Badgers have strong showing at Fighting Irish Mini Duals

South Bend, Ind. – Four Badgers from the Wisconsin’s men’s tennis team traveled to South Bend, Ind., this past weekend to compete in the Fighting Irish Mini Duals. The tournament was hosted by the University of Notre Dame.

Edouard Aubert, Sachiv Kumar, Oliver Olsson, and Tomas Zlatholavek started play on Friday, each with wins in both doubles and singles competitions. In doubles play, Tomas Zlatholavek and Oliver Olsson rebounded from an early loss to Michigan with a victory over Notre Dame’s pairing. Sachiv Kumar and Edouard Aubert captured a win against DePaul, despite a narrow defeat in a closely contested tie-breaker.

In the singles draw, Tomas Zlatholavek secured his first major win of the fall season, defeating a player from Big Ten rival Michigan 6-4, 7-5. Oliver Olsson also claimed a victory over another Wolverine opponent, continuing the strong performance for the Badgers.

By the end of the tournament, Sachiv Kumar and Edouard Aubert each secured wins that highlighted their strong form. Kumar eventually notched a win in a challenging three-set match against his DePaul opponent, winning 6-1, 5-7, 10-6. Aubert also delivered a solid performance, defeating his DePaul challenger, 7-6(5), 6-4.

Up Next: The Badgers come back to Madison to host the Big Ten Individual Championships at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium from Nov. 7 – Nov. 10

Fighting Irish Mini Duals

Nov. 1 – Nov. 3 2024 

South Bend, Ind. (Eck Tennis Pavilion) 

Doubles Results

Nov. 1

Cairo/Cooksey (Michigan) def. Tomas Zlatholavek/Oliver Olsson, 6-2

Sachiv Kumar/Edouard Aubert def. Hadziabdic/Gitschel (DePaul), 6-2

Tomas Zlatholavek/Oliver Olsson def. Nad/Llorens (Notre Dame), 7-5

Kajzer/Davison (WMU) def. Sachiv Kumar/Edouard Aubert, 7-6(2)

Nov. 2

Stearns/Carpico (OSU) def. Tomas Zlatholavek/Oliver Olsson, 6-3

Singles Results 

Nov. 1

Tomas Zlatholavek def. Cairo (Michigan), 6-4, 7-5

Oliver Olsson def. Cooksey (Michigan), 3-6, 6-3, 10-6

Sachiv Kumar def. Gitschell (DePaul), 6-1, 5-7, 10-6

Edouard Aubert def. Hadziabdic (DePaul), 7-6(5), 6-4

Nov. 2

Stearns (OSU) def. Tomas Zlatholavek, 6-3, 6-3

Caprico def. Oliver Olsson, 6-3, 6-4

Gelletich (Indiana) def. Sachiv Kumar, 7-6(3), 6-2

Nov. 3

Sachiv Kumar def. Llorens (Notre Dame), 6-2, 6-4

Thompson (Notre Dame) def. Thomas Zlatholavek, 6-1, 6-3

Magimay (Notre Dame) def. Oliver Olsson, 6-3, 6-4

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