Wisconsin brings home four titles

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Wisconsin brings home four titles

January 19, 2018 | Women's Tennis

Castellano, Pick wrap up perfect 3-0 weekends

MADISON, Wis. – Following a singles sweep on the first day and a doubles sweep on day two, the Badgers wrapped up the Beach Tennis Winter Invitational with a balanced effort in both categories on Sunday.

Senior Sara Castellano won her flight in singles play, finishing the tournament 3-0. Sophomore Melissa Pick also brought home a title in her flight, finishing with a 3-0 singles mark.

The Badgers also brought home two doubles titles with the duos of Castellano and Pick and senior Kelsey Grambeau and freshman Lexi Keberle winning their flights.

On Sunday, Wisconsin picked up five singles victories and two doubles wins. The Badgers were paired against Nevada in singles and Cal State Northridge in doubles play.

Castellano and Pick both defeated their opponent in straight sets, while Keberle, sophomore Michelle Linden and Grambeau wrapped their matches up in three sets.

Up next: Wisconsin kicks off the dual season with a home match against Northern Illinois at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. (CT).

Day three results
Sunday, Jan. 21

Singles vs. Nevada
Lexi Keberle (UW) def. Claudia Herrero (NEV), 7-5, 5-7, 10-8
Sara Castellano (UW) vs. Adriana Gergelyova (NEV), 6-1, 6-3
Kelsey Grambeau (UW) def. Blaga Delic (NEV), 7-6 (1), 6-4, 10-7
Melissa Pick (UW) def. Melissa Huchet (NEV), 6-4, 7-5
Michelle Linden (UW) def. Anastaysha Gorbacheva (NEV), 6-4, 4-2, ret.
Maria Tatarnikova (NEV) def. Christina Zordani (UW), 6-4, 6-0

Doubles vs. CSUN/LBSU
Castellano and Pick (UW) def. Van de Vondel and Taslagyan (CSUN), 6-2
Keberle and Grambeau (UW) def. Bagumyan and Shutter (CSUN), 6-2
Nosenko and Helgo (CSUN)(LBSU) def. Zordani and Linden (UW), 6-4

Wisconsin sweeps doubles in day two
Badgers take doubles 3-0, pick up two of six singles matches

MADISON, Wis. – After going 6-0 in singles play during the first day of the Beach Tennis Winter Invitational, Wisconsin came back in day two to sweep doubles.

The Badgers took all three matches over three duos from Nevada.

In singles play versus Long Beach State, Wisconsin's Sara Castellano and Melissa Pick grabbed the Badgers' two victories. Castellano moves to 10-5 on the season after defeating Natalia Munoz, 6-0, 6-2. Pick took down Maren Helgo, 6-0, 6-4.

Senior Kelsey Grambeau, sophomores Michelle Linden and Christina Zordani and freshman Lexi Keberle dropped their matches. Keberle and Linden both took their matches into three sets before being beaten.

Wisconsin rounds out play in California on Sunday, Jan. 21, by taking on Nevada in singles and Cal State Northridge in doubles.

Day two results
Saturday, Jan. 20

Singles vs. LBSU
Lena Pacholski (LBSU) def. Lexi Keberle (UW), 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-1
Sara Castellano (UW) def. Natalia Munoz (LBSU), 6-0, 6-2
Lalita Devarakonda (LBSU) def. Kelsey Grambeau (UW), 6-2, 6-1
Melissa Pick (UW) def. Maren Helgo (LBSU), 6-7 (5), 6-0, 6-4
Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (LBSU) def. Michelle Linden (UW), 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (4)
Georgia Gulin (LBSU) def. Christina Zordani (UW), 6-3, 6-4

Doubles vs. Nevada
Castellano and Pick (UW) def. Herrero and Gorbacheva (NEV), 6-4
Keberle and Grambeau (UW) def. Delic and Huchet (NEV), 6-1
Zordani and Linden (UW) def. Gergelyova and Tatarnikova (NEV), 6-2

Badgers sweep singles
UW finished day one 6-0 in singles play

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Wisconsin women's tennis team wrapped up Friday's competition at the Beach Tennis Winter Invitational going 6-0 in singles.

The Badgers faced off against Cal State Northridge in singles and Long Beach State – the host school – in doubles. The Badgers swept singles play and finished 1-2 on the doubles courts.

Freshman Lexi Keberle handled her opponent, 6-3, 6-0. Sophomore Melissa Pick made quick work of hers, winning 6-2, 6-2.

Half of the Badgers' matches were decided in straight sets, with senior Kelsey Grambeau and sophomores Christina Zordani and Michelle Linden all fighting back from first-set losses to win in three. Senior Sara Castellano won in two sets due to an injury on her opponent.

In doubles, the team of Keberle and Grambeau picked up Wisconsin's lone victory, defeating the Long Beach State duo of Devarakonda and Helgo, 6-1.

On Saturday, the Badgers will take on Long Beach State in singles and Nevada in doubles play.

Day one results
Friday, Jan. 19

Singles vs. CSUN
Lexi Keberle (UW) def. Monika Van de Vondel (CSUN), 6-3, 6-0
Sara Castellano (UW) def. Alicia Dinkelmeyer (CSUN), 4-1, Ret.
Kelsey Grambeau (UW) def. Mari Taslagyan (CSUN), 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2)
Melissa Pick (UW) def. Arpe Bagumyan (CSUN), 6-2, 6-2
Michelle Linden (UW) def. Scout Shutter (CSUN), 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
Christina Zordani (UW) def. Elisaveta Nosenko (CSUN), 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-2

Doubles vs. LBSU
Pacholski and Munoz (LBSU) def. Castellano and Rompf (UW), 6-4
Keberle and Grambeau (UW) def. Devarakonda and Helgo (LBSU), 6-1
Gulin and Casasampere (LBSU) def. Pick and Linden (UW), 6-1