NCAA Womens Tennis

Badgers come up short at #9 Ohio State


COLUMBUS, Ohio – Wisconsin’s nine-match win streak came to an end at the hands of No. 9 Ohio State Friday evening. The Badgers, who hadn’t lost since January, battled on most of the courts, but ultimately fell short in a 7-0 loss.
 
In doubles action, the duos of Alina Mukhortova/Xinyu Cai and Taylor Cataldi/Charmaine Seah both made the Buckeyes work, before falling 6-4 on courts two and three.
 
On the singles courts, Alina Mukhortova rallied from a 6-0 first-set loss to Isabelle Boulais, to win the second frame, 1-6. However, Boulais held on 6-3 in the final set to claim the win.
 
On court 6, Seah took Akanksha Bhanto to a third set, but ultimately dropped a 7-6, 0-6, 1-0 (10-3) decision at No. 6 singles.

 

Friday, March 17

Doubles against Ohio State
1. #17 Sydni Ratliff/Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) vs. #54 Ava Markham/Maria Sholokhova (WIS) 6-5, unfinished
2. Isabelle Boulais/Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. Alina Mukhortova/Xinyu Cai (WIS) 6-4
3. Kolie Allen/Danielle Willson (OSU) def. Taylor Cataldi/Charmaine Seah (WIS) 6-4
 
Singles against Ohio State
1. #20 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. #56 Ava Markham (WIS) 6-4, 6-3
2. #28 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. #104 Maria Sholokhova (WIS) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
3. Isabelle Boulais (OSU) def. Alina Mukhortova (WIS) 6-0, 1-6, 6-3
4. Lucia Marzal (OSU) def. Taylor Cataldi (WIS) 6-3, 6-4
5. #94 Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. #107 Xinyu Cai (WIS) 6-0, 6-1
6. Akanksha Bhan (OSU) def. Charmaine Seah (WIS) 7-6 (8-6), 0-6, 1-0 (10-3)

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