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
appearances in three fall tournaments — The Milwaukee
Tennis Classic, ITA Midwest
Regionals and Big Ten Singles
Championships — the Badgers tallied an overall record
of 27-27 in singles and 18-7 in
doubles.
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UW head coach Greg Van
Emburgh felt that his young
roster made strides in the
right direction during the fall.
"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," Van Emburgh said.
"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. 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. 25
in Los Angeles as they take on UCLA in
their first action of 2014.
Wisconsin will host 14 home matches
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, Van Emburgh said. "It gives our
guys the chance to play great tennis."