MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin men's tennis team's comeback effort fell short against USC Sunday afternoon. The Trojans took an early 3-0 lead, and were able to hold off the Badgers and secure the 4-1 match victory. 

The Badgers were well-matched in doubles action against the Trojans. Michael Minasyan and Patrik Meszaros found themselves down 2-4 before they won four games in a row to seal the 6-4 comeback victory on court two. USC saw 6-4 triumphs on courts one and three to secure the 1-0 lead heading into singles play. 

In singles action the Trojans quickly extended their lead to 3-0 with straight set victories on courts four and six. The Badgers put up a fight on the other four courts, with all of them going to a third set. 

Freshman Patrik Meszaros ended his impressive debut season with an intense third set tiebreak victory at No. 2 singles. This win marked his 20th of the season (including the fall 2024 tournaments), tying Billy Bertha for seventh most freshman wins all-time. 

Junior Michael Minasyan continued to impress the fans at Nielsen with a 6-4 set one victory against No. 17 ranked Peter Makk. Minasyan's match went to a third set before it was left unfinished. 

Wisconsin ends the season 3-10 in the Big Ten and 9-12 overall. 

Up Next: That concludes the regular season. Wisconsin will await selections for postseason tournaments. 

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Wisconsin 1, USC 4

Doubles vs. USC

#1 Tristan Bradley/Peter Makk (USC) def. Oliver Olsson/Tomas Zlatohlavek (WIS) 6-4

#2 Michael Minasyan/Patrik Meszaros (WIS) def. Volodymyr Iakubenko/Nathan Trouve (USC) 6-4

#3 Connor Church/Karl Lee (USC) def. Matthew Fullerton/Edouard Aubert (WIS) 6-4

Singles vs. USC

#1 Michael Minasyan (WIS) vs. No. 17 Peter Makk (USC) 6-4, 5-7, 0-1 (unfinished)

#2 Patrik Meszaros (WIS) def. Nathan Trouve (USC) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-3)

#3 Edouard Aubert (WIS) vs. Volodymyr Iakubenko (USC) 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (4-7), 2-0 (unfinished)

#4 Karl Lee (USC) def. Matthew Fullerton (WIS) 6-4, 6-0

#5 Connor Church (USC) def. Sachiv Kumar (WIS) 7-5, 1-6, 6-4

#6 Tristan Bradley (USC) def. Collin Beduhn (WIS) 6-4, 6-2

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