MADISON, Wis. – The No. 50 Wisconsin women's tennis team put up a strong fight against No. 26 Michigan, but ultimately fell in a 4-3 final at Nielsen Tennis Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Alina Mukhortova and Xinyu Cai won the first doubles court for the Badgers (11-7, 3-2 Big Ten), defeating No. 74 doubles pair Jaedan Brown and Andrea Cerdan, 6-4. Ava Markham and Ariel Johnson clinched the doubles point for Wisconsin, with a 7-6 (6) win over Julia Fliegner and Gala Mesochoritou on Court 2.

Mukhortova earned the first singles victory for UW, defeating No. 102 Nicole Hammond, 7-5, 6-4 to put the Badgers at 2-0.

Markham claimed an upset in singles over No. 11 Kari Miller, winning 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.

DOUBLES RESULTS
#52 Cai/ Mukhortova def. #74 Cerdan/ Brown 6-4
Cataldi/ Stoica vs. Miller/ Hammond 6-6 (unfinished)
Johnson/ Markham def. Fliegner/ Mesochoritov 7-6 (6)
 
SINGLES RESULTS
Markham def. #11 Miller 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
#73 Brown def. Cai 7-6 (4), 6-4
Mukhortova def. #102 Hammond 7-5, 6-4
#111 Cerdan def. Stoica 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 
Fliegner def. Cataldi 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-4
Mesochoritou def. Seah 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
 
UP NEXT:
The Badgers remain in Madison to host Maryland on Thursday, March 31 at 4 p.m. CT.