Wisconsin Badgers
ITA Regional Championships
Wisconsin prepares for ITA Midwest Regional Championships
October 14, 2026 | Men's Tennis
Eight Badgers represent Wisconsin in Columbus
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin men's tennis program continues its fall slate at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Oct. 15, to Monday, Oct. 19.
Before the Badgers hit the court, here are five things to know:
1. FOLLOW ALONG
Eight Badgers will see the court for action in Columbus. Freshman Holger Nissen will kick off action in the Round of 64 in the Qualifying Draw on Thursday morning, with senior Collin Beduhn following in the Round of 32.
In the Main Draw, Sachiv Kumar, Ferdinand Kloesters, Tomas Zlatohlavek, Matthew Fullerton and Patrik Meszaros will see action for the first time this weekend in the Round of 64 beginning on Saturday.
The full draw can be found here, with results throughout the tournament available here.
2. WEEKEND PAIRINGS
The Badgers will have four doubles partnerships participating in the ITA Midwest Regional Championships. Fullerton and Kumar will see the court for the first time together this fall, taking on in-state rivals Marquette in the Round of 64. Nissen and Beduhn will take on Northwestern's duo in the first round. Wisconsin's Aubert and Zlatohlavek will also see action in the first round, taking on Youngstown State's Alex Woiten and Takamasa Mishiro.
Meszaros and Kloesters will see action for the second time together this fall, after going 1-1 at the ITA All-American Championships. As the 10th seed in the tournament, the duo earned a bye and will see their first doubles action in the Round of 32.
3. ACROSS THE LAKE
Senior Collin Beduhn and junior Sachiv Kumar had strong showings across Lake Michigan at the Hope College RSM Invite to wrap up the Badgers most recent fall action. Both Badgers posted 3-1 singles records across the weekend, picking up strong wins over conference opponents in Michigan State, Michigan and Illinois. Through two fall tournaments thus far, Beduhn has posted a 6-2 record.
In doubles play, the duo split the weekend with a 2-2 showing, picking up wins over Michigan State's Lincoln Battle and Thomas Nelson in a tiebreaker before closing out the weekend with a 6-4 win over Illinois' David Bakonyi and Adam Jilly.
4. UP NEXT
Following the ITA Midwest Regional Championships in Columbus, the Badgers will take on the Big Ten Individual Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The tournament will run from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1.
5. HOPE COLLEGE RSM DUAL FOR THE SHOE RESULTS
Below are the match by match results from the Hope College RSM Dual for the Shoe.
Hope College RSM Dynamic Duo Invitational
Oct. 2-4
Holland, Mich. (DeWitt Tennis Center)
Singles Results
Collin Beduhn def. Germano Diehl Setti (DEP) 6-4, 6-3
Sachiv Kumar def. Sebastian Medica (DEP) 7-6 (7-2), 2-6, 10-5
Gustavo Albieri (MICH) def. Collin Beduhn 2-6, 7-5, 11-9
Sachiv Kumar def. Nicholas Heng (MICH) 6-1, 6-4
Collin Beduhn vs. Thomas Nelson (MSU) 6-1, 6-2
Sachiv Kumar vs. Lincoln Battle (MSU) 6-3, 7-5
Adam Jilly (ILL) def. Sachiv Kumar 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
Collin Beduhn def. David Bakonyi (ILL) 6-1, 6-7 (4-7),10-2
Doubles Results
Medica/Setti (DEP) def. Beduhn/Kumar 7-5
Heng/Albieri (MICH) def. Beduhn/Kumar 6-2
Kumar/Beduhn def. Battle/Nelson (MSU) 7-6 (7-2)
Kumar/Beduhn def. Jilly/Bakonyi (ILL) 6-4
