COLLEGE PARK, MD- The No. 58 Maryland Terrapins defeated #29 Wisconsin 4-3 after being down 0-3 to close out Maryland’s regular season slate.
Prior to the start of the match, the Terps honored Maria Budin, Selma Cadar and Minorka Miranda as part of the teams Senior Day ceremonies.
Wisconsin opened the match by taking the No. 3 doubles match 6-3. In the No. 1 doubles match, Minorka Miranda and Maria Budin battled hard but came up short losing 6-4 which clinched the doubles point for Wisconsin.
Wisconsin pushed ahead 2-0 after winning the No. 5 singles match.
#70 Selma Cadar came up short in a great match against #80 Maria Sholokhova of Wisconsin in the No. 1 singles match giving Wisconsin a 3-0 lead.
Senior Minorka Miranda responded, getting the Terps on the board winning the No. 2 singles match after losing the first set.
Maria Budin quickly followed to pull the Terps within one, taking the No. 4 singles match in a three set battle after also losing the first.
Kallista Liu kept the mometum going, taking the No. 3 singles after three sets to tie the match up at 3-3.
After losing the first set, and being down 2-5 in the third, Freshman Aida Eissa came back to clinch the upset victory for Maryland winning the No. 6 singles match.
“I’m so proud of the fight and resilience the team showed today,” said Head Coach Katie Dougherty. “To have all of the matches go to 3 sets and win 4 of them shows the incredible heart of this team.”
“Wisconsin is a great team and to beat them without the doubles point was so impressive… We sent the seniors out the right way and all focus now turns to Big Tens,” said Coach Dougherty.
The Terrapins close out the regular season at 16-9 overall, going 6-5 in conference play.
The win also gives the Terps a stellar 12-1 record at home for the season.
BREAKING DOWN THE ACTION
DOUBLES
1. Maria Sholokhova/Alina Mukhortova (WISC) def. #61 Minorka Miranda/Maria Budin (UMD) 6-4
2. Selma Cadar/Kallista Liu (UMD) vs. Xinyu Cai/Ellison Reynoldson (WISC) 4-5, unfinished
3. Rosie Garcia Gross/Taylor Cataldi (WISC) def. Diya Challa/Aida Eissa (UMD) 6-3
Order of finish: 3, 1
SINGLES
1. #80 Maria Sholokhova (WISC) def. #70 Selma Cadar (UMD) 0-6, 6-3, 6-2
2. Minorka Miranda (UMD) def. Alina Mukhortova (WISC) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
3. Kallista Liu (UMD) def. Taylor…
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