Friday, March 6
Madison, WI
5 PM
Wisconsin Badgers
4
vs
3
UCLA
Wisconsin grabs highest-ranked win in program history over No. 6 UCLA
March 06, 2026 | Women's Tennis
Badgers secure historic victory at Nielsen Tennis Stadium
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin women's tennis made program history Friday evening, defeating No. 6 UCLA at Nielsen Tennis Stadium for the highest-ranked win in program history.
Wisconsin set the tone early in doubles play, as the Badgers secured the opening point with strong performances across the lineup. The No. 3 pair of Tianna Rangan and Kaja Jacobson rolled past their opponents, while senior Maria Sholokhova and freshman Kaede Usui followed with a decisive win to clinch the doubles point.
The Badgers carried that momentum into singles play. Ekaterina Ivanova and Tianna Rangan each earned straight-set victories, taking their opening sets 6-2 and 6-3 before closing out their matches to add two more points to the Wisconsin total.
The deciding moment came from Kaede Usui at the bottom of the lineup. After dropping the first set 6-1, Usui battled back to claim the second set 6-3 and force a third. In a tightly contested final set, Usui secured a crucial break and held serve to clinch the match and seal the historic victory for Wisconsin.
Doubles
Ekaterina Ivanova/Ellison Reynoldson vs. No. 31 Fakih/Center, 4-2 DNFÂ
Maria Sholokhova/Kaede Usui def. Lutkemeyer/Guichard, 6-1
Tianna Rangan/Kaja Jacobson def. Crossley/Chung, 6-1Â
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1Â
SinglesÂ
No. 40 Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer def. No. 17 Maria Sholokhova, 6-4, 7-6(4)
No. 56 Ekaterina Ivanova def. No. 54 Mayu Crossley, 6-2, 6-4Â
Tianna Rangan def. Kate Fakih, 6-3, 6-2
No. 108 Bianca Fernandez def. Ellison Reynoldson, 6-1, 6-3
Ahmani Guichard def. Kaja Jacobson, 6-1, 6-3Â
Kaede Usui def. Olivia Center, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 6
Up Next: Wisconsin returns to Nielsen Tennis Stadium on Sunday, March 8, to close out the weekend against No. 17 USC at 12 p.m.
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Wisconsin set the tone early in doubles play, as the Badgers secured the opening point with strong performances across the lineup. The No. 3 pair of Tianna Rangan and Kaja Jacobson rolled past their opponents, while senior Maria Sholokhova and freshman Kaede Usui followed with a decisive win to clinch the doubles point.
The Badgers carried that momentum into singles play. Ekaterina Ivanova and Tianna Rangan each earned straight-set victories, taking their opening sets 6-2 and 6-3 before closing out their matches to add two more points to the Wisconsin total.
The deciding moment came from Kaede Usui at the bottom of the lineup. After dropping the first set 6-1, Usui battled back to claim the second set 6-3 and force a third. In a tightly contested final set, Usui secured a crucial break and held serve to clinch the match and seal the historic victory for Wisconsin.
Doubles
Ekaterina Ivanova/Ellison Reynoldson vs. No. 31 Fakih/Center, 4-2 DNFÂ
Maria Sholokhova/Kaede Usui def. Lutkemeyer/Guichard, 6-1
Tianna Rangan/Kaja Jacobson def. Crossley/Chung, 6-1Â
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1Â
SinglesÂ
No. 40 Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer def. No. 17 Maria Sholokhova, 6-4, 7-6(4)
No. 56 Ekaterina Ivanova def. No. 54 Mayu Crossley, 6-2, 6-4Â
Tianna Rangan def. Kate Fakih, 6-3, 6-2
No. 108 Bianca Fernandez def. Ellison Reynoldson, 6-1, 6-3
Ahmani Guichard def. Kaja Jacobson, 6-1, 6-3Â
Kaede Usui def. Olivia Center, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 6
Up Next: Wisconsin returns to Nielsen Tennis Stadium on Sunday, March 8, to close out the weekend against No. 17 USC at 12 p.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
A. Lutkemeyer / 0 [UCLA]
67
46
#2 Singles Match
12
Mayu Crossley / 0 [UCLA]
24
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Kate Fakih / 0 [UCLA]
32
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Bianca Fernandez / 0 [UCLA]
66
13
#5 Singles Match
12
Ahmani Guichard / 0 [UCLA]
66
13
#6 Singles Match
123
Olivia Center / 0 [UCLA]
633
166
Order of Finish:
5,4,3,2,1,6
Players Mentioned
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