Badgers flip to Big Ten motion at Illinois

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin ladies’s tennis turns its focus to convention motion this weekend, opening Big Ten play on the highway towards Illinois on Feb. 20 at 5 p.m. CT. 

1. The Last Time Out 

Wisconsin closed out its Arkansas highway journey with back-to-back wins, opening the weekend with a 4-1 victory over Arkansas earlier than sweeping Kansas, 4-0. Maria Sholokhova delivered one of many weekend’s greatest moments with a ranked upset over No. 22 Carolina Gomez Alonso, setting the tone early for the Badgers. Wisconsin adopted with a robust displaying towards Kansas, the place Parker Christensen sealed the crew victory at No. 6 singles with a straight-set win to finish the weekend sweep. 

2. Scouting the Illini 

Illinois enters the matchup with a 3-5 file, coming off a 4-3 highway win at Iowa State. The Illini dropped the doubles level however rallied in singles, powered by wins throughout the No. 4 to No. 6 singles spots, with Tess Bucher, Cara Mester, and Lizzie Isyanov securing key victories and Isyanov clinching the match in three units.

3. Matchup by the Numbers 

Wisconsin holds a 29-24 benefit within the all-time sequence towards Illinois. The Badgers’ most up-to-date win got here final season, once they defeated the Illini at residence, 4-1.

4. Projected Lineups 

Doubles 

No. 1 – Maria Sholokhova and Lucie Urbanova 

No. 2 – Ekaterina Ivanova and Ellison Reynoldson 

No. 3 – Tianna Rangan and Kaede Usui 

Singles 

No. 1 – Maria Sholokhova

No. 2 – Ekaterina Ivanova

No. 3 – Tianna Rangan 

No. 4 – Ellison Reynoldson 

No. 5 – Kaja Jacobson

No. 6 – Kaede Usui 

5. Up Next 

Wisconsin returns to Nielsen Tennis Stadium for a West Coast weekend, internet hosting UCLA on Friday, March 6, earlier than dealing with USC on Sunday, March 8, at 12 p.m.