WACO, Texas – The No. 25 Wisconsin women’s tennis team (8-2) currently look like a team that cannot be stopped. The Badgers took down Baylor, 6-1, on Saturday, beating the Bears in another emphatic win.
Going into Sunday both teams held identical records at 7-2. No. 59 ranked duo Ava Markham and Maria Sholokhova put the team ahead early, beating Paula Baranano and Daniella Dimitrov, 6-2. Alina Mukhortova and Xinyu Cai finished off the job after beating Brooke Thompson and Anita Sahdiieva 6-2 to give Wisconsin the doubles point.
No. 100 ranked Cai led the final push in singles to close out the win for the Badgers, beating Danielle Tuhten 7-5, 6-1. Charmaine Seah clinched the victory for the team after she beat Baranano 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
The Badgers are one of the hottest teams in the nation at the moment and with the win against Baylor (7-3) extend their win streak to five games.
Next up, the Badgers head to South Bend, Indiana to take on Notre Dame on Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. (CT).
Wisconsin 6, Baylor 1
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023
Doubles against Baylor
#59 Ava Markham/Maria Sholokhova (WIS) def. Baranano/Dimitrov (BU) 6-2
Alina Mukhortova/Xinyu Cai (WIS) def. Thompson/Sahdiieva (BU) 6-2
Harvison/Kostenko (BU) vs. Charmaine Seah/Taylor Cataldi (WIS) unfinished
Singles against Baylor
Shcherbinina (BU) def. #57 Ava Markham (WIS) 7-5, 6-4
#87 Maria Sholokhova (WIS) def. #108 Harvison (BU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
Alina Mukhortova (WIS) def. Sahdiieva (BU) 6-1, 3-1 (Default)
Taylor Cataldi (WIS) def. Kostenko (BU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
#100 Xinyu Cai (WIS) def. Tuhten (BU) 7-5, 6-1
Charmaine Seah (WIS) def. Baranano (BU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (3,1,5,6,4,2)
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