COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The No. 63 Maryland tennis team dropped its match to No. 74 William and Mary, 5-2, at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon, falling to 1-2 on the spring season.

“William & Mary played well,” head coach Daria Panova said. “We had a lot of opportunities but we weren't able to close out matches. There is a lot we can take from this.”

In doubles, the Tribe eased past the Terps. The Tribe duo of Julia Casselbury and Mélanie Roy clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 victory over Alexandra Stanova and Olivia Gaudreault.

The Terrapins put up a good showing in singles play. Olga Bredikhina defeated William & Mary's Cecily Wuenscher, 6-2, 6-0. Fellow Terp Ekaterina Tour notched a win over Mélanie Roy, 6-3, 6-3. William and Mary clinched the win in the No. 1 spot in a thrilling match between Nemchinov and Alexandra Stanova, 7-5, 7-6.

#74 William and Mary 5, #63 Maryland 2

Singles

No. 1 – Leeza Nemchinov (W&M) def. Alexandra Stanova (UMD) – 7-5, 7-6 (3)

No. 2 – #80 Jeltje Loomans (W&M) def. Nataliya Bredikhina (UMD) – 6-3, 7-5

No. 3 – Ekaterina Tour (UMD) def. Mélanie Roy (W&M) – 6-3, 6-3

No. 4 – Olivia Thaler (W&M) def. Kristina Hovsepyan (UMD) – 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (7)

No. 5 – Maria Groener (W&M) def. Welma Luus (UMD) – 6-3, 6-3

No. 6 – Olga Bredikhina (UMD) def. Cecily Wuenscher (W&M) – 6-2, 6-0

Finishing Order: 5, 6, 2, 3, 1*, 4

Doubles

No. 1 – Loomans/Nemchinov (W&M) def. Luus/N. Bredikhina (UMD) – 6-3

No. 2 – Casselbury/Roy (W&M) def. #48 Stanova/Gaudreault (UMD) – 6-2

No. 3 – Thaler/Groener (W&M) vs. Tour/Hovsepyan (UMD) – DNF, 4-4

Finishing Order: 1, 2*