MADISON, Wis. – Following a shutout over Michigan State, the Wisconsin women's tennis team returned to its home courts to host Purdue and got right back to work. The Badgers took down the Boilermakers 5-2 on Sunday.
 
Wisconsin (13-2 overall, 5-0 Big Ten) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead over Purdue (5-10, 0-4) after winning the doubles point with a 6-1 and a 6-2 win from UW's No. 2 and No. 3 doubles pairs.
 
Junior Melissa Pick got Wisconsin to two points with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Caitlin Calkins. Not long after, Wisconsin hit three points courtesy of a 6-4, 7-5 win from Anna Makarova over Seira Shimizu. The clinching point came from freshman Ava Markham, who defeated Purdue's Alex Sabe, 6-4, 6-3 to secure the victory.
 
Purdue got its first point when Ena Babic took down No. 77 sophomore Lexi Keberle, 6-3, 6-1. From there it was three straight singles victories to propel Wisconsin to four points.
 
Sophomore MaryAnn Rompf defeated Zala Dovnik, 6-4, 7-6 (3) to give UW its fifth point. No. 44 Sara Castellano fell to No. 33 Silvia Ambrosio to round out the match.
 
Up Next: Wisconsin hits the road to take on a pair of Big Ten opponents in Ohio State on Friday, April 5, and Penn State on Sunday, April 7.
 
Wisconsin 5, Purdue 1
March 24, 2019 
Nielsen Tennis Stadium


Singles Results
[33] Silvia Ambrosio (PUR) def. [44] Sara Castellano (WIS) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Ena Babic (PUR) def. [72] Lexi Keberle (WIS) 6-3, 6-1
Anna Makarova (WIS) def. Seira Shimizu (PUR) 6-4, 7-5
Ava Markham (WIS) def. Alex Sabe (PUR) 6-4, 6-3
Melissa Pick (WIS) def. Caitlin Calkins (PUR) 6-2, 6-2
MaryAnn Rompf (WIS) def. Zala Dovnik (PUR) 6-4, 7-6 (3)
 
Doubles Results
Keberle and Makarova (WIS) vs. [53] Ambrosio and Mukhametshina (PUR) unfinished
Markham and Pick (WIS) def. Babic and Calkins (PUR) 6-1
Castellano and Zordani (WIS) def. Dovnik and Shimizu (PUR) 6-2