CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Wisconsin men's tennis team fought hard against No. 20 Illinois on Sunday afternoon but fell short of the match victory. The Fighting Illini claimed the doubles point with two match victories and went on to win six singles matches. 

In doubles action Oliver Olsson and Tomas Zlatohlavek improved to 6-3 as a partnership with another win at No. 1. They took down Illinois' top pair 7-6, winning the tiebreak 7-5. Illinois took wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to secure the 1-0 lead.

In singles play three different Badgers saw sets go to tiebreaks. Unfortunately for Wisconsin, Illinois did not end up dropping a set in singles action. 

Wisconsin is now 0-2 in Big Ten play and 6-4 overall. 

Up Next: Wisconsin will return to Madison next weekend to face Michigan State and Michigan. The Spartans will make the trip to Nielsen Tennis Stadium on Friday, March 14. First serve for this match is set for 4:30 p.m., and admission is free for fans. 

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Wisconsin 0, Illinois 7

Doubles vs.Illinois

#1 Oliver Olsson/Tomas Zlatohlavek (WIS) def. Tyler Bowers/Kenta Miyoshi (ILL) 7-6 (7-5)

#2 William Mroz/Zach Viiala (ILL) def. Michael Minasyan/Patrik Meszaros (WIS) 7-6 (5-7)

#3 Mathis Debru/Jeremy Zhang (ILL) def. Matthew Fullerton/Edouard Aubert (WIS) 6-2

Singles vs. Illinois

#1 No. 12 Kenta Miyoshi (ILL) def. Michael Minasyan (WIS) 6-3, 6-0

#2 No. 48 William Mroz (ILL) def. Patrik Meszaros (WIS) 7-6 (7-1), 6-1

#3 Tyler Bowers (ILL) def. Tomas Zlatohlavek (WIS) 7-5, 7-6 (7-2)

#4 Jeremy Zhang (ILL) def. Matthew Fullerton (WIS) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4

#5 Zach Viiala (ILL) def. Edouard Aubert (WIS) 6-3, 6-4

#6 Mathis Debru (ILL) def. Sachiv Kumar (WIS) 6-4, 6-2

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