COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The No. 56 University of Maryland women’s tennis team (14-6, 3-4 B1G) fell to No. 34 Illinois (15-6, 6-1 B1G) 4-3 at home this Sunday.
The Terps began down 0-1 after dropping the doubles point on courts 1 and 2 with new pairings. The team quickly bounced back with two big wins on the singles courts.
On court 1, Marta Perez Mur won in straight sets with a commanding 6-3 win in the second set. On court 2, Selma Cadar won in the third set after a second set comeback. Kallista Liu kept the momentum with another straight set win on court 4. After loses on courts 6 and 2, the match came down to the victor on court 5. After a 7-4 breaker in the third set against Hannah McColgan, Illinois clinced the win.
Breaking Down The Action
Singles
1. Marta Perez Mur (UMD) def. Kate Duong (ILLINOIS) 6-4, 6-3
2. #73 Ashley Yeah (ILLINOIS) def. Minorka Miranda (UMD) 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 7-5
3. Selma Cadar (UMD) def. Megan Heuser (ILLINOIS) 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
4. Kallista Liu (UMD) def. Josie Frazier (ILLINOIS) 7-5, 6-2
5. Kasia Treiber (ILLINOIS) def. Hannah McColgan (UMD) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
6. Violeta Martinez (ILLINOIS) def. Mary Brumfield (UMD) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: (1,3,4,6,2,5)
Doubles
1. #15 Kate Duong/Megan Heuser (ILLINOIS) def. Mary Brumfield/Minorka Miranda (UMD) 6-2
2. Josie Frazier/Ashley Yeah (ILLINOIS) def. Jojo Bach/Hannah McColgan (UMD) 6-2
3. Marta Perez Mur/Selma Cadar (UMD) vs. Emily Casati/Violeta Martinez (ILLINOIS) 5-4, unfinished
Order of finish: (2,1)
Looking Ahead
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