Terrapins Trounce Penn, Win 5-2

Feb. 22, 2009

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Team captain Lisa Miller and the Maryland women's tennis team cruised to their second win Sunday afternoon. Miller won her match at No. 5 singles to clinch the Maryland win over Pennsylvania, 5-2. The Terps earned wins in four of the six singles contests as well as two in doubles play.

After falling to Princeton, 6-1, a day earlier in New Jersey, the Terps (2-6) were ready to get back to work against the Quakers (1-4).

Maryland came out of the gates strong, opening play by taking the doubles point. At No. 3 doubles, Eleanor Peters and Jordan Hansbrough earned the win over Jacqueline Wong and Jordyn Shaffer, 8-2.

Playing together for just the second time this season, Maggie MacKeever and Miller downed Penn's Ekaterina Kosminskaya and Alexa Ely, 8-4, clinching the double point.

The Terps lone doubles loss came as Michal Amir and Karin Lundmark fell to Lauren Sadaka and Maria Anisimova, 8-5.

Maryland pushed the match lead to 3-0 as Peters and Hansbrough each dominated their singles matches. Peters dispatched of Anisimova at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-1, while Hansbrough followed with a 6-2, 6-0, victory over Vidya Dabir. The win by Peters was her third consecutive victory.

Shortly thereafter, Miller would provide the Terrapins with the final needed victory, defeating Shaffer, 6-3, 6-1.

At the No. 3 slot, Karin Lundmark posted a 6-2, 4-6, 10-7, win over Alexa Ely, her second dual match victory of the season.

The Terps only losses in singles play came after the match had already been decided. In a tight match, MacKeever fell to Wong, 1-6, 6-4, 10-6, and Amir was bested at No. 2 singles by Sadaka, 6-4, 6-3.

The Terps next match comes as the team returns to the Tennis Center at College Park, Friday, Feb. 27, to take on ACC rival Virginia. The match opens ACC play for Maryland and begins at 3:00 p.m.

Maryland 5, Pennsylvania 2
Singles
Eleanor Peters (MD) def. Maria Anisimova (P), 6-1, 6-1
Lauren Sadaka (P) def. Michal Amir (MD), 6-4, 6-3
Karin Lundmark (MD) def. Alexa Ely (P), 6-2, 4-6, 10-7
Jacqueline Wong (P) def. Maggie MacKeever (MD), 1-6, 6-4, 10-6
Lisa Miller (MD) def. Jordyn Shaffer (P), 6-3, 6-1
Jordan Hansbrough (MD) def. Vidya Dabir (P), 6-2, 6-0

Doubles
Miller/MacKeever (MD) def. Kosminskaya/Ely (P), 8-4
Sadaka/Anisimova (P) def. Amir/Lundmark (MD), 8-5
Peters/Hansbrough (MD) def. Wong/Shaffer (P), 8-2

Order of finish:
Doubles: 3, 1, 2
Singles: 1, 6, 5, 3, 2, 4

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