Sunday, February 5
Boise, Idaho
10:30 a.m. MT
Boise State
0
vs
4
No. 25 Wisconsin
Boise State Battles In Loss To No. 25 Wisconsin
2/5/2023 2:08:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BOISE, Idaho – Boise State women's tennis battled in its first contest against a top-25 opponent since 2015, falling to No. 25 Wisconsin 4-0 Sunday morning at Boas Indoor Tennis Center.
The Badgers (7-2) took a win on doubles court two to lead early in doubles play, but Shauna Heffernan and Pauline Ernstberger were the 6-3 victor at the No. 3 spot to put the Broncos (3-2) back in it. After a tough fight from Lorelyz Marruffo and Nicole Discenza on court one, Wisconsin pulled away in the end to take a 1-0 advantage going into singles play.
Wisconsin continued to push in singles as it claimed courts three, two and four in straight-sets, clinching the overall victory. Pauline Ernstberger was in the midst of a battle with 82nd-ranked Ava Markham on court one, winning the first set 6-2 and tying up the third 3-3 before the match was abandoned due to the clinch.
Quotables
Boise State plays the final two matches of its season-opening homestand next weekend, beginning with a contest against College of Idaho, Friday (Feb. 10). The match will be played at Eagle Tennis Club with a start time of 6 p.m. MT. Following that the Broncos host UTEP at Boas Indoor Tennis Center, Saturday (Feb. 11) at 11 a.m. MT.
Boise State (3-2): 0
Wisconsin (7-2): 4
Doubles (Order of Finish: 2,3,1)
1) Xinyu Cai/Alina Mukhortova (Wisconsin) def. Lorelyz Marruffo/Nicole Discenza (Boise St.) 6-3
2) Taylor Cataldi/Charmaine Seah (Wisconsin) def. Joana Baptista/Holly Stewart (Boise St.) 6-2
3) Shauna Heffernan/Pauline Ernstberger (Boise St.) def. Ariel Johnson/Ava Markham (Wisconsin) 6-3
Singles (Order of Finish: 3,2,4)
1) Pauline Ernstberger (Boise St.) v. No. 82 Ava Markham (Wisconsin) 6-2, 3-6, 3-3 unf.
2) Alina Mukhortova (Wisconsin) def. Lorelyz Marruffo (Boise St.) 6-1, 7-5
3) Taylor Cataldi (Wisconsin) def. Holly Stewart (Boise St.) 7-5, 6-1
4) Xinyu Cai (Wisconsin) def. Joana Baptista (Boise St.) 6-4, 6-4
5) Shauna Heffernan (Boise St.) v. Charmaine Seah (Wisconsin) 5-7, 4-5 unf.
6) Bhakti Shah (Boise St.) v. Ariel Johnson (Wisconsin) 3-6, 4-5 unf.
The Badgers (7-2) took a win on doubles court two to lead early in doubles play, but Shauna Heffernan and Pauline Ernstberger were the 6-3 victor at the No. 3 spot to put the Broncos (3-2) back in it. After a tough fight from Lorelyz Marruffo and Nicole Discenza on court one, Wisconsin pulled away in the end to take a 1-0 advantage going into singles play.
Wisconsin continued to push in singles as it claimed courts three, two and four in straight-sets, clinching the overall victory. Pauline Ernstberger was in the midst of a battle with 82nd-ranked Ava Markham on court one, winning the first set 6-2 and tying up the third 3-3 before the match was abandoned due to the clinch.
Quotables
- "I'm proud of how our group approached it and how hungry they are to now get back to work and just get better," said head coach Beck Roghaar. "At this point in the season it's disappointing to lose matches but at the end of the day we're an unfinished product and we still have a lot of growing to do. I'm excited to see what these last two matches can be in steps towards that for us."
- "These last two matches are going to serve us really well," said Roghaar. "As we continue to prepare for what's ahead with our road matches and conference tournament we need to play at this level and play at it often. I think it's good for our team."
- Boise State played a top-25 opponent for the first time since 2015.
- Wisconsin became the first Big 10 team to visit Boise State since Penn State did so in 2009.
- Boise State is now 5-5 against the Big 10 all time.
Boise State plays the final two matches of its season-opening homestand next weekend, beginning with a contest against College of Idaho, Friday (Feb. 10). The match will be played at Eagle Tennis Club with a start time of 6 p.m. MT. Following that the Broncos host UTEP at Boas Indoor Tennis Center, Saturday (Feb. 11) at 11 a.m. MT.
Boise State (3-2): 0
Wisconsin (7-2): 4
Doubles (Order of Finish: 2,3,1)
1) Xinyu Cai/Alina Mukhortova (Wisconsin) def. Lorelyz Marruffo/Nicole Discenza (Boise St.) 6-3
2) Taylor Cataldi/Charmaine Seah (Wisconsin) def. Joana Baptista/Holly Stewart (Boise St.) 6-2
3) Shauna Heffernan/Pauline Ernstberger (Boise St.) def. Ariel Johnson/Ava Markham (Wisconsin) 6-3
Singles (Order of Finish: 3,2,4)
1) Pauline Ernstberger (Boise St.) v. No. 82 Ava Markham (Wisconsin) 6-2, 3-6, 3-3 unf.
2) Alina Mukhortova (Wisconsin) def. Lorelyz Marruffo (Boise St.) 6-1, 7-5
3) Taylor Cataldi (Wisconsin) def. Holly Stewart (Boise St.) 7-5, 6-1
4) Xinyu Cai (Wisconsin) def. Joana Baptista (Boise St.) 6-4, 6-4
5) Shauna Heffernan (Boise St.) v. Charmaine Seah (Wisconsin) 5-7, 4-5 unf.
6) Bhakti Shah (Boise St.) v. Ariel Johnson (Wisconsin) 3-6, 4-5 unf.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
1234
Ava Markham / 0 [WIS]
263UF
633UF
#2 Singles Match
12
Alina Mukhortova / 0 [WIS]
67
15
#3 Singles Match
12
Taylor Cataldi / 0 [WIS]
76
51
#4 Singles Match
12
Xinyu Cai / 0 [WIS]
66
44
#5 Singles Match
123
Charmaine Seah / 0 [WIS]
75UF
54UF
#6 Singles Match
123
Ariel Johnson / 0 [WIS]
65UF
34UF
Order of Finish:
3,2,4
Players Mentioned
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