Badgers come up short at #9 Ohio State

Friday, March 17

Columbus, OH

3 p.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

Ohio State

Wisconsin Badgers, Anisha Apte, Xinyu Cai, Taylor Cataldi, Ariel Johnson, Mia Larrain, Ava Markham, Alina Mukhortova, Charmaine Seah, Nastasya Semenovski, Anotonela Stoica

Badgers come up short at #9 Ohio State

March 17, 2023 | Women's Tennis

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Wisconsin’s 9-match win streak snapped in 7-0 loss

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Wisconsin's nine-match win streak came to an end at the hands of No. 9 Ohio State Friday evening. The Badgers, who hadn't lost since January, battled on most of the courts, but ultimately fell short in a 7-0 loss.

In doubles action, the duos of Alina Mukhortova/Xinyu Cai and Taylor Cataldi/Charmaine Seah both made the Buckeyes work, before falling 6-4 on courts two and three.

On the singles courts, Alina Mukhortova rallied from a 6-0 first-set loss to Isabelle Boulais, to win the second frame, 1-6. However, Boulais held on 6-3 in the final set to claim the win.

On court 6, Seah took Akanksha Bhanto to a third set, but ultimately dropped a 7-6, 0-6, 1-0 (10-3) decision at No. 6 singles.

Friday, March 17

Doubles against Ohio State
1. #17 Sydni Ratliff/Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) vs. #54 Ava Markham/Maria Sholokhova (WIS) 6-5, unfinished
2. Isabelle Boulais/Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. Alina Mukhortova/Xinyu Cai (WIS) 6-4
3. Kolie Allen/Danielle Willson (OSU) def. Taylor Cataldi/Charmaine Seah (WIS) 6-4

Singles against Ohio State
1. #20 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. #56 Ava Markham (WIS) 6-4, 6-3
2. #28 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. #104 Maria Sholokhova (WIS) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
3. Isabelle Boulais (OSU) def. Alina Mukhortova (WIS) 6-0, 1-6, 6-3
4. Lucia Marzal (OSU) def. Taylor Cataldi (WIS) 6-3, 6-4
5. #94 Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. #107 Xinyu Cai (WIS) 6-0, 6-1
6. Akanksha Bhan (OSU) def. Charmaine Seah (WIS) 7-6 (8-6), 0-6, 1-0 (10-3)