NCAA Womens Tennis

Badgers vanquish UCF Knights, 4-2

Badgers vanquish UCF Knights, 4-2


Box Score

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Wisconsin women’s tennis team took down the University of Central Florida Knights, 4-2, on Sunday, Feb. 18, at the USTA National Campus. 

The doubles pairing of Ellison Reynoldson and Xinyu Cai dominated their match, winning 6-3 in 30 minutes. Despite Maria Sholokhova and Alina Mukhortova falling to their opponents, Rosie Garcia Gross and Taylor Cataldi fought back hard to win their match, 7-5, clinching the double point for the team.

In singles, Xinyu Cai and Ariel Johnson had dominant performances, each defeating their opponents with 6-0 and 6-4 sets. After a lengthy 7-5 set, Maria Sholokhova followed up with a strong second set to seal the win for the Badgers. 

Doubles 

Saidenova/Kattenberg def. Sholokhova/Mukhortova, 7-5  

Cai/Reynoldson def. Tilbuerger/Lincer, 6-3  

Garcia Gross/Cataldi def. Biolay/Webb, 7-5 

Singles

Maria Sholokhova
 def. Lincer, 7-5, 6-3

Biolay def. Alina Mukhortova, 6-3, 6-3

Saidenova def. Taylor Cataldi, 6-3, 6-3 

Xinyu Cai def. Tilbuerger, 6-4, 6-0 

Tsoneva retired Kája Jacobson, 7-5, 3-3 

Ariel Johnson def. Kattenberg, 6-0, 6-4 


Up Next: The Badgers will host Boise State on Mar. 1 at 5 p.m. (CT) inside Nielsen Tennis Stadium 

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