UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The No. 48 Penn State women's tennis team (8-8) will face two Big Ten opponents this weekend when they meet Minnesota (5-7) on Friday, March 17 and take on No. 16 Wisconsin (12-2) on Sunday, March 19.
"We're really excited to be back home after taking a couple of couple of tough losses on the road and to continue the Big Ten season here at home," said head coach Alexandra Anghelescu. "Minnesota and Wisconsin are definitely on our radar and part of our goals that we want to achieve. We lost to both of them last year and are looking for redemption this year. I think the training and the experience of playing top teams has prepared us for the Big Ten season that's coming up."
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PREVIEWING PENN STATE
The Nittany Lions are returning to University Park following two losses to UCF, 5-2, and Charlotte, 4-3.
In the match versus UCF, Ioana Gheorghita and Carla Girbau both recorded singles wins. Against Charlotte, the Blue and White tallied the doubles point. Sofiya Chekhlystova and Olivia Dorner both had singles wins.
In this week's ITA Collegiate Tennis Ranking, the Penn State women's tennis team was ranked No. 48.
MAPPING OUT MINNESOTA
The Wisconsin women's tennis team are coming off a three-match losing streak, two of which were Big Ten match ups.
The Golden Gophers' last match was a 4-1 loss to Iowa. The team's point came from a singles win by Zeyneb Sarioglan.
WHAT ABOUT WISCONSIN
The Wisconsin women's tennis team is on a nine-match win streak. The team's latest three matches were Big Ten victories against Minnesota, 4-0, No. 64 Iowa, 6-1 and Rutgers, 5-2.
The Badgers have three ranked players by the ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings. Ava Markham is ranked No. 56, Maria Sholokhova is No. 104 and Xinyu Cai is No. 107. The team also has a No. 54 doubles pairing with Markham and Sholokhova.
The Wisconsin women's tennis team will compete against No. 9 Ohio State before coming to Happy Valley to play the Nittany Lions.
UP NEXT
The Penn State women's tennis team will continue at-home Big Ten play on Sunday, March 26 at 11 a.m. with a match against Indiana.
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