Huber and Minasyan win ITA Regional Championship

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The Wisconsin men’s tennis team continued its fall season tour last weekend with an impressive showing at the ITA Regional Championships at the University of Illinois.

In doubles, the new pair consists of juniors Gabriel Huber and freshman Michael Minasyan paved their way to the Finals and are traveling back to Madison with some hardware in hand. The duo knocked off the No. 5-seeded Northwestern duo of SimenBratholm and Ivan Yatsuk, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 10-0, to advance to the Finals and compete against a Michigan duo that was part of last year’s Big Ten Championship team, No. 3-seeded Andrew Fenty and Gavin Young.

Huber and Minasyan pulled off the upset in an impressive two-set match. After dominating the first set 6-2, the Badgers won three straight games to tie up the second set at 5-5. Each team took another game, forcing a second-set tiebreaker. Wisconsin’s five straight points were too much for the Wolverine’s to overcome, earning Huber and Minasyan the title of ITA Midwest Regional Champions by a score of 6-2, 7-6 (4).

This marks only the second time in ITA Regionals history the Badgers have accomplished this feat, the last time being in 2017 when Chema Carranza and Josef Dodridge defeated the Michigan duo of Alex Knight and Runhao Hua 5-7, 6-3, 12-10. The Finals appearance earned the pair a Qualifying bid for the ITA Fall National Championships in San Diego, taking place Nov. 2-6.

Huber and Minasyan were not the only Badgers that gained success during the tournament. Over the course of four days, Badgers were able to make their mark, earning 14 total wins as a team.

Sophomore Mihailo Popvic and senior Jared Pratt led the way in singles, both making it to the round of 16.

Up Next

The team splits its travels to the ITA Fall National Championships in San Diego, Nov. 2-6, and the Big Ten Individual Championships, Nov. 4-6.

ITA Midwest Regionals
Champaign, Ill.
October 20-24

SINGLES RESULTS
Round of 64

Hugo Hidalgo Vega (Chicago State) def. Michael Minsayan (Wisconsin) 6-2, 6-2
Jared Pratt (Wisconsin) def. Cheng En Tsai (Northern Illinois) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
Mihailo Popovic (Wisconsin) def. Evan Lee (Notre Dame) 6-2, 7-5
Ivan Yatsuk (Northwestern) def. Robin Parts (Wisconsin) 6-4, 7-6(5)
Sebastian Vile (Wisconsin) def. Stefan Dragovic (Marquette) 7-6 (3), 6-2
Gabriel Huber (Wisconsin) def. Brian Bilsey (Notre Dame) 6-1, 6-0
Alan Matyjias (Cleveland State) def. Zach Schwartz (Wisconsin) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Thomas Wallace (Eastern Illinois) def. Zach Schwartz (Wisconsin) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(3)

Round of 32 Main Draw

Andrew Fenty(Michigan) def.Sebastian Vile (Wisconsin)6-3, 6-0
Jared Pratt (Wisconsin) def. Simon Bratholm (Northwestern) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
JJ Tracy (Ohio State) def Gabriel Huber(Wisconsin) 6-4, 6-2
Mihailo Popovic (Wisconsin) def. Trice Pickens (Northwestern) 5-6, 6-4, 6-4

Round of 16

Jacob Bickersteth (Michigan) def. Mihailo Popovic (Wisconsin) 7-6 (6), 7-5
Alex Petrov (Illinois) def. Jared Pratt(Wisconsin)6-3, 6-2

DOUBLES RESULTS
Round of 64
Jared Pratt/Mihailo Popovich(Wisconsin) def. Max Sandoval/Pedro Alvarez (Chicago State)8-4
Sebastian Vile/Robin Parts (Wisconsin) def. CarlGedlitscha/MikaelErler (Cleveland State) 8-3

Round of 32
Gabriel Huber/Michael Minasyan (Wisconsin) def. BrianBilsey/NoahBecker (Notre Dame) 8-2
Jared Pratt/Mihailo Popovic (Wisconsin) def. JacksonBoone/BenjaminGeorge (Western Michigan) 8-3
Sebastian Vile/Robin Parts (Wisconsin) def. Harry Fouzas/Clement Mainguy (Youngstown) 8-6

Round of 16

HunterHeck/LucasHorve (Illinois) def. Jared Pratt/Mihailo Popovic (Wisconsin)8-4
Gabriel Huber/Michael Minasyan (Wisconsin) def. AntonArzhankin/ArjunHonnappa (Western Michigan) 8-4
Sebastian Vile/Robin Parts (Wisconsin) def. ArminKoschtojan/OliverValentinsson (Northern Illinois) 8-6

Quarterfinals

JJTracy/AndrewLutschaunig(Ohio State) def. Sebastian Vile/Robin Parts (Wisconsin)8-3
Gabriel Huber/MichaelMinasayan(Wisconsin) def. Jacob Bickersteth/Ondrej Styler(Michigan) 8-4

Semifinals
Gabriel Huber/Michael Minasyan (Wisconsin) def. SimenBratholm/IvanYatsuk (Northwestern)5-7, 7-6 (5), 10-0

Finals
Gabriel Huber/Michael Minasyan(Wisconsin) def. Gavin Young/Andrew Fenty (Michigan) 6-2, 7-6 (4)