58 // VARSITY February 13, 2014
INSIDE
TENNIS
Undefeated home records
on the line this weekend
UW men and women both host pair of matches
BY PATRICK HERB // @BADGERWTENNIS @BADGERMTENNIS
T
hrough the first few
weeks of the 2014 sea-
son, the Wisconsin
men's and women's tennis
teams have more in common
than simply the W emblazoned
on their shirts; both are off the
undefeated starts at home and
gaining momentum in the pro-
cess.
The unblemished home
marks will be put to the test
this weekend as both the men
(3-2 overall, 3-0 at home) and
women (3-0 overall, 2-0 at
home) host a pair of challeng-
ing matches at Nielsen Tennis
Stadium.
Coming off a thrilling 4-3
win over 70th-ranked Tulane
their last time out, the Badgers
(now ranked 70th) will square
off with their fourth ranked
opponent of the season when
No. 42 Drake comes to town.
Head coach Greg Van Em-
burgh and the Badgers are 2-2 all-time
against the Bulldogs but will be looking
to avenge last season's 4-0 setback at
Drake.
Saturday's match with Drake is sched-
uled to begin at 2 p.m., with Sunday's
contest against SMU starting at noon.
Both matches are free to the public.
• • • •
On the women's side, the Tina Samara
era is off to a perfect start, but that has by
no means equaled satisfaction.
"You can't be mad at 3-0, but I'm also
not happy at 3-0," Samara explained. "We
always want to improve and aim to be
competitive against at the highest level."
After consecutive wins over Mar-
quette, Northern Illinois and Milwaukee,
Wisconsin will step up the competition
when it welcomes No. 63 Louisville and
Dartmouth to Nielsen this weekend.
The Cardinals finished fourth in the
Big East a year ago with a record of 17-
9. That included a 7-0 sweep of the Bad-
gers in Louisville.
UW is also looking for retribution
against Dartmouth after falling 6-1 last
season in Hanover, N.H.
Friday's match with Louisville is
scheduled to start at 2 p.m. with first
serve against Dartmouth set to precede
the men's match at 10 a.m. on Sunday. As
always, both matches are free.
SCHEDULE
COMING UP: MEN
Feb. 15 #42 Drake 2 p.m.
Feb. 16 SMU Noon
COMING UP: WOMEN
Feb. 14 #63 Louisville 2 p.m.
Feb. 16 Dartmouth 10 a.m.
