COLLEGE PARK, Md. – No. 29 women’s tennis team faced the No. 58 Maryland Terrapins on April 21 at the Tennis Center at College Park. The Badgers dropped to the Terrapins, 4-3.
At No. 3 doubles, Taylor Cataldi and Rosie Garcia Gross were the first to complete their set with a strong 6-3 win over their Terrapin opponents. Maria Sholokhova and Alina Mukhortova pulled off a major upset by defeating the No. 61 doubles pairing in a 6-4 victory, which also clinched the doubles point for the Badgers
Every Badger unleashed their full potential on the singles court, with all six matches extending to third sets. After a difficult 6-0 loss in the first set, Maria Sholokhova rallied to upset No. 70, winning her next two sets, 6-3 and 6-2. Ariel Johnson showed the same resilience in her match, rebounding strongly to dominate the final two sets with two 6-1 victories. Ultimately, the Badgers were not able to follow through and fell in the third set of the rest of the four matches.
Doubles
Sholokhova/Mukhortova def. No.61 Miranda/Budin, 6-4
Cai/Reynoldson retired Cadar/Liu, 5-4
Cataldi/Garcia Gross def. Challa/Eissa, 6-3
Singles
No. 80 Maria Sholokhova def. No. 70 Cadar, 0-6, 6-3, 6-2
Miranda def. Alina Mukhortova, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
Liu def. Taylor Cataldi, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Budin def. Xinyu Cai, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
Ariel Johnson def. Challa, 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
Eissa def. Kaja Jacobson, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
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UW will head to the Big Ten Tournament in Ann Arbor, Mich. from Wednesday, Apr. 24 to Sunday, Apr. 28.
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