Sunday, February 19
South Bend, IN
11 a.m.
Wisconsin Badgers
5
at
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Notre Dame
Maria Sholokhova preparing to serve
Photo by: Meg Kelly
Badgers win at Notre Dame for sixth straight victory
February 19, 2023 | Women's Tennis
No. 22 Wisconsin comes from behind for 5-2 win in South Bend
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 22 Wisconsin women's tennis team (9-2) did it again on Sunday, pulling out a 5-2 win at Notre Dame (8-2) to extend its win streak to six matches. This is the Badgers' best start to a season since the 2018-19 campaign, where they also started 9-2.
The Badgers may have started down, but they most definitely were never out. The team dropped a pair of hard-fought doubles matches to the Fighting Irish, giving Notre Dame a 1-0 lead heading into singles. The Fighting Irish also claimed the first singles point and tallied first-set wins on courts one and two.
But from there, the comeback was on.
At No. 1 singles, No. 57 Ava Markham claimed her second ranked win of the season, rallying to beat No. 91 Page Freeman, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. On court two, UW's Maria Sholokhova took a similar path to victory, falling behind, but ultimately cruising to a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over Julia Andreach.
On courts 3-5, Alina Mukhortova, Taylor Cataldi and No. 100 Xinyu Cai all had impressive straight-set wins, ensuring the Wisconsin the 5-2 win.
Next up, the Badgers will open their Big Ten campaign in Minneapolis with a pair of matches against Minnesota and Iowa. Wisconsin takes on the Gophers on Friday, March 3 at 3:30 p.m. before tangling with the Hawkeyes on Saturday, March 4 at noon.
#59 Ava Markham/Maria Sholokhova (WIS) vs. Freeman/Pozder (ND), 6-6 (Unfinished)
Beckman/Andreach (ND) def. Alina Mukhortova/Xinyu Cai (WIS), 6-4
Yellayi/Hanford (ND) def. Charmaine Seah/Taylor Cataldi (WIS), 7-5
Singles against Notre Dame
#57 Ava Markham (WIS) def. #91 Freeman, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
#87 Maria Sholokhova (WIS) def. Andreach, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
Alina Mukhortova (WIS) def. Yellayi, 6-3, 6-3
Taylor Cataldi (WIS) def. Pozder, 7-6, 7-5
#100 Xinyu Cai (WIS) def. Gnosh, 6-1, 6-4
Matsuno def. Charmaine Seah (WIS), 6-3, 6-0
Final Score: 5-2
The Badgers may have started down, but they most definitely were never out. The team dropped a pair of hard-fought doubles matches to the Fighting Irish, giving Notre Dame a 1-0 lead heading into singles. The Fighting Irish also claimed the first singles point and tallied first-set wins on courts one and two.
But from there, the comeback was on.
At No. 1 singles, No. 57 Ava Markham claimed her second ranked win of the season, rallying to beat No. 91 Page Freeman, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. On court two, UW's Maria Sholokhova took a similar path to victory, falling behind, but ultimately cruising to a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over Julia Andreach.
On courts 3-5, Alina Mukhortova, Taylor Cataldi and No. 100 Xinyu Cai all had impressive straight-set wins, ensuring the Wisconsin the 5-2 win.
Next up, the Badgers will open their Big Ten campaign in Minneapolis with a pair of matches against Minnesota and Iowa. Wisconsin takes on the Gophers on Friday, March 3 at 3:30 p.m. before tangling with the Hawkeyes on Saturday, March 4 at noon.
Sunday, Feb. 19
Doubles against Notre Dame#59 Ava Markham/Maria Sholokhova (WIS) vs. Freeman/Pozder (ND), 6-6 (Unfinished)
Beckman/Andreach (ND) def. Alina Mukhortova/Xinyu Cai (WIS), 6-4
Yellayi/Hanford (ND) def. Charmaine Seah/Taylor Cataldi (WIS), 7-5
Singles against Notre Dame
#57 Ava Markham (WIS) def. #91 Freeman, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
#87 Maria Sholokhova (WIS) def. Andreach, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
Alina Mukhortova (WIS) def. Yellayi, 6-3, 6-3
Taylor Cataldi (WIS) def. Pozder, 7-6, 7-5
#100 Xinyu Cai (WIS) def. Gnosh, 6-1, 6-4
Matsuno def. Charmaine Seah (WIS), 6-3, 6-0
Final Score: 5-2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
266
Page Freeman / 0 (91/-) [ND-W]
634
#2 Singles Match
123
466
Julia Andreach / 0 [ND-W]
612
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Yashna Yellayi / 0 (115/-) [ND-W]
33
#4 Singles Match
12
77
Bojana Pozder / 0 [ND-W]
65
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Nibi Ghosh / 0 [ND-W]
14
#6 Singles Match
12
30
Akari Matsuno / 0 [ND-W]
66
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