Terps Fall To Rice, 5-2
1/30/2005 7:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Jan. 30, 2005
Houston, Tx. - In their first matchup of the season the Maryland women's tennis lost to the Rice University Owls, 5-2. The Terps won the doubles point two matches to one, but fell in singles action, 5-1.
The combo of Marianne Baker and Ramona But defeated Blair DiSesa and Kimberley Patenaude, 9-7. Tamar Huppes and Jennifer Dent downed Amy Cao and Medeja Egic, 8-6. In singles action Neda Mihneva was the only Terp to record a victory as she defeated Christine Dao, 7-5, 6-4. Baker split the first two sets with Kimberley Patenaude, 6-1, 5-7, but fell in the third set, 6-2.
The Terps will look to rebound in their second matchup of the season as the team travels to College Station, Tx., today to face the Aggies of Texas A&M.
Singles
Blair DiSesa (Rice) def. Ramona But (UM) 6-4, 6-0
Kimberley Patenaude (Rice) def. Marianne Baker (UM) 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
Tracie Chong (Rice) def. Jennifer Dent (UM) 6-3, 6-3
Dominique Karas (Rice) def. Veronika Subertova (UM) 7-6 (13-11), 6-2
Neda Mihneva (UM) def. Christine Dao (Rice) 7-5, 6-4
Medeja Egic (Rice) def. Tamar Huppes (UM) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
Baker/But (UM) def. DiSesa/Patenaude (Rice), 9-7
Karas/Chong (Rice) def. Mihneva/Subertova (UM), 8-6
Huppes/Dent (UM) def. Cao/Egic (Rice), 8-6
