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Badgers complete doubleheader sweep at Nielsen
February 01, 2026 | Men's Tennis
Wisconsin earns 4-0 victories over Omaha and Marquette on Sunday
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin men's tennis team impressed the crowd at Nielsen Tennis Stadium, notching two clean sweep victories on Sunday. UW defeated both Omaha and in-state rival Marquette in 4-0 fashion during the doubleheader.Â
Wisconsin scored a smooth 4-0 win over Omaha during the first match at Nielsen. The Badgers earned the doubles point and saw wins at No. 4, No. 5Â and No. 6 singles to secure their first victory of the day.
UW claimed the doubles point against Omaha behind victories at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. Wisconsin's combo of Matthew Fullerton and Patrik Meszaros scored a quick 6-1 victory and Ferdinand Kloesters and Michael Minasyan won 6-3 to notch the first team point of the match.
In singles action, Wisconsin handled play at No. 4 and No. 5 singles. At No. 5, Sachiv Kumar cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win while Kloesters won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 4. The victories put the Badgers just one win away from clinching the match.
At No. 6, Oliver Olsson provided a 6-4, 6-4 straight set victory to clinch the match. The remainder of the matches were left unfinished.
The Badgers were warm and ready for an in-state battle with Marquette. They jumped out to an early lead after doubles play and saw singles victories at No. 2, No. 3Â and No. 5 to clinch their second sweep of the day.
In doubles action Fullerton and Meszaros scored another 6-1 victory at No. 3, while Kloesters and Minasyan put up a bagel (6-0) at No. 2 to secure the doubles point. Minasyan and Kloesters are a perfect 3-0 as a team this spring.Â
UW held the momentum going throughout singles play. At No. 3 singles, junior Tomas Zlatohlavek improved to 2-0 on the season with an impressive 6-0, 6-0 victory. Kloesters followed close behind, earning his fourth victory of the spring with a 6-0, 6-1Â win at No. 2 singles.
Kumar clinched the match at No. 5 singles, giving Wisconsin its third sweep of the season. Kumar's 6-2, 6-2 victory was his second of the day, and third of the weekend.
Wisconsin improves to 5-1 overall and 4-0 at home this season.
Up Next: The Badgers hit the road to take on Notre Dame on Friday, Feb. 6. First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT in South Bend.
Wisconsin 4, Omaha 0
Doubles vs. Omaha
#1 Bryan Kuntz/Pavan Uppu (UNO) def. Oliver Olsson/Tomas Zlatohlavek (WIS) 6-2
#2 Ferdinand Kloesters/Michael Minasyan (WIS) def. Ethan Gaubert/Kristian Thomas (UNO) 6-3
#3 Matthew Fullerton/Patrik Meszaros (WIS) def. Liam Spiers/Kaden Taylor (UNO) 6-1
Singles vs. Omaha
#1 Michael Minasyan (WIS) vs. Liam Spiers (UNO) 7-6 (7-3), 1-1 (unfinished)
#2 No. 60 Patrik Meszaros (WIS) vs. Bryan Kuntz (UNO) 6-4, 5-5 (unfinished)
#3 Edouard Aubert (WIS) vs. Christian Trevey (UNO) 3-6, 6-2 (unfinished)
#4 Ferdinand Kloesters (WIS) def. Pavan Uppu (UNO) 6-0, 6-3
#5 Sachiv Kumar (WIS) def. Maddox Lundell (UNO) 6-2, 6-2
#6 Oliver Olsson (WIS) def. Kristian Thomas (UNO) 6-4, 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2); Singles (5, 4, 6)
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Wisconsin 4, Marquette 0
Doubles vs. Marquette
#1 Oliver Olsson/Tomas Zlatohlavek (WIS) vs. Blake Roegner/Remi St. Laurent (MARQ) 4-3 (unfinished)
#2 Ferdinand Kloesters/Michael Minasyan (WIS) def. Kristian Blagoev/Luke Coppage (MARQ) 6-0
#3 Matthew Fullerton/Patrik Meszaros (WIS) def. Clayton Anderson/Teddy Wong (MARQ) 6-1
Singles vs. Marquette
#1 No. 60 Patrik Meszaros (WIS) vs. Blake Roegner (MARQ) 6-4, 3-1 (unfinished)
#2 Ferdinand Kloesters (WIS) def. Clayton Anderson (MARQ) 6-0, 6-1
#3 Tomas Zlatohlavek (WIS) def. Remi St. Laurent (MARQ) 6-0, 6-0
#4 Matthew Fullerton (WIS) vs. Kristian Blagoev (MARQ) 6-1, 4-4 (unfinished)
#5 Sachiv Kumar (WIS) def. Luke Coppage (MARQ) 6-2, 6-2
#6 Collin Beduhn (WIS) vs. Ivan Vazquez (MARQ) 6-4, 2-0 (unfinished)
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2); Singles (3, 2, 5)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
5,4,6
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