BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 3-seed Northwestern men’s tennis will face No. 6-seed Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals at IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, Indiana. First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on B1G+.
Northwestern enters the Big Ten Tournament on the heels of a 19-8 regular season, securing its most regular season wins since going 24-3 in the 2015-16 regular season. Northwestern’s 9-2 Big Ten record is also its best since 2015-16, when it went 10-1 in league play.
Northwestern held steady at No. 26 in the latest ITA Rankings after splitting a pair of matches to close out the regular season this weekend. In singles, Steven Forman rocketed up to No. 25 after defeating No. 11 Andrew Fenty (Michigan) 6-2, 6-3 and No. 41 Ozan Baris (Michigan State) 6-4, 6-4.
Forman was named Big Ten Men’s Tennis Co-Athlete of the Week for his performance this weekend. He becomes the first ‘Cat to win the award since teammate Trice Pickens claimed it on January 18.
MATCH NOTES
- Northwestern is 14-1 this season when winning the doubles point
- The Wildcats have won nine of their last 10 matches, dating back to March 26
- Northwestern has a 12-8 record against teams appearing in the most recent ITA Team Rankings
- NU has taken four straight against the Badgers, dating back to 2020-21
- The ‘Cats claimed the meeting between the two teams this season 4-1 behind wins from Bratholm/Forman (#1 Doubles) and Blekher/Yatsuk (#2 Doubles) and Ivan Yatsuk (#2 Singles), Presley Thieneman (#5 Singles), and Gleb Blekher (#6 Singles)
- Wisconsin is ranked 56th in the ITA Team Rankings, with the doubles pairing of Gabriel Huber and Michael Minasyan ranking 78th
The winner of the match will advance to Saturday’s Big Ten Tournament Semifinal at 1 p.m. CT.
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