Badgers move to 3-0 with first home victory

Saturday, January 27

12PM

Wisconsin Badgers

Colorado State

Badgers move to 3-0 with first home victory

January 27, 2018 | Women's Tennis

Wisconsin defeated Colorado State, 6-1, Saturday afternoon

MADISON, Wis. – Three up, three down. The Wisconsin women's tennis team tallied its third win in three tries this weekend, handling Colorado State, 6-1, on Saturday in the 2018 home opener.

The Badgers' 3-0 mark is the team's best start to a season since opening with a 3-0 record in 2014.

UW got things going early by grabbing the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and 2 doubles spot. Playing in the No. 2 spot, senior Kelsey Grambeau and freshman Lexi Keberle finished first and defeated Riley Reeves and Emily Luetschwager, 6-1.

Securing the point for Wisconsin was the pair of senior Sara Castellano and sophomore Melissa Pick beating the Colorado duo of Alyssa Grijalva and Priscilla Palermo, 6-4.

Wisconsin then took five of six singles matches on Saturday with sophomore Christina Zordani, Castellano and Keberle winning the first three matches and securing the victory. Every victory was decided in two sets other than Grambeau who was defeated in three, 5-7, 6-4, 0-1 (5).

Zordani handled Solene Crawley in the No. 6 spot, 6-1, 6-0, while Keberle took care of Palermo, 6-0, 6-2 in the No. 1 spot.

Playing No. 3 for Wisconsin, Castellano defeated Luetschwager, 6-3, 6-3. Sophomore Michelle Linden finished fourth in the No. 5 spot, defeating Emma Corwin, 6-3, 6-3.

Pick was next in line, defeating Emily Kolbow in the No. 4 slot, 6-4, 6-2.

Wisconsin's No. 3 doubles team of Linden and Zordani was defeated by Kolbow and Corwin, 6-2.

On-court action
Assistant coach Megan Falcon

On the team's performance:
"I think that we were in control of the things we could control: attitude, energy and effort. I think we did a nice job of competing throughout the entire match."

On what stuck out:
"I think we were pretty much business today and did what they had to do."

On the weekend sweep:
"It's just good to get a couple matches under our belt and hopefully we can build momentum moving forward."

Wisconsin 6, Colorado State, 1
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Nielsen Tennis Stadium | Madison, Wis.

SINGLES

#1 SINGLES	1	2	3	Notes
Priscilla Palermo, Colorado State University	0	2		Order of finish: 2
Lexi Keberle, Wisconsin	6	6

#2 SINGLES	1	2	3	Notes
Emily Luetschwager, Colorado State University	3	3		Order of finish: 3
Sara Castellano, Wisconsin	6	6

#3 SINGLES	1	2	3	Notes
Alyssa Grijalva, Colorado State University	7	4	1	Order of finish: 6
Kelsey Grambeau, Wisconsin	5	6	0

#4 SINGLES	1	2	3	Notes
Emily Kolbow, Colorado State University	4	2		Order of finish: 5
Melissa Pick, Wisconsin	6	6

#5 SINGLES	1	2	3	Notes
Emma Corwin, Colorado State University	3	3		Order of finish: 4
Michelle Linden, Wisconsin	6	6

#6 SINGLES	1	2	3	Notes
Solene Crawley, Colorado State University	1	0		Order of finish: 1
Christina Zordani, Wisconsin	6	6

DOUBLES

#1 DOUBLES	1	2	3	Notes
Alyssa Grijalva/Priscilla Palermo, Colorado State University	4			Order of finish: 3
Sara Castellano/Melissa Pick, Wisconsin	6