No. 16 Badgers sink Penn State, 4-2

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The No. 16 Wisconsin women’s tennis team return to its winning ways as it battled to a 4-2 victory over No. 48 Penn State on Sunday.

Xinyu Cai and Alina Mukhortova posted the lone win in doubles for the Badgers, winning 6-2, though the Nittany Lions prevailed for opening point.

Maria Sholokhova coasted in her match by scores of 6-1, 6-2 to knot the score. Xinyu Cai also won in straight sets by scores of 6-2, 6-3 as Wisconsin took the lead, 2-1. Alina Mukhortova and Ava Markham secured the match by winning tie breakers as the Badgers improved to 4-1 in Big Ten matches.

 

Wisconsin will return to the road Saturday, March 19 at No. 3 Michigan for an 11 a.m. match.

Sunday, March 19

Doubles against Penn State
Sofiya Chekhlystova/Carla Girbau (PSU) def. #54 Ava Markham/Maria Sholokhova (WIS) 6-0
Xinyu Cai/Alina Mukhortova (WIS) def. Alexandra Nielsen/Yvonne Zuffova (PSU) 6-2
Alina Lebedeva/Ioana Gheorghita (PSU) def. Charmaine Seah/Taylor Cataldi (WIS) 6-3

Singles against Penn State

#56 Ava Markham (WIS) def. #43 Sofiya Chekhlystova (PSU) 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 (2)

#104 Maria Sholokhova (WIS) def. Yvonne Zuffova (PSU) 6-1, 6-2

Alina Mukhortova (WIS) def. Ioana Gheorghita (PSU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1

Carla Girbau (PSU) def. Taylor Cataldi (WIS) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4

#107 Xinyu Cai (WIS) def. Olivia Dorner (PSU) 6-2, 6-3

Charmaine Seah (WIS) vs. Alexandra Nielsen (PSU) 3-6, 1-3 (unfinished)

Final Score: 4-2

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,1,3,5,4)