10-0)
1
Wisconsin WIS (1-9)
Winner
Denver DEN
(10-0)
6
Final
1
Wisconsin WIS
(1-9)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Alexa Rappaport

Wisconsin defeated by No. 32 Denver, 6-1

Fullerton claims first singles victory

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin men's tennis team (1-9, 0-0 Big Ten) lost to the No. 32 Denver Pioneers (10-0, 0-0 Summit), 6-1, in its final match of the weekend, Sunday, Feb. 25. 

Wisconsin played a new pair at the No. 2 doubles match with Gabriel Huber playing alongside Tomas Zlatohlavek in the graduate senior's first doubles match of the season. However, the pair fell 6-2 to Denver's Daniel Sancho Arbizu and Marvin Schaber. The No. 3 doubles match was the next to finish, and despite Mihailo Popovic and Collin Beduhn's win on Friday, the pair fell to Peter Sallay and Raffaello Papajcik, 6-4. 

Wisconsin found itself down 2-0 early on after dropping the doubles point and forfeiting the No. 6 singles match. Zlatohlavek, Huber and Beduhn finished first, each played falling to Denver. Next up was Fullerton's match at No. 4 singles. After taking set one, 6-4, over Peter Sallay, the second set was much closer in score. After a hard fought battle, Fullerton emerged victorious, winning his first singles match of the season. The final match of the day was between Michael Minasyan and the No. 114-ranked Nicolas Herrero Cuesta. Minasyan lost the first set, 6-3, but came back in set two with a commanding 6-1 win. It all came down to a set-three tiebreaker, ultimately won by Hererro Cuesta, 10-6. 

Up Next: Wisconsin heads out on a six-match road trip that will begin with Yale on Friday, March 1. First serve will be at 4 pm from New Haven, Conn.

University of Denver 6, University of Wisconsin 1

Singles Results

1. Nicolas Herrero Cuesta (DEN) def. Michael Minasyan (WIS) 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (10-6)`

2. Daniel Sancho Arbizu (DEN) def. Tomas Zlatohlavek (WIS) 6-1, 6-2

3. Marvin Schaber (DEN) def. Gabriel Huber (WIS) 6-2, 6-2

4. Matthew Fullerton (WIS) def. Peter Sallay (DEN) 6-4, 7-5

5. Rikuto Yamaguchi (DEN) def. Collin Beduhn (WIS) 6-4, 6-2

6. Charlie Miller (DEN) def. No Player (WIS), by forfeit

Doubles Results

1. Matthew Fullerton/Michael Minasyan (WIS) vs. Nicholas Herrero Cuesta/Rikuto Yamaguchi (DEN), unfinished

2. Daniel Sancho Arbizu/Marvin Schaber (DEN) def. Gabriel Huber/Tomas Zlatohlavek (WIS) 6-2

3. Peter Sallay/Raffaello Papajcik (DEN) def. Collin Beduhn/Mihailo Popovic (WIS) 6-4

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

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