No. 31 Maryland falls to No. 34 Virginia Commonwealth

Feb. 19, 2006

RICHMOND, Va. - No. 31 Maryland lost Sunday against No. 34 Virginia Commonwealth, 7-0. The Terps now stand at 4-3 on the season.

Neda Mihneva and Julia Graca were the lone bright spot for the Terps, pulling out a tough 7-6 (4) win playing in the third doubles position. Ramona But and Marianne Baker were 6-0 at the first doubles slot heading into today's match, but fell 8-2 to VCU's Yuferova and Borisova. Jennifer Dent and Michal Amir dropped their match at the second doubles position, 8-3, giving VCU the doubles point.

VCU proved too powerful for the Terps in singles, taking all six matches. After dropping the first set, But forced VCU's Uvarova to a decisive third set, but was unable to pull out the victory. Baker and Veronika Subertova also put up good fights, pushing their respective opponents to tie-breakers, before falling in straight sets.

Maryland returns to action next weekend, hosting Pennsylvania on Saturday and Old Dominion on Sunday at the Tennis Center at College Park.

#34 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 7, #31 MARYLAND 0

SINGLES

Tatsiana Uvarova (VCU) d. Ramona But, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
Marianna Yuferova (VCU) d. Marianne Baker, 6-1, 7-6 (4)
Viktoria Konstantinova (VCU) d. Veronika Subertova, 7-6 (4), 7-5
Olga Borisova (VCU) d. Neda Mihneva, 6-2, 6-3
Vera Petrashevitch (VCU) d. Michal Amir, 6-2, 6-2
Gabrielle De Beaucoudrey (VCU) d. Jennifer Dent, 6-2, 6-1

DOUBLES
Yuferova/Borisova (VCU) d. But/Baker, 8-2
Uvarova/Petrashevitch (VCU) d. Dent/Amir, 8-3
Mihneva/Graca (Md) d. Ripert/Konstantinova, 7-6 (4)

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