Terps to Face West Virginia in Morgantown
1/28/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – After winning its first match of the spring season, the Maryland women's tennis team (1-0) is back on the road as the Terps head to Morgantown, West Virginia for a bout against the West Virginia Mountaineers (2-1).
LAST TIME OUT
Maryland is coming off an impressive 5-2 victory over Navy. The Terps were led by junior Ekaterina Tour, who won her doubles and singles match.
After dropping two-of-three doubles matches, the Terps rallied back to win five of the six singles matches of the afternoon.
Wins by Alexandra Stanova, Arnelle Sullivan, Cassandre Thebault and freshman Katsiaryna Yemelyanenka propelled Maryland to victory over its in-state rival.
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
West Virginia is 1-2 this spring, with its most recent match ending in a win over Akron.
The Mountaineers fell to Pitt by a 6-1 margin in their first match, and also lost to Big Ten foe Penn State in a 4-3 nail biter.
Habiba Shaker will be a prominent figure on the court for the Mountaineers. The junior has moved up to first singles after posting an impressive 10-0 record in the No. 2 singles slot in 2016. She is 1-1 in her two matches in 2017.
Keep up with the action from Morgantown by following the Terps on Twitter. Live stats will also be provided. Opening serve is set for 11 a.m.
KEEPING UP WITH THE TERPS
The Terps' fall campaign featured five doubles championships, including one by seniors Alexandra Stanova and Kristina Hovsepyan, who won the ITA Atlantic Regionals and advanced to ITA National Indoors in New York City. To read more about their time in the Big Apple, click here.
Sophomore Caroline Williams was a part of three of those doubles championships, teaming up with fellow sophomore Arnelle Sullivan to win the Bedford Cup, and then with junior Ekaterina Tour to win the Cissie Leary Invitational and the Kitty Harrison Invitational.
Maryland also had contributions from its two freshmen, Saya Usui and Katsiaryna Yemelyanenka. The two won their first collegiate doubles tournament when they took first place at the Tribe Invitational.
Maryland will come into the spring season featuring its first preseason-ranked singles player in five years. Junior Ekaterina Tour cracked the ITA Preseason Singles ranking, the first Terp to do so since Cristina Stancu in 2012. Tour was also ranked the No. 14 singles player in the Atlantic Region.
Teammates Alexandra Stanova and Kristina Hovsepyan were tabbed the No. 1 doubles duo in the Atlantic Region, and Stanova was named the No. 20 singles player in the Atlantic Region.
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