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Spartan Women’s Tennis Drops Road Match At No. 28 Wisconsin Friday
3/28/2026 1:23:00 AM | Women's Tennis
MSU women’s tennis falls 4-2 to Wisconsin in Madison in road-trip opener.
MADISON, Wisc. — No. 75 Michigan State women's tennis fell to No. 28 Wisconsin in a nail-biting 4-2 defeat Friday evening at Wisconsin's Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
The Spartans slide to 8-9 overall and 1-6 in Big Ten Conference action after the Badger defeat.
Wisconsin moves to 12-4 overall and 5-2 in conference play.
Play began with an intense set of doubles matches with Spartan sophomore Amara Brahmbhatt and redshirt-junior Hanna Tsitavets immediately dominating their match at No. 3 doubles against Wisconsin's Kaja Jacobson and Tianna Rangan in a 6-1 victory.
The Badgers battled back at No. 2 doubles with Maria Sholokhova and Kaede Usui versus Spartans redshirt-junior Oriana Parkins-Godwin and senior Issey Purser, securing a 6-4 triumph over the MSU duo.
Solidifying the doubles point for the Green & White were sophomore Ellie Blackford and senior Matilde Morais, who clinched yet another doubles point in the Spartans' favor at 6-4 over the Badger pair of Ekaterina Ivanova and Ellison Reynoldson.
While MSU looked to lock down a B1G win in singles, their efforts were ultimately unsuccessful.
First to fall was Purser at No. 6 singles, falling 6-0, 6-0 to Usui.
Following in suit was Blackford at No. 1 singles, who fell to No. 14-ranked Sholokova in a 6-3, 6-4 deficit.
Earning the third point for the Badgers was Reynolds at No. 4 singles, who battled Tsitavets and prevailed 6-2, 7-5.
Brahmbhatt battled back from dropping her first set, securing the second point for the Spartans. The sophomore went 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 at No. 2 doubles against No. 47-ranked Ivanova.
Securing the match for Wisconsin was Jacobson at No. 5 singles versus Parkins-Godwin of MSU. Parkins-Godwin split her sets but ultimately fell 6-2, 2-6, 7-5.
Up Next
The Spartans remain on the road for yet another Big Ten match against Minnesota on Sunday, March 29, at 1 p.m. ET.
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