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Alexandrova, Stretton, Second in ITA Regional Rankings

TEMPE, Ariz. – Maryland's doubles duo of Eva Alexandrova and Millie Stretton finished the season as the second-ranked doubles tandem in the Atlantic Region, the ITA announced Tuesday.

 

The ranking comes after the two dominated in Maryland's spring campaign, picking up a team-best 16 victories. They ended their season by upsetting Northwestern's doubles team of Lipp/Larner, which was ranked fourth in the nation when Alexandrova and Stretton took them down, 6-3, in the Big Ten quarterfinals. The tandem ended the season ranked 52nd in the ITA National Rankings.

 

Alexandrova also cracked the singles rankings, coming in as the sixth-ranked singles player in the region. The Moscow, Russia-native shined in her freshman campaign, becoming the second-ever Terrapin to earn All-B1G honors. She is also the first Terrapin since Alexandra Stanova in 2014 to earn All-Conference honors. Alexandrova tallied 11 wins between the top two spots of Maryland's singles lineup in 2017-18.

 

Senior Ekaterina Tour joined Alexandrova in the singles rankings, capping off her career ranking 14th in the region.

 

As a team, the Terrapins ended the season as the sixth-ranked squad in the Atlantic region. The Terrapins 2017-18 season included participating in the ITA Kickoff event, and advancing to the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals for the third-consecutive season. Maryland will return an experienced roster for the 2018-19 campaign, after graduating just one senior.

 

Too see the entire ITA Atlantic Regional Rankings, please see below.

 

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Rank School

1 Virginia

2 William & Mary

3 Virginia Tech

4 Old Dominion

5 Virginia Commonwealth

6 Maryland

7 James Madison

8 George Washington

9 Pittsburgh

10 U.S. Naval Academy

Rank Player School

1 Rosie Johanson (Virginia)

2 Natalie Novotna (Virginia Tech)

3 Rosie Cheng (William & Mary)

4 Meghan Kelley (Virginia)

5 Yulia Starodubsteva (Old Dominion)

6 Eva Alexandrova (Maryland)

7 Holly Hutchinson (Old Dominion)

8 Natalia Vlasova (Old Dominion)

9 Stephanie Smith (Marshall)

10 Elizabeth Norman (James Madison)

11 Cassie Mercer (Virginia)

12 Clara Tanielian (William & Mary)

13 Elena Cerezo-Codina (Virginia Tech)

14 Ekaterina Tour (Maryland)

15 Caroline Daxhelet (Virginia Tech)

16 Julianne Herman (Duquesne)

17 Natalia Perry (William & Mary)

18 Anna Rasmussen (Virginia Commonwealth)

19 Maria Siopacha (George Washington)

20 Emily Dunbar (Richmond)

Rank Doubles Team School

1 Kelley / Johanson (Virginia)

2 Stretton / Alexandrova (Maryland)

3 Gullickson / Mercer (Virginia)

4 Tanielian / Okuyama (William & Mary)

5 Anderson / Hashiguchi (Liberty)

6 Mercer / Radosavljevic (Virginia)

7 Sullivan / Stretton (Maryland)

8 Tour / Alexandrova (Maryland)

9 Komer / Pilkington (Delaware)

10 Daxhelet / Novotna (Virginia Tech)

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Players Mentioned

Alexandra Stanova

Alexandra Stanova

Freshman
Ekaterina Tour

Ekaterina Tour

Freshman
Eva Alexandrova

Eva Alexandrova

5' 9"
Freshman
Millie Stretton

Millie Stretton

5' 11"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Alexandra Stanova

Alexandra Stanova

Freshman
Ekaterina Tour

Ekaterina Tour

Freshman
Eva Alexandrova

Eva Alexandrova

5' 9"
Freshman
Millie Stretton

Millie Stretton

5' 11"
Junior