COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Wisconsin women's tennis team dropped its first match of the season against Georgia Tech in the ITA Kickoff Weekend Tournament, 4-0. 

Freshman Charmaine Seah was one of Wisconsin's top performers despite her singles match going unfinished. Seah battle her way to a first set win 7-5 in the No. 5 spot for Wisconsin.

Fellow freshman Xinyu Cai also played well for Wisconsin as her match also went unfinished. Cai battled her way back from a 6-4 first set loss against No. 73 Gia Cohen to win the second set 6-3. She was about to enter her deciding set when the Yellow Jackets sealed the win.

Up Next: The Badgers will continue play in the ITA Kickoff weekend in a consolation game against Purdue at noon CT. 

ITA Kick-Off Weekend Tournament; Columbia, SC
Georgia Tech vs. Wisconsin
January 25, 2020
Singles:
1. #53 Kenya Jones (GT) def. Antonela Stoica (WIS) 6-3, 6-2
2. #73 Gia Cohen (GT) vs. Xinyu Cai (WIS) 6-4, 3-6, unfinished
3. Victoria Flores (GT) vs. Anna Makarova (WIS) 6-3, 5-2, unfinished
4. Nami Otsuka (GT) def. Ava Markham (WIS) 6-1, 6-3
5. Rosie Garcia Gross (GT) vs. Charmaine Seah (WIS) 5-7, 3-1, unfinished
6. Nadia Gizdova (GT) def. Miruna Tudor (WIS) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles:
1. Victoria Flores/Kenya Jones (GT) def. Anna Makarova/Ava Markham (WIS) 6-3
2. Monika Dedaj/Rosie Garcia Gross (GT) vs. Xinyu Cai/Melissa Pick (WIS) 4-4, unfinished
3. Gia Cohen/Nami Otsuka (GT) def. Charmaine Seah/Christina Zordani (WIS) 7-5