Maryland Falls to No.42 Northwestern, 6-1

Maryland fell to No. 42 Northwestern, 6-1, Sunday morning at the Maryland Tennis Center in College Park. The Terps drop to 4-7 on the season and 1-1 in conference play.

The Wildcats held the Terps to only one point for the day. Cassandre Thebault notched one victory for Maryland in singles play against Alex Chatt, 6-7(5), 6-2, 1(5).

In singles play, Alexandra Stanova battled against Northwestern's Erin Larner, falling by a score of 6-3, 7-5, 1(5). Terps struggled in the bottom positions, Olga Bredikhina and Ekaterina Tour being edged out by junior Wildcats' Jillian Rooney, 6-2, 6-1, and Brooke Rishchbieth, 6-3, 7-5.

Doubles play saw the No.13 duo of Maddie Lipp and Alex Chatt take down Stanova and Hovsepyan, 6-1. In the No.2 position, Ekaterina Tour and Arnelle Sullivan were defeated by Alicia Barnett and Erin Larner, 6-3.

The Terps will continue conference play at home on Sunday, March 13, against Purdue. Action is scheduled to start at noon.

Doubles

1. Alex Chatt and Maddie Lipp (N) def. Alexandra Stanova and Kristina Hovsepyan (UMD) 6-1

2. Erin Larner and Alicia Barnett (N) def. Ekaterina Tour and Arnelle Sullivan (UMD) 6-3

3. Nataliya Bredikhina and Caroline Williams (UMD) v. Lee Or and Brooke Rischbieth (N) DNF

Singles

1.Erin Larner (N) def. Alexandra Stanova (UMD) 6-3, 7-5, 1(5)

2. Maddie Lipp (N) def. Nataliya Bredikhina (UMD) 6-2, 6-3

3. Alicia Barnett (N) def. Kristina Hovsepyan (UMD) 6-3,6-3

4. Cassandre Thebault (UMD) def. Alex Chatt (N) 6-7(5), 6-2, 1(5)

5. Jillian Rooney (N) def. Olga Bredikhina (UMD) 6-2, 6-1

6. Brooke Rischbieth (N) def. Ekaterina Tour (UMD) 6-3, 7-5