No. 22 Badgers fall in second round of NCAA Tournament

Saturday, May 6

Ames, Iowa

1 p.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

Iowa State

The Wisconsin women's tennis team prior to the start of the match

Photo by: Meg Kelly

No. 22 Badgers fall in second round of NCAA Tournament

May 06, 2023 | Women's Tennis

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Wisconsin loses to No. 12 Iowa State in postseason

By: Julian Issar

AMES, Iowa – The No. 22 Wisconsin women's tennis team (20-7) fell to No. 12 Iowa State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.

It was a tough matchup for the Badgers, with the Cyclones having two ranked doubles teams and two ranked singles players. However, the Badgers did not let that hold them back from competing against a top team.

Iowa State won the first two doubles matches to seal the doubles point. The Cyclones proceeded to win three singles matches to seal the win. Alina Mukhortova managed to pull out a win against Supapitch Kuearum in singles, winning 6-2, 6-2.

The Badgers finish the season with an overall record of 20-7, hitting 20 wins for the first time since the 1996-1997 season. The team now has three 20-win seasons in program history.

Saturday, May 6

Doubles against Iowa State
#54 Naklo, Thasaporn/Supapitch Kuearum, A (ISU) def. Xinyu Cai/Alina Mukhortova (WIS) 6-2
#77 Kajuru, Ange Oby/Nong, Xinyi (ISU) def. Ava Markham/Maria Sholokhova (WIS) 6-1
Kadleckova, Miska/Cabezas, Sofia (ISU) vs. Taylor Cataldi/Charmaine Seah (WIS) 4-3, unfinished

Singles against Iowa State
#60 Naklo, Thasaporn (ISU) def. #59 Ava Markham (WIS) 6-4, 6-2
#66 Kajuru, Ange Oby (ISU) vs. #72 Maria Sholokhova (WIS) 6-3, 5-4, unfinished
Kadleckova, Miska (ISU) def. Taylor Cataldi (WIS) 6-0, 6-3
Alina Mukhortova (WIS) def. Supapitch Kuearum, A (ISU) 6-2, 6-2
Cabezas, Sofia (ISU) vs. #120 Xinyu Cai (WIS) 4-6, 6-1, unfinished
Kezuka, Chie (ISU) def. Charmaine Seah (WIS) 6-1, 6-3

Result: Iowa State 4, Wisconsin 1

Order of Finish: Singles (4,1,3,6) Doubles (2,1)