Box Score MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin battled and took No. 10 USC to the brink on Saturday night before ultimately falling 4-3 during the second day of competition at the 2022 ITA Team Indoor Championships at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

Ava Markham headlined the dual match for Wisconsin, earning an upset over No. 18 Salma Ewing at No. 2 singles.

In doubles play, Markham teamed with Ariel Johnson to defeat Danielle Willson and Snow Han, 6-3 on Court 3. Taylor Cataldi and Nastasya Semenovski closed things out in impressive fashion, claiming a 7-5 win over McKenna Koenig and Salma Ewing on Court 2. Xinyu Cai and Alina Mukhortova held a 6-5 lead on the #35 doubles team of Eryn Cayetano and Grace Piper before their match went unfinished.

Markham boosted the Badger lead to 2-0 by claiming the first singles point with her ranked upset of Ewing in a 7-6, 6-3 final.

USC responded with a pair of singles wins to even things back up at 2-2, as No. 1 Eryn Cayetano defeated Xinyu Cai, 6-3, 7-6, followed by McKenna Koenig topping Taylor Cataldi with a 6-4, 7-5 victory.

The Badgers kept the fight alive, as Antonela Stoica earned herself a singles win over Grace Piper in a 7-6, 7-5 final to put Wisconsin ahead 3-2.

The Trojans would ultimately complete the comeback, however, as No. 52 Snow Han and Danielle Wilson earned wins over Alina Mukhortova and Charmaine Seah, respectively.

DOUBLES RESULTS
Cai/Mukhortova vs. #35 Cayetano/Piper 6-5 unfinished
Cataldi/Semenovski def. Koenig/Ewing 7-5
Johnson/Markham def. Willson/Han 6-3

SINGLES RESULTS
#1 Cayetano def. Cai 6-3, 7-6
Markham def. #18 Salma Ewing 7-6, 6-3 
#52 Han def. Mukhortova 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
Stoica def. Piper 7-6, 7-5
Willson def. Seah 7-6, 2-6, 6-1
Koenig def. Cataldi 6-4, 7-5

UP NEXT
Wisconsin will face Old Dominion on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. CT in consolation draw play.