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MADISON Wis. - No. 25 women's tennis got back on track Friday evening, defeating the Purdue Boilermakers 4–2. The team is now 7-0 at home. 

 

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Boilermakers grabbed early momentum with close wins on courts 2 and 3 to claim the doubles point. But the Badgers responded in singles, led by freshman Ekaterina Ivanova's dominant 6–2, 6–1 win. Maria Sholokhova followed with a straight-set win, and Ariel Johnson secured a gritty 7–5, 7–6 victory to give Wisconsin the lead.

Taylor Cataldi sealed the match with a three-set comeback, winning 5–7, 6–4, 6–0 after a clutch pep talk from assistant coach Marek Michalicka.

RESULTS
Doubles Competition: 

1. Sholokhova/Johnson vs. Gutierrez/Milic: 6–5, unfinished

2. Cataldi/Reynoldson vs. Gallardo-Guevara/Wilson: 5–7

3. Rangan/Christensen vs. Clement/Wilson: 4–6

Singles Competition:

1. Maria Sholokhova def. Gallardo-Guevara: 6–4, 6–2

2. Taylor Cataldi def. Clement: 5–7, 6–4, 6–0

3. Ekaterina Ivanova def. Gutierrez: 6–2, 6–1

4. Ariel Johnson def. Gencer: 7–5, 7–6

5. Ellison Reynoldson vs. Milic: 3–6, 6–2, 5–3 (unfinished)

6. Anna Jacobson vs. Wilson: 4–6, 5–7

UP NEXT
The team returns to action Sunday, April 13 at 12 PM for Senior Day and their final home match of the season.