Five things to know: Badgers head out west

Friday, April 4

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April 01, 2025 | Men's Tennis

Wisconsin travels to Oregon and Washington this weekend

By: Ella Stufft

BADGERS TRAVEL TO THE WEST COAST: The Wisconsin men's tennis team will make the trip out west to face Oregon and Washington this weekend. The Badgers take on the No. 62 ranked Oregon Ducks on Friday, April 4, at 5 p.m. CT in Eugene. The team will then travel north to Seattle to face off with the No. 43 ranked Washington Huskies. This match will begin at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, April 6.

FRESHMEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Wisconsin clashed with two ranked Big Ten foes over the weekend. In Friday's match against No. 62 Indiana the Badgers came up short in singles play, falling 2-4 to the Hoosiers. On Sunday, the Badgers did not let off the gas against No. 52 Purdue, claiming the doubles point and winning three singles matches to clinch the 4-1 victory.

Freshmen Patrik Meszaros and Sachiv Kumar both did not drop a match this weekend. Meszaros went 2-0 in doubles play with his partner Michael Minasyan and won his No. 2 singles match Friday night in straight sets. Kumar's Friday night match was left unfinished, but he dominated against his Purdue counterpart Sunday, winning 6-4, 6-4.

Freshman Edouard Aubert cruised to a straight set victory on Sunday in just his second match at the No. 3 spot in the lineup. Aubert notched his 10th win during dual play this spring and improved to 5-2 in conference play.

KNOW YOUR OPPONENTS: Wisconsin is 2-3 in the all-time series against Oregon. In 2024, the Ducks handily defeated the Badgers 6-1. Oregon has two players in the April 1st ITA rankings. Vlad Breazu is ranked No. 99 and Lenn Luemkemann is ranked No. 110.

The Badgers are 3-5 in the all-time series against the Huskies. Washington cruised to a 6-1 victory against Wisconsin last season. Washington's Dzianis Zharyn is ranked No. 104 in singles and No. 78 with his doubles partner Cesar Bouchelaghem.

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 Madison for a Saturday match against the No. 38 ranked Nebraska Huskers. First serve is set for noon on April 12 at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. Admission is free for fans.