Badgers grab first victory

Friday, January 26

Milwaukee, WI

2:30PM

Wisconsin Badgers

Marquette

January 26, 2018 | Women's Tennis

Wisconsin takes down Marquette, 5-2, to open dual season

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Wisconsin women's tennis (1-0) got off on the right foot in the spring season by defeating Marquette, 5-2, in its first dual match of the season Friday afternoon.

The Badgers took four out of six singles matches and grabbed the doubles point by winning two of three.

In doubles play, freshman Lexi Keberle and senior Kelsey Grambeau combined to pull out a 6-1 win over the duo of Milica Novakovic and Andrea Amortegui at the No. 2 spot. A default win at No. 3 doubles gave the Badgers the point. Senior Sara Castellano and freshman MaryAnn Rompf did not finish their match on court one.

Keberle and Castellano started things off for Wisconsin both winning their matches. Keberle knocked off Tormos Sanchez, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 1 singles while Castellano came back to defeat Natalija Popovic, 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 at the No. 2 spot.

Pick handled her opponent, Isabella Franks, 6-3, 6-3, on court 5, while Zordani won by default in the sixth slot.

Rompf and Grambeau both dropped their matches in two sets.

Up next: Wisconsin stays in Milwaukee Friday night to face off against UW-Milwaukee in the second half of the double header.

Wisconsin 5, Marquette 2
Friday, Jan. 26, 2018
Milwaukee, Wis.

Singles results
1: Lexi Keberle (UW) def. Paula Tormos Sanchez (MU), 6-3, 6-4
2: Sara Castellano (UW) def. Natalija Popovic (MU), 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
3: Milica Novakovic (MU) def. MaryAnn Rompf (UW), 6-3, 6-1
4: Andrea Amortegui (MU) def. Kelsey Grambeau (UW), 6-4, 7-5
5: Melissa Pick (UW) def. Isabella Franks (MU), 6-3, 6-3
6: Christina Zordani (UW) def. No player (MU), by default

Doubles results
1: Popovic and Tormos Sanchez (MU) vs. Castellano and Rompf (UW) 4-2, unfinished
2: Grambeau and Keberle (UW) def. Novakovic and Amortegui (MU), 6-1
3: Zordani and Pick (UW) def. No player/No player (MU), by default