Wisconsin Badgers
#64 Indiana
Badgers win their 15th match of the spring
April 10, 2026 | Men's Tennis
No. 35 Wisconsin earns road victory over No. 64 Indiana, 4-0
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The No. 35 Wisconsin men's tennis team (15-5, 6-4 Big Ten) defeated No. 64 Indiana (9-10, 3-7 Big Ten) on the road, 4-0. The Badgers earned a hard fought doubles point, and completed the sweep with wins at No. 1, No. 4 and No. 5 singles.
Indiana started strong in doubles play, with its nationally ranked duo notching a 6-2 win on court two. Wisconsin's Matthew Fullerton and Patrik Meszaros dug out a 6-4 victory at No. 3 doubles, putting all eyes on court one. The senior-sophomore duo of Michael Minasyan and Ferdinand Kloesters secured the doubles point for Wisconsin after winning the tiebreaker 7-4 at No. 1 doubles.
The Badgers took first set victories on all but one court to start singles action. Edouard Aubert doubled the Wisconsin lead with a 6-4, 6-4 straight set win at No. 4 singles. Meszaros stayed hot at No. 1 singles, digging out a straight set victory of his own in 7-6, 7-6 tiebreak fashion. The sophomore improved to 4-0 when playing in the No. 1 slot.
Friday night's match was clinched for the Badgers at No. 5 singles, with Sachiv Kumar holding off Indiana's Aryan Badlani and securing the 6-3, 7-6 victory. The win was Kumar's 10th of the dual season.
Wisconsin improves to 15-5 on the season, its most wins since the 2017 NCAA Qualifying Team went 18-8. The Badgers' conference record is now 6-4 and they have three regular season matches remaining before the Big Ten Championships in Ojai, Calif., which runs from April 22-25.
Up Next: The Badgers will play their last road match of the regular season against Purdue on Sunday, April 12. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT in West Lafayette.
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Wisconsin 4, Indiana 0
Doubles vs. Indiana
#1 Ferdinand Kloesters/Michael Minasyan (WIS) def. Jip van Assendelft/Facundo Yunis (IND) 7-6 (4)
#2 No. 68 Braeden Gelletich/Sam Landau (IND) def. Oliver Olsson/Tomas Zlatohlavek (WIS) 6-2
#3 Matthew Fullerton/Patrik Meszaros (WIS) def. Matteo Antonescu/Aidan Atwood (IND) 6-4
Singles vs. Indiana
#1 Patrik Meszaros (WIS) def. Jip van Assendelft (IND) 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3)
#2 No. 88 Michael Minasyan (WIS) vs. Facundo Yunis (IND) 6-3, 2-6, 2-1 (unf.)
#3 Ferdinand Kloesters (WIS) vs. Braeden Gelletich (IND) 6-2, 2-6, 2-4 (unf.)
#4 Edouard Aubert (WIS) def. Aidan Atwood (IND) 6-4, 6-4
#5 Sachiv Kumar (WIS) vs. Aryan Badlani (IND) 6-3, 7-6 (3)
#6 Matthew Fullerton (WIS) vs. Karan Raghavendra (IND) 4-6, 6-4 (unf.)
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 3, 1); Singles (4, 1, 5)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,1,5
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