CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Sunday brought the end of competition for Wisconsin women's tennis at the Harvard Fall Invite and the Badgers return to Madison with more experience.
Wisconsin ended Sunday 4-2 in singles and 1-2 in doubles. Overall the Badgers put up an 11-8 singles mark and a 4-5 doubles record.
Sara Castellano finished off a perfect weekend, winning all three of her singles matches, while
Lexi Keberle won two of three at the Invite.
Michelle Linden and
Kelsey Grambeau also picked up singles victories on the final day.
Keberle improved her team-high win total, moving to 10-4 on the fall. Castellano is second on the UW wins list with a mark of 8-5 this fall.
Keberle handled Maria Josefina Zehnder of MTSU, 6-4, 6-3. Castellano flew by Constanze Megazzini of MTSU, 6-3, 6-2. Linden went two sets with Clara Falxa from Boston and ended with a 6-3, 7-5 victory. Wrapping up Wisconsin's singles victories was Grambeau, who knocked off Dani Blaser of Boston, 6-3, 6-4.
Castellano and Rompf won the sole doubles match for Wisconsin against a MTSU duo, 7-6, winning the final game tiebreaker 10-3.
Up next: The Badgers travel to their final fall tournament, the FSU All-conference showdown, held in Tallahassee, Florida. The tournament runs Nov. 10 through Nov. 12.
Day three results
Sunday, Nov. 5
Singles vs. MTSU/BU
Lexi Keberle (UW) def. Maria Josefina Zehnder (MTSU), 6-4, 6-3
Sara Castellano (UW) def. Constanze Magazzini (MTSU), 6-3, 6-2
Marta Herrero (MTSU) def.
MaryAnn Rompf (UW), 6-3, 4-6, 4-6
Kim Kermet (MTSU) def.
Melissa Pick (UW), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (5)
Michelle Linden (UW) def. Clara Falxa (BU), 6-3, 7-5
Kelsey Grambeau (UW) def. Dani Blaser (BU), 6-3, 6-4
Doubles vs. MTSU/BU
Castellano/Rompf (UW) def. Kermet/Zehnder (MTSU), 7-6 (3)
Magazzini/Herrero (MTSU) def. Grambeau/Keberle (UW), 6-4
Falxa/Blaser (BU) def. Linden/Zordani (UW), 6-3
Badgers handle Pitt in day two
UW goes 5-2 in singles at Harvard Invite
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Following a first day in which the Wisconsin women's tennis team struggled to pick up both singles and doubles victories, the Badgers came back strong in day two. UW posted a mark of 5-2 in singles and 2-1 in doubles against Pittsburgh.
Competing in the Harvard Fall Invite, Wisconsin matched up against Pittsburgh on Saturday in both singles and doubles.
Lexi Keberle and
Sara Castellano each picked up singles wins for the Badgers Saturday.
MaryAnn Rompf,
Christina Zordani and
Kelsey Grambeau also snagged singles victories. Castellano and Rompf took one doubles match, while Pick and Zordani won the other.
Grambeau defeated Clara Lucas, 6-1 in her match. Zordani outlasted Natsumi Okamoto, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (1). Rompf took Luisa Varon three sets, ultimately getting the victory, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. Castellano also went three, beating Gabriela Rezende, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Keberle went two sets and knocked off Claudia Bartolome, 6-2, 6-3.
Wisconsin is set to play Middle Tennessee State and Boston University in singles and doubles on Sunday.
Day two results
Saturday, Nov. 4
Singles vs. Pittsburgh
Lexi Keberle (UW) def. Claudia Bartolome (PITT), 6-2, 6-3
Sara Castellano (UW) def. Gabriela Rezende (PITT), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
MaryAnn Rompf (UW) def. Luisa Varon (PITT), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Callie Frey (PITT) def.
Melissa Pick (UW), 6-4, 7-5
Camila Moreno (PITT) def.
Michelle Linden (UW), 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
Christina Zordani (UW) def. Natsumi Okamoto (PITT), 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (1)
Kelsey Grambeau (UW) def. Clara Lucas (PITT), 6-1
Doubles vs. Pittsburgh
Castellano and Rompf (UW) def. Frey and Moreno (PITT), 6-1
Varon and Bartolome (PITT) def. Keberle and Grambeau (UW), 6-2
Pick and Zordani (UW) def. Rezende and Lucas (PITT), 7-5
Rompf and Castellano start strong at Harvard
Wisconsin ended day one 3-3 in singles and 1-2 in doubles
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Wisconsin women's tennis team, participating in the Harvard Fall Invite uncovered success and struggles versus Harvard during the first day, ending 3-3 in singles and 1-2 in doubles.
In singles it was senior
Sara Castellano (6-5) and sophomore
Melissa Pick (5-2) grabbing wins for the Badgers.
Castellano took Lexi Milunovich to three sets, getting the 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 victory. Pick handled Natasha Gonzalez in two sets, 6-3, 7-5.
MaryAnn Rompf,
Lexi Keberle,
Michelle Linden and
Kelsey Grambeau all dropped their first day matches versus Harvard women.
For Wisconsin doubles, the duo of Rompf and Castellano picked up the Badgers' sole win, knocking off a Harvard combo, 6-4.
Christina Zordani, paired up with Grambeau, lost their match, 6-1. Pick and Keberle were taken down, 6-2.
Wisconsin competed against Pittsburgh on Saturday, results will follow.
Day one results
Friday, Nov. 3
Singles vs. Harvard
Erica Oosterhout (HARV) def.
Lexi Keberle (UW), 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Sara Castellano (UW) def. Lexi Milunovich (HARV), 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
Irene Lu (HARV) def.
MaryAnn Rompf (UW), 6-1, 6-2
Melissa Pick (UW) def. Natasha Gonzalez (HARV), 6-3, 7-5
Neha Gupta (HARV) def.
Michelle Linden (UW), 7-5, 6-4
Anna Li (HARV) def.
Kelsey Grambeau (UW), 6-7, 6-4, 6-1
Doubles vs. Harvard
Rompf and Castellano (UW) def. Li and Gonzalez (HARV), 6-4
Milunovich and Oosterhout (HARV) def. Zordani and Grambeau (UW), 6-1
Gupta and Friedel (HARV) def. Pick and Keberle (UW), 6-2
