Women’s Tennis Set to Play Maryland in the Second Round of B1G Tournament

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The No. 9-seeded Penn State women’s tennis team (12-13, 4-7 B1G) heads to West Lafayette, Ind. to face the No. 8 Maryland Terrapins (16-8, 5-6 B1G) in the second round of the Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament on April 27 at 9 a.m. E.T.
 
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SEASON IN REVIEW
 
The Nittany Lions ended their regular season with a 12-13 overall record and 4-7 Big Ten conference record to clinch the No-9 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. Penn State lost its first two conference matches but was able to defeat Minnesota 4-0. In the same weekend, the team lost a close match to No. 4-seeded Wisconsin, 2-4.
 
In its next six matches, the Blue and White were able to take two wins against Indiana and Nebraska. Most of the losses during this span were close, hard-fought matches. The Nittany Lions capped off their season with a 4-0 win versus Rutgers.
 
Junior Sofiya Chekhlystova is No. 68 in the nation. She posted a 15-6 overall singles record and 5-2 Big Ten record. Graduate student Ioana Gheorghita and junior Alina Lebedeva have achieved a 6-2 overall doubles record and a 5-2 Big Ten record since being paired together at No. 3 doubles. 
 
TALKING ABOUT THE TERRAPINS 
 
The Maryland women’s tennis team ended their regular season with a 16-8 overall record and a 5-6 Big Ten record. The Terrapins finished out their season with a 4-2 win against the Nittany Lions and a 4-0 Big Ten loss to No. 2-seeded Ohio State.
 
Last weekend, Penn State fell to Maryland in a close match. The Terrapins clinched the doubles point. Sofiya Chekhlystova and Karly Friedland tallied the two points for the Blue and White with their singles wins.
 
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The winner of the dual match will play the No. 1-seeded Michigan Wolverines on April 28 at 9 a.m. E.T.
 
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