DEKALB, Ill. – James Madison women’s tennis battled tough on numerous courts, but #25 Wisconsin was able to put matches away to take the match 6-1 on Saturday afternoon at Nelson Tennis Center.
 
The Badgers moved to 1-0 this spring while the Dukes fell to 0-2.
 
Wisconsin won the match with a pair of doubles victories and wins on five of six courts.
 
Daria Munteanu registered JMU’s first individual triumph of the spring with a tight win on court two while Hope Moulin forced a third set, ultimately dropping a tiebreak.
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Doubles Play

• Wisconsin grabbed the early 1-0 match lead with wins on courts one and three.
• The team of Xinyu Cai and Alin Mukhortova downed Cate Broerman and Moulin, 6-1, on court one for the doubles advantage.
• The Badgers clinched the point on court three, where Kaja Jacobson and Ariel Johnson defeated Hayley Glen and Reka Matko, 6-2.
• The court-two match between Munteanu and Ines Oliveira and UW’s Taylor Cataldi and Maria Sholokhova went unfinished, at 3-4.

 
Singles Play

• The Badgers quickly doubled the lead to 2-0 on court one, as Sholokova, ranked 67th nationally, didn’t concede game in a 6-0, 6-0 win over Broerman.
• After rallying to take the first set in a tiebreak, Johnson beat Oliveira in straight sets on court three by scores of 7-6 (5), 6-3.
• Munteanu got JMU on the board with a 6-4, 7-6 (3) victory over on court two in a highly-contested bout.
• Wisconsin secured the team win on court five, as Ellison Reynoldson claimed a 6-2, 6-1 win over Alexandra Prudente.
• In arguably the tightest match of the day, Jacobson and Moulin battled to a third-set tiebreak, as the Badger overcame multiple match points to earn a 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (1) triumph on court four.
• Rosie Garcia Gross capped off Wisconsin’s victory with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Sara Sadadinovic on court six.

 
UP NEXT
JMU closes the road trip on Sunday, Jan. 21 when it takes on Northern Illinois. The opening serve from the Nelson Tennis Center is set for 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT).