Terps Fall to No. 29 Virginia in ACC Opener, 6-1

Feb. 27, 2009

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland women's tennis team was defeated in their ACC opener Friday afternoon at the Tennis Center at College Park as they fell to the University of Virginia, 6-1. Karin Lundmark was victorious in singles play, her first win at the No. 2 slot this season.

The Terrapins (2-7, 0-1) were bested in five-of-six singles matches by the No. 29 Cavaliers (7-2, 1-0). Lundmark produced the Terps lone point as she defeated Lindsey Hardenbergh, 7-6(4), 6-0.

Eleanor Peters had her winning streak of three consecutive match snapped as she was edged out by Emily Fraser, 6-1, 6-7(3), 12-10.

The Cavaliers clinched the match victory with the win at No. 6 singles, as Neela Vaez downed Maryland's Oksana Krutiyenko, 6-1, 6-2.

Virginia claimed the doubles point after battles in each of the three contests. At No. 2 doubles, Peters and Jordan Hansbrough were bested by Vaez and Amanda Rales in a tight match, 8-5. The Terps pulled even in the doubles score as Lundmark and Krutiyenko defeated Hardenbergh and Claire Barlett, 8-6.

Playing at No. 1 doubles, Maggie MacKeever and Lisa Miller were poised to clinch the doubles point for the Terps as they held a 7-6 lead over Fraser and Stevens. Unfortunately for Maryland, the Cavalier twosome ranked No. 74 nationally, rallied to win three consecutives games, winning the match 9-7.

The Terps continue in conference play, battling another tough ACC opponent in No. 39 Virginia Tech at noon Sunday in Blacksburg, Va.

Virginia 6, Maryland 1
Singles
Emily Fraser (UVA) def. Eleanor Peters (MD), 6-1, 6-7(3), 12-10
Karin Lundmark (MD) def. Lindsey Hardenbergh (UVA), 7-6(4), 6-0
No. 80 Jenny Stevens (UVA) def. Maggie MacKeever (MD), 6-0, 6-1
Amanda Rales (UVA) def. Lisa Miller (MD), 6-2, 6-1
Claire Bartlett (UVA) def. Jordan Hansbrough (MD), 6-1, 6-0
Neela Vaez (UVA) def. Oksana Krutiyenko (MD), 6-1, 6-2

Doubles
No. 46 Fraser/Stevens (UVA) def. Miller/MacKeever (MD), 9-7
Vaez/Rales (UVA) def. Peters/Hansbrough (MD), 8-5
Lundmark/Krutiyenko (MD) def. Hardenbergh/Bartlett (UVA), 8-6

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

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