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Big Ten CommunicationsPublished: 10/2/2024, Last updated: 10/2/2024
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Wisconsin Claims Women’s Tennis Weekly Award

Badgers’ Sholokhova earns women’s tennis weekly award

Player of the Week 
Maria Sholokhova, Wisconsin 
Jr. – Sochi, Russia  

  • Won the ITA All-American Singles Championship, becoming the first Badger to win an ITA All-American Championship 

  • Ranked No. 44 in the ITA Poll, Sholokhova made history as the first man or woman from Wisconsin to win the tournament. She is the program's fourth singles All-American and the first since Barbara Urbanska in 1998 

  • Going on a 6-0 run, Sholokhova took down two top-10 ranked players, No. 1 Mary Stoaina (6-4, 6-3) and No. 6 Savannah Broadus (7-6, 6-1). She defeated Elza Tomase (6-3, 6-3) to earn the title of 2024 ITA All-American Champion  

  • With the win, Sholokhova will be an automatic qualifier for the 2024 NCAA Individual Championships, which will take place in Waco, Texas on Nov. 19-24 

  • Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Maria Sholokhova (April 3, 2024) 

 

2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees 
Sept. 18 Maiko Uchijima, Jr., Penn State 
Sept. 25 Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA 
Oct. 2 Maria Sholokhova, Jr., Wisconsin