Both tennis programs of the University of Wisconsin will see first day action at their respective conference tournaments, set to begin Thursday, after faring vastly different ends to their seasons.
Wisconsin men’s tennis (14-8 overall, 5-6 Big Ten) dropped seven of its last eight matches after its best start to a season, a 13-1 record, in program history. The losses have left the team a bit dazed and head coach Danny Westerman calling on his players to step up ahead of the tournament.
“The Big Ten is a very tough league and if you don’t capitalize on opportunities, teams will make you pay for it,” Westerman said after the team’s loss to Purdue Sunday.