DU Men's Tennis Defeated by Wisconsin

MADISON, WIS.– The No. 54 ranked University of Denver men’s tennis team fell to the No. 67 University of Wisconsin 4-1 on Sunday in Madison, Wis.

"Today's loss needs to burn a little bit for both our players and coaches,” head coach Danny Westerman said. “We have been on a pretty good roll the last couple weeks, and today some weaknesses were exposed. We are excited to back on the practice court and learn from this weekend and continue our growth as a team."

Denver is 6-4 overall following the loss, while Wisconsin improves to 5-3.

In doubles, the tandem of No. 32 ranked Henry Craig (Murrieta, Calif.) and Diogo Rocha (Lisbon, Portugal) posted a win in the No. 1 spot. The duo beat Petr Satral and Jakhongir Jalalov 8-3.

Posting the lone singles win of the day for the Pioneers was Rocha. The freshman defeated Satral 6-0, 6-3 in the No. 3 spot. Both Alex Gasson (Alton, U.K.) and Alex Clinkenbeard (Loveland, Colo.) were midway through their second sets when play was finished.

Denver men’s tennis heads back into action on Saturday, March 1 when it faces the University of New Mexico at 11 a.m., MT in Albuquerque, N.M.

Denver vs. University of Wisconsin

#54 Denver 1, Wisconsin 4

Madison, Wisc.

Sunday, February 23, 2014

 

Singles

1. Oskar Wikberg (WIS) def. Henry Craig (DENV) 7-5, 6-2

2. Alexander Kokorev (WIS) vs. Alex Gasson (DENV) 6-7, 2-4, unfinished

3. Diogo Rocha (DENV) def. Petr Satral (WIS) 6-0, 6-3

4. Jakhongir Jalalov (WIS) vs. Alex Clinkenbeard (DENV) 6-4, 3-5, unfinished

5. Elliott Sprecher (WIS) def. Yannik James (DENV) 6-2, 6-3

6. John Zordani (WIS) def. Eric Marbach (DENV) 6-1, 6-1

 

Doubles

1. Henry Craig/Diogo Rocha (DENV) def. Petr Satral/Jakhongir Jalalov (WIS) 8-6

2. Alexander Kokorev/John Zordani (WIS) def. Alex Gasson/Yannik James (DENV) 8-3

3. Oskar Wikberg/Elliott Sprecher (WIS) def. Alex Clinkenbeard/Fabio Biasion (DENV) 8-4

Match Notes:

Univ. of Denver-M 4-2; National ranking #54

Wisconsin 4-3; National ranking #67

 

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