SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 53 Wisconsin men's tennis team faltered on the road Friday afternoon against No. 50 Notre Dame, losing 7-0. Notre Dame secured the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 and went on to win all six singles matches.

In doubles action, the partnership of Matthew Fullerton and Edouard Aubert got off to an early lead and saw a 6-1 victory at No. 3. Notre Dame's No. 1 pairing took a 6-4 victory against Tomas Zlatohlavek and Oliver Olsson. The Badgers were unable to secure the doubles point with a tough 7-5 loss at No. 2, allowing the Irish to take a 1-0 lead.

Freshmen Patrik Meszaros (No. 3), Edouard Aubert (No. 5), and Sachiv Kumar (No. 6) all played in singles matches that went the distance. Ultimately, the Fighting Irish prevailed and secured the sweep. 

Up Next: The Badgers will travel east on I-94 next week to wrap up their non-conference play with a match against the Marquette Golden Eagles. First serve is set for 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 27 in Milwaukee. 

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Wisconsin 0, Notre Dame 7

Doubles vs. Notre Dame

#1 Peter Nad/Chase Thompson (ND) def. Oliver Olsson/Tomas Zlatohlavek (WIS) 6-4

#2 Sebastian Dominko/Kyran Magimay (ND) def. Michael Minasyan/Patrik Meszaros (WIS) 7-5

#3 Matthew Fullerton/Edouard Aubert (WIS) def. Yu Zhang/Luis Llorens (ND) 6-1

Singles vs. Notre Dame

#1 Sebastian Dominko(ND) def. Michael Minasyan (WIS) 6-1, 6-3

#2 Chase Thompson (ND) def. Tomas Zlatohlavek (WIS) 6-2, 6-3

#3 Yu Zhang (ND) def. Patrik Meszaros (WIS) 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)

#4 Peter Nad (ND) def. Matthew Fullerton (WIS) 7-5, 3-6

#5 Jameson Corsillo (ND) def. Edouard Aubert (WIS) 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-5)

#6 Kyran Magimay (ND) def. Sachiv Kumar (WIS) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

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