Five things to know: Badgers hit the road

Friday, March 21

Columbus, OH

5 P.M.

Wisconsin Badgers

#3 Ohio State

Photo by: Ella Stufft

March 18, 2025 | Men's Tennis

Wisconsin travels to Ohio State and Penn State this weekend

BADGERS TRAVEL EAST: The Wisconsin men's tennis team will play two top conference matches on the road this weekend. The Badgers face the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes on Friday, March 21st, at 5 p.m. in Columbus. The team will then travel to University Park to take on the No. 69 Penn State Nittany Lions. This match will take place at 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 23rd.

BADGERS AWARDED WIN OVER MICHIGAN STATE: On March 18, the Big Ten Conference ruled that the team result of the March 14 men's tennis match between Michigan State and Wisconsin has been overturned. The action was taken after Michigan State played a lineup different than what was approved by the coaches' group during the midweek lineup review process, in violation of Big Ten Conference game management policies and procedures.

As a result, the No. 6 singles point is awarded to Wisconsin to result in a 4-3 match victory for the Badgers. Individual student-athletes' records and rankings will not be impacted.

Over the weekend, the sophomore partnership at No. 1 doubles continued to shine for Wisconsin. Oliver Olsson and Tomas Zlatohlavek added two more victories this weekend, bringing their season record to 9-3. On Friday, the pair took down Michigan State's nationally ranked Aristotelis Thanos and Ozan Baris. The confidence was evident as Olsson and Zlatohlavek cruised to a 6-1 victory against their Michigan foes on Sunday to remain undefeated in Big Ten play.

Freshman Edouard Aubert dominated in the No. 5 slot over the weekend. He cruised to straight set victories in both matches, improving to an impressive 8-2 overall record (3-1 conference). Sophomore Matthew Fullerton notched a straight set victory over MSU's No. 63 ranked Matthew Forbes on Friday night.

KNOW YOUR OPPONENTS: Wisconsin is 32-54 in the all-time series against No. 3 Ohio State. In 2024, the Buckeyes pulled off the 7-0 sweep against the Badgers. OSU has three ranked singles players including Aidan Kim who is currently ranked No. 13 nationally. The Buckeyes doubles partnership of Bryce Nakashima and William Jansen claimed the No. 41 spot in the March 18th ITA rankings.

The Badgers hold a 24-11 edge in the all-time series against the Nittany Lions. Penn State claimed the 4-3 victory in the Big Ten matchup last season. Penn State's Loren Byers is currently ranked No. 91 in Division 1 singles.

FOLLOW THE ACTION: Live stats and video for the match are available on uwbadgers.com. Live updates can be found on Twitter (@BadgerMTennis) and Instagram (@wisconsintennis) and a match recap will be posted on uwbadgers.com.

UP NEXT: Wisconsin will return to Nielsen to face No. 57 Indiana and No. 47 Purdue during the last weekend of March. On Friday, March 28th the men's tennis team will host a joint match day with Wisconsin's women's team against Indiana. The Badgers will also host the Boilermakers on Sunday, March 30th. First serve in Madison is set for 4 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., respectively.