MADISON, Wis. – Sporting events can be infamous for being "a tale of two halves." Saturday was not one of those "tales" for the Wisconsin women's tennis team.
Following a 10 a.m. defeat of Bradley, 7-0, the Badgers went on to also sweep the Green Bay, 7-0 in the nightcap. The Badgers improved to 6-0, the best start to a season in program history in over 25 years.
Wisconsin took an early 2-0 lead after grabbing the doubles point and a six spot forfeit from UWGB in singles.
The pair of senior
Kelsey Grambeau and
MaryAnn Rompf defeated Theresa Tebon and Tallie Piakowski, 6-1. Freshman
Lexi Keberle, paired up with sophomore
Melissa Pick to shut out Maria Neff and Samm Pederson.
Keberle, Pick and sophomores
Michelle Linden and
Christina Zordani all kept their undefeated dual season records alive on Saturday, knocking off their opponents in straight sets.
Pick gave Wisconsin its third point, sweeping through Neff, 6-0, 6-0. Linden followed soon after, boosting the Badgers to a 4-0 lead by defeating Tijssens, 6-1, 6-0.
Keberle handled Tebon, 6-1, 6-1. Linden defeated Sterre Tjissens, 6-1, 6-0, and Zordani took down Pederson, 6-0, 6-1.
Giving the Badgers their seventh, and final point, Rompf, defeated Piakowski, 6-3, 6-1.
Up next: Wisconsin remains at home to host the 2018 ITA National Indoor Team Championship. 15 of the nation's top teams will come through Nielsen, competing in the tournament, which runs Friday, Feb. 9 to Monday, Feb. 12.
Wisconsin 7, UWGB 0
Saturday, February 3, 2018
Nielsen Tennis Stadium | Madison, Wis.
SINGLES
No. 1: Lexi Keberle (UW) def. Theresa Tebon (UWGB), 6-1, 6-1
No. 2: MaryAnn Rompf (UW) def. Tallie Piakowski (UWGB), 6-3, 6-1
No. 3: Michelle Linden (UW) def. Sterre Tijssens (UWGB), 6-1, 6-0
No. 4: Melissa Pick (UW) def. Maria Neff (UWGB), 6-0, 6-0
No. 5: Christina Zordani (UW) def. Samm Pederson (UWGB), 6-0, 6-1
No. 6: UWGB forfeit
DOUBLES
No. 1: Grambeau and Rompf (UW) def. Tebon and Piakowski (UWGB), 6-1
No. 2: Keberle and Pick (UW) def. Neff and Pederson (UWGB), 6-0
No. 3: No match
