MADISON, Wis. – The No. 47 Wisconsin women's tennis team had no easy task Sunday afternoon, matching up against No. 29 Northwestern, and attempting to bounce back from a setback on Friday against No. 34 Illinois.

But UW bounced back at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium on Sunday, securing a 4-3 win over the Wildcats, the program's first win against Northwestern since 1998. 
 
The Badgers (15-4 overall, 7-2 Big Ten) jumped to an early 1-0 lead over Northwestern (11-9, 5-4) after winning the doubles point. From there on out it was pure drama.
 
Sophomore MaryAnn Rompf secured the victory for the Badgers, winning her match on Court 5, 7-6, 7-6 with 8-6 tiebreakers in both sets, sparking a court storm from her teammates.
 
The Badgers won their second point behind sophomore Anna Makarova, taking a 2-0 lead before sophomore Lexi Keberle was defeated, making it 2-1.
 
Freshman Ava Markham gave UW a 3-1 lead but not long after Christina Zordani suffered a loss, making it 3-2 and putting all eyes on senior Sara Castellano and Rompf.

With the triumph over Northwestern, UW has its most wins (15) and conference victories (7) in a season since the 2004-05 campaign. 
 
Up next: Wisconsin is back in action against Iowa on Saturday, April 20. The match at Nielsen Tennis Stadium is set for 11 a.m. CT and admission is free. 
 
Wisconsin 4, Northwestern 3
Madison, Wisconsin
Nielsen Tennis Stadium
Sunday, April 14, 2019

Singles Results
[39] Clarissa Hand (NW) def. [63] Sara Castellano (WIS) 6-7, 6-1, 6-2
Julie Byrne (NW) def. [107] Lexi Keberle (WIS) 6-2, 6-4
Anna Makarova (WIS) def. Lee Or (NW) 6-4, 6-2
Ava Markham (WIS) def. Caroline Pozo (NW) 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
MaryAnn Rompf (WIS) def. Rheeya Doshi (NW) 7-6 (6), 7-6 (6)
Inci Ogut (NW) def. Christina Zordani (WIS) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
 
Doubles Results
Keberle and Makarova (WIS) def. Byrne and McColgan (NW) 6-5
Castellano and Zordani (WIS) vs. Hand and Doshi (NW), 5-5, unfinished
Markham and Rompf (WIS) def. Ogut and Or (NW) 6-3