Badgers take down Boilermakers, 4-1

Sunday, January 26

Columbia, SC

10 a.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

Purdue

Badgers take down Boilermakers, 4-1

January 26, 2020 | Women's Tennis

UW ends ITA Kick-off weekend on top

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The Wisconsin women's tennis team left the ITA Kick-off weekend with a win over Big Ten rival Purdue, 4-1 Sunday morning.

After dropping the doubles point early in the duel, the Badgers (1-1) dominated singles play to come back and win the match against the Boilermakers (3-2).

Charmaine Seah was the first Badger to win her match, making quick work at No. 5 singles. Ava Markham gave UW a 2-1 lead with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 4 singles.

Antonela Stoica took down Purdue's Ena Babic, 6-2, 6-4, at No. 1 singles, giving UW a commanding 3-1 lead.

Newcomer Xinyu Cai fought off the comeback from her Purdue opponent, earning a 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles to clinch the match.

Up Next: Wisconsin will host its first matches at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium on Friday against Drake and NIU. Start times are 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. respectively.

ITA Kick-off Tournament
Columbia, South Carolina
vs. Purdue
Singles
1. Antonela Stoica (WIS) def. Ena Babic (PUR) 6-2, 6-4
2. Xinyu Cai (WIS) def. Nikol Dobrilova (PUR) 6-2, 4-6, 6-0
3. Anna Makarova (WIS) vs. Alex Sabe (PUR) 5-7, 6-3, 1-2, unfinished
4. Ava Markham (WIS) def. Seira Shimizu (PUR) 6-2, 6-1
5. Charmaine Seah (WIS) def. Csilla Fodor (PUR) 6-2, 6-2
6. Melissa Pick (WIS) vs. Zola Dovnik (PUR) 7-5, 3-6, unfinished

Doubles
1. Nikol Dobrilova/Seira Shimizu (PUR) def. Anna Makarova/Ava Markham (WIS) 6-4
2. Xinyu Cai/Melissa Pick (WIS) vs. Zola Dovnik/Nathalia Gasparin (PUR) 4-5, unfinished
3. Ena Babic/Alex Sabe (PUR) def. Charmaine Seah/Christina Zordani (WIS) 6-2