Wisconsin drops to No. 17 USC
March 08, 2026 | Women's Tennis
Badgers split the weekend with a loss against USC
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin women's tennis fell to No. 17 USC on Sunday, March 8, 4-1. The Badgers were unable to build on the momentum from Friday's historic win over UCLA.
Doubles play opened with tight competition across all three courts, with each match locked at 4-4 early. Wisconsin grabbed a strong win at No. 2 doubles as the pair pushed ahead for a 6-4 victory. However, USC secured wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles in close sets to claim the doubles point and take the early lead.
In singles play, Maria Sholokhova and Ekaterina Ivanova both opened strong, earning first-set wins of 6-3 and 6-1, respectively. Sholokhova carried that momentum into the second set, dominating to secure Wisconsin's lone point of the match.
At No. 5 singles, Kaja Jacobson battled through a tightly contested first set that went to a tiebreak. Jacobson pushed through to take the set 7-5 in the tiebreaker. Despite the early momentum, the Trojans responded quickly as Tianna Rangan, Kaede Usui, and Ellison Reynoldson all fell to their USC opponents to clinch the team victory for the Trojans.
DoublesÂ
Mahendran/Fairclough def. Ellison Reynoldson/Ekaterina Ivanova, 7-5Â
Maria Sholokhova/Kaede Usui def. Borruel/Zozaya, 6-4Â
Haddad/Charney def. Tianna Rangan/Kaja Jacobson, 6-4Â
SinglesÂ
No. 17 Maria Sholokhova def. No. 38 Jana Hossam, 6-3, 6-2
No. 56 Ekaterina Ivanova vs. Immi Haddad, 6-1, 6-7Â
No. 98 Eugenia Zozaya def. Tianna Rangan, 6-1, 6-3
Emma Charney def. Ellison Reynoldson, 6-3, 6-4Â
Kaja Jacobson vs. Krisha Mahendran, 7-6 (5), 3-3
Dani Borruel def. Kaede Usui, 6-3, 7-5
Up Next: Wisconsin travels to Indiana next weekend to face the Hoosiers on March 14 at 12 p.m., followed by a matchup with Purdue on March 15 at 12 p.m.
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Doubles play opened with tight competition across all three courts, with each match locked at 4-4 early. Wisconsin grabbed a strong win at No. 2 doubles as the pair pushed ahead for a 6-4 victory. However, USC secured wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles in close sets to claim the doubles point and take the early lead.
In singles play, Maria Sholokhova and Ekaterina Ivanova both opened strong, earning first-set wins of 6-3 and 6-1, respectively. Sholokhova carried that momentum into the second set, dominating to secure Wisconsin's lone point of the match.
At No. 5 singles, Kaja Jacobson battled through a tightly contested first set that went to a tiebreak. Jacobson pushed through to take the set 7-5 in the tiebreaker. Despite the early momentum, the Trojans responded quickly as Tianna Rangan, Kaede Usui, and Ellison Reynoldson all fell to their USC opponents to clinch the team victory for the Trojans.
DoublesÂ
Mahendran/Fairclough def. Ellison Reynoldson/Ekaterina Ivanova, 7-5Â
Maria Sholokhova/Kaede Usui def. Borruel/Zozaya, 6-4Â
Haddad/Charney def. Tianna Rangan/Kaja Jacobson, 6-4Â
SinglesÂ
No. 17 Maria Sholokhova def. No. 38 Jana Hossam, 6-3, 6-2
No. 56 Ekaterina Ivanova vs. Immi Haddad, 6-1, 6-7Â
No. 98 Eugenia Zozaya def. Tianna Rangan, 6-1, 6-3
Emma Charney def. Ellison Reynoldson, 6-3, 6-4Â
Kaja Jacobson vs. Krisha Mahendran, 7-6 (5), 3-3
Dani Borruel def. Kaede Usui, 6-3, 7-5
Up Next: Wisconsin travels to Indiana next weekend to face the Hoosiers on March 14 at 12 p.m., followed by a matchup with Purdue on March 15 at 12 p.m.
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