Clemson Falls to Wisconsin, 4-3, in NCAA Tournament

AUBURN, Ala. – The No. 34 Clemson Tigers (14-12) fell to the No. 24 Wisconsin Badgers (19-5), 3-4, in the first round of the Auburn Regional in Auburn, Ala. on Friday morning.

No. 34 Clemson 3, No. 24 Wisconsin 4

In doubles, Clemson’s No. 79th-ranked court three team of Candela Yecora and Romana Cisovska quickly dispatched the Badgers, 6-1 to take the advantage in doubles. After Wisconsin took court two, 6-4, the No. 44-ranked court one duo of Amelie Smejkalova and Gaia Parravicini took down the No. 34-ranked pairing of Maria Sholokhova and Ariel Johnson, 6-3, for their 14th doubles win of the season and secured the doubles point for the Tigers.

In singles, Wisconsin answered first with court two’s No. 117 Taylor Cataldi downing No. 122 Sophia Hatton, 6-3, 6-2, to tie the match 1-1.  On court three, graduate transfer Annabelle Davis retook the Clemson advantage with a 6-3, 6-3, straight-sets victory over Ekterina Ivanova. Parravicini, on court six, won a tightly contested first set against Ellison Reynoldson, 7-6 (2) and pulled away in the second set to push the Tigers lead to 3-1.

On court four, Wisconsin’s Tianna Rangan pulled out a straight sets victory over true freshman Artemis Aslanisvili, 7-5, 6-4 to secure the Badgers’ second point of the match. On court five, Johnson downed Yecora in the first set, 6-1, before Yecora bounced back to force a third set, 6-2. In the third set, Johnson pulled away to tie up the contest. No. 10 Sholokhova took down Smejkalova in the first set between the two on court one, 6-3. Smejkalova tied things up after a 6-3 second set to set up a winner take all third set where Smejkalova jumped out to a 2-0 lead. Despite that, Sholokhova defeated Smejkalova in the third set, 6-3, and secured the Badgers’ victory over the Tigers, 4-3.

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No. 34 Clemson (14-12), 3 vs. No. 24 Wisconsin (19-5), 4

Doubles

1. #44 Amelie Smejkalova/Gaia Parravicini (CU) def. #34 Maria Sholokhova/Ariel Johnson (WISC) 6-3
2. Ekaterina Ivanova/Taylor Cataldi (WISC) def. Annabelle Davis/Sophia Hatton (CU) 6-4
3. Romana Cisovska/Candela Yecora (CU) def. Parker Christensen/Kaja Jacobson (WISC) 6-1

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles

1. #10 Maria Sholokhova (WISC) def. Amelie Smejkalova (CU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
2. #117 Taylor Cataldi (WISC) def. #122 Sophia Hatton (CU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Annabelle Davis (CU) def. Ekaterina Ivanova (WISC) 6-3, 6-3
4. Tianna Rangan (WISC) def. Artemis Aslanisvili (CU) 7-5, 6-4
5. Ariel Johnson (WISC) def. Candela Yecora (CU) 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
6. Gaia Parravicini (CU) def. Ellison Reynoldson (WISC) 7-6 (2), 6-3

Order of Finish: 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 1