INSIDE
MEN'S TENNIS
BY KIMBERLIN SCHAID
@BADGERMTENNIS
SCHEDULE
SPRING SCHEDULE
Jan. 25 at UCLA
Jan. 26 vs. Nebraska
Jan. 26 vs. Texas Tech
Feb. 1
South Dakota St.
Feb. 1
Bradley
Badgers begin preparation
for spring season
A young UW squad looks to build on strong start
he Wisconsin men's tennis team had its share
of victories as well as
losses during the fall season.
With appearance in three fall
tournaments, The Milwaukee
Tennis Classic, the ITA Midwest Regionals and the Big
Ten Singles Championships,
the Badgers tallied an overall
record of 27-27 in singles and
18-7 in doubles.
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Head Coach Greg Van Emburgh felt that his young roster made strides in the right
direction during the fall season.
"I think that going into every fall season you want to try
to definitely improve and get
in a lot of match play, and to
continue to develop your student athletes. I think we're in
the process of doing that."
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Van Emburgh is excited about the mix
of experience and youth.
"Petr Satral has been a great team
leader and a great team captain, and I
think that he has really shared a lot of
his experience and knowledge with the
younger guys.
"Oskar Wikberg is one of the hardest
workers on the team. He's a co-team captain with Petr (Satral). He's the one that's
going to go the extra mile and work hard
at practice to make sure that he's ready
for the spring season."
Freshman John Zordani also had a
strong showing in the fall and will be
counted on this spring.
"John has done a great job and he is
another one of the guys on the team, being a freshman, who's always trying to
get better and always trying to improve,"
Van Emburgh said. "He pushes himself
every day and we're looking for him to
really step up and find his role during the
spring season."
The Badgers will resume play with the
start of the regular season on Jan. 25th in
Los Angeles, Calif. as they take on UCLA
in their first action of 2014.
Wisconsin will host 14 home meets
during the regular season at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
"I think we are fortunate to have a lot
of home matches at Nielsen again like
last year. It gives our guys the chance to
play great tennis."