Badgers closeout home weekend with another win

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Badgers closeout home weekend with another win

March 07, 2021 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Wisconsin locks in 5-2 win over Maryland

By: Miriam Jaber

MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin women's tennis team picked up its second straight win on Sunday, earning a 5-2 victory over Maryland at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

The Badgers (5-4 overall, 4-3 Big Ten) jumped right into their lead by winning the doubles point. Antonela Stoica and Ava Markham were the first pair to bring home a win, followed by Charmaine Seah and Anna Makarova claiming their match, 7-5, to clinch the doubles point.

In singles, Makarova, Markham, Seah, and Semenovski each won in straight-sets. Makarova was the first Badger to add a point for the Badgers with her 6-0, 6-1 win over the Terrapins' Zoe Kulkarni. Markham was the second singles victor, followed by Seah who clinched the match-winning point for UW with her 6-1, 6-3 win over Vera Markovic. Semenovski rounded out the effort by winning her match 6-2, 6-4 against Eva Alexandrova.

Up Next:
The Badgers travel to Indiana for a pair of road matches, set to face Indiana on Friday before playing Purdue on Sunday.

Wisconsin 5, Maryland 2

Doubles Results
1. Ayana Akli/Eva Alexandrova (UMD) def. Nastasya Semenovski/Xinyu Cai (WIS) 6-0
2. Antonela Stoica/Ava Markham (WIS) def. Adela Josefova/Zoe Kulkarni (UMD) 6-0
3. Charmaine Seah/Anna Makarova (WIS) def. Minorka Miranda/Vera Markovic (UMD) 7-5

Singles Results
1. Ayana Akli (UMD) def. Xinyu Cai (WIS) 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6)
2. Ava Markham (WIS) def. Eva Alexandrova (UMD) 6-2, 6-3
3. Minorka Miranda (UMD) def. Antonela Stoica (WIS) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (12-10)
4. Anna Makarova (WIS) def. Zoe Kulkarni (UMD) 6-0, 6-1
5. Nastasya Semenovski (WIS) def. Adela Josefova (UMD) 6-2, 6-4
6. Charmaine Seah (WIS) def. Vera Markovic (UMD) 6-1, 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,2,6,5,1,3)