IOWA CITY, IA- The Wisconsin women's tennis team  battled down to the wire against Iowa, but came up just short in singles and suffered a 4-3 loss on Friday at the Hawkeye Tennis Center.
 
The Badgers (7-5, 6-4 Big Ten) got off to a strong start by winning the doubles point. At no. 3 doubles, Ava Markham and Antonela Stoica won their match, 6-2, against Vipasha Mehra and Danielle Bauers of Iowa, while Nastasya Semenovski and Xinyu Cai clinched the doubles point for UW by winning their match, 6-3, at the first position.
 
Cai and Semenovski brought home the lone singles victories for Wisconsin by winning their matches, 6-3, 6-2, and, 7-5, 6-7, 6-1, respectively.
 
Up Next:
Wisconsin travels for a dual match at Nebraska on Sunday at noon.
 
Singles competition:
 
1. #97 Alexa Noel (Iowa Hawkeyes) def. Ava Markham (WISCONSIN) 6-1, 6-0
2. Xinyu Cai (WISCONSIN) def. Elise van Heuvelen (Iowa Hawkeyes) 7-5, 6-7, 6-1
3. Samantha Mannix (Iowa Hawkeyes) def. Antonela Stoica (WISCONSIN) 6-2, 6-7, 6-3
4. Samantha Gillas (Iowa Hawkeyes) def. Anna Makarova (WISCONSIN) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
5. Nastasya Semenovski (WISCONSIN) def. Michelle Bacalla (Iowa Hawkeyes) 6-3, 6-2
6. Vipasha Mehra (Iowa Hawkeyes) def. Jordana Ossa (WISCONSIN) 6-4, 6-3
 
Doubles Competition:
 
1. Nastasya Semenovski/Xinyu Cai (WISCONSIN) def. Alexa Noel/Sammantha Mannix (Iowa Hawkeyes) 6-3
2. Elise van Heuvelen/Samantha Gillas (Iowa Hawkeyes) def. Charmaine Seah/Anna Makarova (WISCONSIN) 6-0
3. Ava Markham/Antonela Stoica (WISCONSIN) def. Vipasha Mehra/Danielle Bauers (Iowa Hawkeyes) 6-2
 
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,3,1) Singles (1,5,6,4,3,2)