MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin men’s tennis team concluded its regular season Sunday with an exciting 4-0 win over Penn State. The Badgers took down the Nittany Lions despite windy conditions to secure their fourth straight win and a third-place finish in the Big Ten.
Wisconsin (12-9, 6-2 Big Ten) has won five of its last six matches entering next week’s Big Ten tournament, and the Badgers’ .750 win percentage in Big Ten matches stands as their best in conference play since going 8-2 (.800) in 2008. In finishing third in league play, the Badgers also have their first top-three Big Ten finish since tying for second place in 2008.
The No. 3 seed Badgers will open Big Ten tournament play by facing No. 6 seed Illinois (13-13, 5-4) in a quarterfinal matchup at 6 p.m. Friday on their home courts at Nielsen Tennis Stadium, where UW has posted a 7-1 record this season.
Sunday’s regular-season finale served to honor Jared Pratt, Lenard Soha and Daniel Nuzhny, who were celebrated with Senior Day ceremonies to thank them for their dedication and contribution to the Badger tennis program over the past four years.
At No. 1 doubles, Robin Parts and Sebastian Vile came out strong and grabbed the first Badger win of the match with a 6-3 win over Penn State’s Malik Bhatnagar and Charl Morgan. This was their ninth victory as a pair this season and put the Badgers halfway to taking the doubles point.
Pratt and Tim Dhzurinskiy quickly followed with an equally impressive performance at No. 2 doubles. Their 6-3 win over Bora Sengul and Alexander Karman clinched the doubles point and put the Badgers up 1-0 headed…
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