Box Score DENVER, Colo. – The Wisconsin women's tennis team suffered its first loss of the spring season, falling 4-3 against Oregon on Saturday at the Denver Tennis Park.
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The Badgers started off with a win in doubles play, but the Ducks rallied in singles play with four wins to claim the dual match victory.
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Xinyu Cai was the first Badger to clinch her singles match against Sophie Luescher. Freshman
Taylor Cataldi shortly followed Cai with a win of her own, defeating Misaki Kobayashi, 7-5, 6-1.Â
Antonela Stoica earned UW's third singles win of the day, coming from behind to defeat Karin Young.
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SINGLES RESULTS
Cai def. Luescher 6-3, 6-3
Petchey def. Markham 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
Garcia def. Mukhortova 7-5, 6-4
Moral def. Seah 6-3, 0-6, 6-3
Stoica def. Young 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
Cataldi def. Kobayashi 7-5, 6-1
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DOUBLES RESULTS
Cai/ Mukhortova def. Luescher/ Moral 6-2
Petchey/ Mulville def. Seah/Cataldi 6-3
Kobayashi/ Garcia def. Johnson/ Markham 6-4
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UP NEXT:
The Badgers return home to host the ITA Indoor Championships, February 11-13 at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison.