Following an early win in the first round of the NCAA singles tournament Marek Michalika was looking at the possibility of becoming the first Badger to reach the third round since 1955, but that dream is now over.
After handling his opponent in the morning Baylor's Dennes Lukacs proved to be too much for the Badger junior. Lukacs was able to dominate Michalika in the second round sending Michalika back to Madison following at 6-2, 6-3 performance loss.
Joining in the swan song for the Badgers was senior Moritz Baumann who lost his singles match earlier in the day, but also falling victim to a second loss in doubles. Pairing with Michalika, Baumman watched his career at Wisconsin come to an end today.
Unlike the men's basketball team, Michalika and Baumann were unable to defeat the Duke Blue Devils. Paired against Duke's Henrique Cunha and Reid Carleto the duo of Badgers fell in straight sets. Michalika and Baumann were able to put off the inevitable pushing the Blue Devil duo to a second match point but were unable to make a rally losing the final set 7-5.
The loss today means the end for Baumann who is a senior and will now leave the program, but today is not the end for Michalika quite yet. The 2008 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and 2010 All-Big Ten selection will have one more shot at collegiate tennis in the 2010-2011 season.
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