ANN ARBOR, Mich. – No. 4 seeded Wisconsin concluded its run in the Big Ten Tournament against No. 1 Michigan, 4-0, in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinal today, April 27.
Doubles looked promising at the start, when No. 82 Maria Sholokhova and Alina Mukhortova shutout the No. 8 ranked pairing in the country, 6-0. Michigan was stronger in both the two and three positions, giving the Wolverines the advantage.
Michigan continued to be a challenge going into singles, with Wisconsin only winning two of the six first sets. The Badgers retaliated with Taylor Cataldi persevering and claiming a 7-2 tiebreak win in the second. With that win, four Badgers were competing in third sets. A valiant effort was put up by Wisconsin but Michigan clinched its fourth point in the No. 2 matchup.
Doubles
No. 82 Sholokhova/Mukhortova def. No. 8 Brown/K. Miller: 6-0
Charney/R. Miller def. Reynoldson/Cai: 6-2
Fliegner/Jones def. Garcia Gross/Cataldi: 6-3
Singles
No. 83 Maria Sholokhova retired No. 3 K. Miller: 6-4, 0-6
No. 58 Mesochoritou def. Alina Mukhortova: 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
No. 27 Fliegner retired Taylor Cataldi: 6-1, 6-7 (2-7)
Brown def. Xinyu Cai: 6-1, 6-4
No. 78 Jones retired Ariel Johnson: 3-6, 6-3
No. 124 Charney def. Rosie Garcia Gross: 6-3, 6-4
Up Next
Wisconsin will await its fate in the NCAA Tournament with the selection show on Monday, April 29, at 5:00 p.m. (CT). The selection show can be streamed on NCAA.com
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