MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin women's tennis team, scheduled for two matches this weekend, dropped the first match of the weekend to Virginia Tech (7-0) by a score of 6-1.
 
The Badgers (6-5), were coming off a weekend in which they lost on to Arizona, 4-3, and had a week long break from competition. Scoring Wisconsin's sole point of the match was sophomore Melissa Pick, defeating Katherine Butler, 6-2, 6-4. 
 
Wisconsin failed to pick up a victory in doubles play, losing No. 1 and No. 3 singles both by a score of 6-1. No. 2 doubles of freshman Lexi Keberle and Pick was down 4-2 before being called.
 
Keberle, currently ranked No. 111 by the ITA, was defeated by No. 61 Natalie Novotna, 6-2, 6-4 in the No. 1 singles spot. Keberle is now 1-3 against ranked opponents on the season. 
 
Senior Kelsey Grambeau nearly gave Wisconsin another point, playing in the No. 4 slot for singles. Grambeau took Nika Kozarto three sets, losing the tiebreaker 10-5.
 
Up next: The Badgers remain in Blacksburg, Va. to compete against James Madison (6-0) on Sunday, Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. (CT).
 
Virginia Tech 6 , Wisconsin 1
Friday, Feb 23, 2018
Blacksburg, Va.
 
SINGLES
1. #61 Natalie Novotna (VT) def. #111 Lexi Keberle (UW), 6-2, 6-4
2. Caroline Daxhelet (VT) def. Sara Castellano (UW), 7-6, 6-4
3. Elena Cerezo-Codina (VT) def. MaryAnn Rompf (UW), 6-4, 6-3
4. Nika Kozar (VT) def. Kelsey Grambeau (UW), 6-3, 6-7, 10-5
5. Melissa Pick (Wisconsin) def. Katherine Butler (VT), 6-2, 6-4
6. Nina Sorkin (VT) def. Michelle Linden (UW), 6-4, 6-0

Doubles
1. Daxhelet and Novotna (VT) def. Rompf and Castellano (UW), 6-1
2. Baron and Cerezo-Codina (VT) def. Pick and Keberle (UW), 4-2
3. Kozar and Sorkin (VT) def. Grambeau and Zordani (UW), 6-1