MADISON, Wis. – In Saturday's competition at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships, junior Josef Dodridge became the last Badger standing after winning a pair of matches to advance to the quarterfinals.
 
Dodridge, seeded 17th, picked up his first win in three-set fashion against No. 16 seed Matt Mendez of Ohio State, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. In the Round of 16, Dodridge drew two-time Horizon League Player of the Year Jeffrey Schorsch of Valparaiso. Dodridge notched one of the biggest wins of his career, taking down the 7th-seeded Schorsch, 6-3, 6-3.
 
Dodridge continues play tomorrow where he faces the No. 2 seeded Strong Kirchheimer of Northwestern. Kirchheimer went 30-4 in the 2015 season and was first team all-Big Ten.
 
In the doubles bracket, Dodridge and fellow junior Chema Carranza also advanced, moving onto the round of 16 with a win over Youngstown State's Matt Kritzinger and Luke Purser. The duo continued on to play Michigan's Jonathan Malik and Kevin Wong but lost in a close contest, 8-6.
 
Freshman Chase Colton and junior captain Lamar Remy also moved on to the round of 16, dominating Erich Schuette and Carlos Manzanas of Northern Illinois, 8-2. Colton and Remy advanced yet again, this time against Daniel Langston and Brandon Ancona of Valpraiso, 8-6.
 
The advancing Badgers continue play on Sunday morning at the Varsity Tennis Center and the Racquet Club of Columbus.
 
Saturday, October 22 – Singles Results
Round of 32
#17 Josef Dodridge (Wisconsin) def. #16 Matt Mendez (Ohio State), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Conrad Zeiba (Northwestern) def. Lamar Remy (Wisconsin), 6-3, 6-4
 
Michael Lorenzini (Northwestern) def. Chema Carranza (Wisconsin), 7-6, 3-6, 7-5
Jeffrey Schorsch (Valpraiso) def. John Zordani (Wisconsin), 6-2, 6-2
Strong Kirchheimer (Northwestern) def. Osgar O'Hoisin (Wisconsin), 6-3, 6-3
 
Round of 16
#17 Josef Dodridge (Wisconsin) def. #7 Jeffrey Schorsch (Valpraiso), 7-6, 6-2
 
Consolation
Daniel Soyfer (Wisconsin) def. Alex Galoustian (Depaul), 8-6
Matt Hamilton (Western Michigan) def. Chase Colton (Wisconsin), 8-6
Bill Shisler (Michigan State) def. Darius Mackenzie (Wisconsin), 8-6
 
Doubles Results
Round of 32
Dodridge/Carranza (Wisconsin) def. Matt Kritzinger/Luke Purser (Youngstown State), 8-6
Remy/Colton (Wisconsin) def. Erich Schuette/Carlos Manzanas (Northern Illinois), 8-2
 
Martin Joyce/Hunter Tubert (Ohio State) def. Soyfer/O'Hoisin (Wisconsin), 8-4
Maik Steiner/Jannik Opitz (Western Michigan) def. Sprecher/Sweet (Wisconsin), 8-4
 
Round of 16
Remy/Colton (Wisconsin) def. Daniel Langston/Brandon Ancona (Valpraiso), 8-6
Jonathan Malik/Kevin Wong (Michigan) def. Dodridge/Carranza (Wisconsin), 8-6