PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The Rutgers women's tennis team (10-11, 1-9 B1G) made its debut at the all-new Livingston Tennis Center in a 4-1 loss to No. 29 Wisconsin (17-7, 8-2 B1G) on Saturday afternoon for its Letterwinner Celebration. Yana Gurevich continued her strong season, earning a ranked-singles victory over the Badgers.
 
Doubles
 
The Badgers earned wins on the first and second courts to claim the doubles point and an early lead in the dual.
 
Singles
 
Wisconsin pushed its lead to 3-0 with wins on the fourth and fifth courts.
 
Gurevich recorded her third-ranked victory of the campaign, battling to defeat No. 80 Maria Sholokhova, 6-1, 7-6(4).
 
The Badgers then clinched the match, winning on the second court.
 
Jackeline Lopez put together a strong performance on court six, winning her first set, 7-5. The junior was down two games to one in the second set at the conclusion of play.
 
Results
 
Doubles

1. Maria Sholokhova/Alina Mukhortova (WISC) def. Tara Chilton/Mai Nguyen (RUTGERS) 6-1
2. Xinyu Cai/Ellison Reynoldson (WISC) def. Yana Gurevich/Minchae Kim (RUTGERS) 6-0
3. Amira Badawi/Naomi Karki (RUTGERS) vs. Taylor Cataldi/Rosie Garcia Gross (WISC) 2-5, unfinished

Order of finish: 2, 1
 
Singles

1. Yana Gurevich (RUTGERS) def. #80 Maria Sholokhova (WISC) 6-1, 7-6(4)
2. Alina Mukhortova (WISC) def. Tara Chilton (RUTGERS) 6-1, 7-5
3. Amira Badawi (RUTGERS) vs. Taylor Cataldi (WISC) 3-6, 3-5, unfinished
4. Xinyu Cai (WISC) def. Mai Nguyen (RUTGERS) 6-1, 6-3
5. Ariel Johnson (WISC) def. Minchae Kim (RUTGERS) 6-2, 6-4
6. Jackeline Lopez (RUTGERS) vs. Rosie Garcia Gross (WISC) 7-5, 1-2, unfinished

Order of finish: 4, 5, 1, 2
 
Knights Notes

• Gurevich now has three ranked wins on the season, two singles and one doubles.
• The graduate student is also second on the team with nine solo wins on the spring. Her four B1G singles wins leaders the team.

Next Up
RU will close out its regular season with a pair of home duals against Minnesota on Sunday, April 21 at 12 p.m. Prior to the dual, a ceremony will be held to celebrate the program's five seniors.
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