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October 27, 2017 | Women's Tennis

Linden, Rompf close tourney with singles victories Sunday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Wisconsin women's tennis team wrapped up play Sunday during the third day at the June Stewart Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee. Wisconsin went 2-4 in singles and 1-2 in doubles on the final day.

Throughout the three-day tournament, the Badgers finished with a 7-11 singles record and a mark of 3-6 in doubles play.

Sunday brought victory to freshman MaryAnn Rompf and sophomore Michelle Linden in singles. Rompf flew by Olivia Thaler of William & Mary, 6-2, 6-2. Linden and Cecily Wuenscher, also from William & Mary, split the first two sets, 6-2, 5-7, before the Linden won the third set, 10-7.

Lexi Keberle, Sara Castellano, Melissa Pick and Kelsey Grambeau all dropped their singles matches to William & Mary women on Sunday.

In doubles, Rompf and Castellano were beaten 6-3 by a Princeton pair. Grambeau and Zordani were also knocked off, 6-3 from a Princeton duo. Picking up the sole, doubles victory Sunday was the pair of Keberle and Pick, winning 6-2 against Princeton.

Up next: The women's tennis team travels east to Cambridge, Massachusetts for the Harvard Fall Invite.

Day three results
Sunday, Oct. 29

Singles vs. William & Mary:
Clara Tanielian (WM) def. Lexi Keberle (UW), 6-1, 7-5
Rosie Cheng (WM) def. Sara Castellano (UW), 6-3, 6-4
MaryAnn Rompf (UW) def. Olivia Thaler (WM), 6-2, 6-2
Natalia Perry (WM) def. Melissa Pick (UW), 6-3, 6-2
Lauren Goodman (WM) def. Kelsey Grambeau (UW), 6-0, 6-1
Michelle Linden (UW) def. Cecily Wuenscher (WM), 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (7)

Doubles vs. Princeton:
Kalhorn and Schrage (PU) def. Rompf and Castellano (UW), 6-3
Steffensen and Rodilloso (PU) def. Grambeau and Zordani (UW), 6-3
Keberle and Pick (UW) def. McKee and Pollner (PU), 6-2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Following a day one shutout in doubles competition, Wisconsin women's tennis bounced back Saturday by picking up two of three doubles matches against William & Mary at the June Stewart Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee.

In singles, the Badgers ended 2-4 on the second day.

MaryAnn Rompf and Sara Castellano paired up and easily handled a William & Mary duo, 6-1. Kelsey Grambeau and Christina Zordani also notched a victory, 6-2, also versus a William & Mary pair. The third Wisconsin doubles pair, Melissa Pick and Lexi Keberle, was beaten by William & Mary's Rosie Chang and Lauren Goodman, 6-2.

Wisconsin singles fought hard Saturday, ultimately losing three matches to Vanderbilt players and one to Lipscomb. Keberle continued her successful fall by taking down Amanda Meyer, 6-4, 6-0. She is 2-0 on the weekend.

Sophomore Melissa Pick also notched her second win in as many days, outlasting Lauren Gish of Vanderbilt, 6-3, 7-5.

Castellano was beaten in three sets by Emma Kurtz of Vanderbilt, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. Summer Dvorak, also from Vanderbilt, went three sets against Rompf for the victory, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Emily Smith from Vanderbilt beat Grambeau, 6-0, 7-6, losing the tiebreaker 10-3. Kateryna Popova from Lipscomb went three sets with Linden, winning 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

Wisconsin is back in action Sunday, taking on William & Mary in singles and Princeton in doubles.

Day two results
Saturday, Oct. 28

Singles:
Lexi Keberle (UW) def. Amanda Meyer (VU), 6-4, 6-0
Emma Kurtz (VU) def. Sara Castellano (UW), 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
Summer Dvorak (VU) def. MaryAnn Rompf (UW), 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Melissa Pick (UW) def. Lauren Gish (VU), 6-3, 7-5
Emily Smith (VU) def. Kelsey Grambeau (UW), 6-0, 7-6 (3)
Kateryna Popova (LIP) def. Michelle Linden (UW), 6-2, 3-6, 6-2

Doubles:
Rompf and Castellano (UW) def. Stepanova and Tanalien (WM), 6-1
Grambeau and Zordani (UW) def. Thaler and Weunscher (WM), 6-2
Cheng and Goodman (WM) def. Pick and Keberle (UW), 6-2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Wisconsin women's tennis team ended day one at the June Stewart Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee with a 3-3 singles record and a 0-3 doubles mark.

Wisconsin matched up against Princeton University in singles and Vanderbilt University in doubles.

Freshman Lexi Keberle, senior Sara Castellano and sophomore Melissa Pick all grabbed a singles victory for the Badgers.

Keberle battled back to defeat Katrine Steffensen, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, in her first match. Castellano outlasted Nicole Kalhorn, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Pick beat Sara Goodwin, all from Princeton, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Clare McKee defeated freshman MaryAnn Rompf, 6-3, 6-4 in the first match. Nathalie Rodilosso beat junior Kelsey Grambeau, 6-3, 6-4 in Grambeau's first official match of the season. Gaby Pollner handled sophomore Michelle Linden, 6-3, 6-4.

In doubles play Wisconsin failed to pick up a victory versus Vanderbilt duos. Castellano and Rompf were defeated 6-2. Keberle, pairing up with Zordani, was beaten 6-1. The duo of Linden and Pick were shutout, 6-0.

Day one results
Friday, Oct. 27

Singles:
Lexi Keberle (UW) def. Katrine Steffensen (PU), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Sara Castellano (UW) def. Nicole Kalhorn (PU), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Clare McKee (PU) def. MaryAnn Rompf (UW), 6-3, 6-4
Nathalie Rodilosso (PU) def. Kelsey Grambeau (UW), 6-2, 6-0
Melissa Pick (UW) def. Sara Goodwin (PU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Gaby Pollner (PU) def. Michelle Linden (UW), 6-3, 6-4

Doubles:
Kurtz and Dvorak (VU) def. Castellano and Rompf (UW), 6-2
Contreras and Gish (VU) def. Keberle and Zordani (UW), 6-1
Smith and Meyer (VU) def. Linden and Pick (UW), 6-0