Indiana Drops Maryland, 6-1

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Senior Welma Luus won at No. 3 singles, but the Maryland women's tennis team fell 6-1 at the IU Varsity Tennis Courts Saturday afternoon.

The Terrapins (9-12, 2-8 Big Ten) fell in a tightly contested doubles point before dropping five of six singles matches.

In the doubles session, Indiana took the match at No. 3 before Luus Ekaterina Tour captured the match at the top spot. Nataliya Bredikhina and Kristina Hovsepyan played a close match at No. 2, but ultimately fell in a 10-point breaker, 10-7.

In singles, Indiana won contests at No. 6, No. 5 and No. 1 to close out the match. That didn't stop Luus, who defeated Shannon Murdy, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7). Nataliya Bredikhina also played a tight match, but was defeated 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8).

Maryland returns to action tomorrow in its regular season finale against Purdue. Play is scheduled to begin at noon.

Indiana 6, Maryland 1

Singles
1. Katie Klyczek (IU) def. Ekaterina Tour (UM) 6-2, 6-3
2. Alecia Kauss (IU) def. Nataliya Bredikhina (UM) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
3. Welma Luus (UM) def. Shannon Murdy (IU) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
4. Paula Gutierrez (IU) def. Olga Bredikhina (UM) 7-5, 6-4
5. Stephanie Smith (IU) def. Olivia Gaudreault (UM) 6-1, 6-0
6. Carolyn Chupa (IU) def. Kristina Hovsepyan (UM) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles
1. Tour/Luus (UM ) def. Chupa/Kauss (IU) 8-4
2. Schmider/Klyczek (IU) def. N. Bredikhina/Hovsepyan (UM) 8-7 (12-10)
3. Smith/Murdy (IU) def. O. Bredikhina/Gaistruk (UM) 8-1