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Gophers Face Badgers in First Round of Big Ten Tournament

4/24/2019 11:44:00 AM | Men's Tennis

MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota Men's Tennis team will have a rematch against Big Ten rival Wisconsin Thursday at 9 am in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Gophers got the best of the Badgers in March, winning 4-3 on the road.
 


ABOUT THE BADGERS

Wisconsin (10-11, 4-7 Big Ten) has had a mostly rocky season, but remains a talented team. Wisconsin is led by Osgar O'Hoison in No. 1 singles, who fell 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 to Josip Krstanovic earlier in the season in the deciding match for the dual. Jesper Freimuth holds down the fort in No. 2 singles, and defeated Stefan Milicevic in striaght sets during their last meeting. 

LAST TIME OUT

Minnesota struggled in their last home stand, falling 5-2 to Illinois and losing a 4-3 nail-biter to Northwestern. The Gophers also honored four-year seniors Josip Krstanovic, Justyn Levin, Jesse Sprinkel and Marino Alpeza.

COMING UP

With a win, Minnesota will survive to face No. 1 Ohio Stae at 9 am on Friday. If they lose, they will wait to see their fate in NCAA Tournament seeding, released on Sunday. 

ALL ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT

All live stats for every match will be available here, while the Tournament center can be found here
 

 
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