COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The University of Maryland women's tennis team came up short in a closely fought match against Notre Dame on Saturday, losing 4-3.

The Terrapins opened the match by earning a tough doubles point, with Danielle Hack and Diya Challa taking the No. 2 doubles match 7-5 and Tamari Gagoshidze and Oliwia Orlinska taking the No. 3 doubles match 7-6.

Kallista Liu kept the momentum up for Maryland, winning the No. 1 singles match 6-1, 6-1 to push the Terps head 2-0.

Notre Dame's Nibi Ghosh defeated Oliwia Orlinska in the No. 4 singles match 6-3, 6-0 to get Notre Dame on the board. Notre Dame then tied the match at two taking the No. 6 singles match 6-2, 6-2.

#67 Akari Matsuno of Notre Dame defeated Danielle Hack 6-3, 6-3 in the No. 3 singles match to put Notre Dame up 3-2.

Tamari Gagoshidze tied the match up again at three, coming back after losing the first set to win the No. 5 singles match 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.

Notre Dame then clinched the 4-3 win, taking the No. 2 singles match.

BREAKING DOWN THE ACTION

DOUBLES
1. Carrie Beckman/Akari Matsuno (ND) def. Kallista Liu/Ema Kovacevic (UMD) 7-6
2. Danielle Hack/Diya Challa (UMD) def. Nibi Ghosh/Rylie Hanford (ND) 7-5
3. Tamari Gagoshidze/Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) def. Bojana Pozder/Maria Olivia Castedo (ND) 7-6
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3

SINGLES
1. #88 Kallista Liu (UMD) def. Bojana Pozder (ND) 6-1, 6-1
2. Carrie Beckman (ND) def. Ema Kovacevic (UMD) 1-6, 6-1, 6-1
3. #67 Akari Matsuno (ND) def. Danielle Hack (UMD) 6-3, 6-3
4. Nibi Ghosh (ND) def. Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) 6-3, 6-0
5. Tamari Gagoshidze (UMD) def. Bianca Molnar (ND) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
6. Rylie Hanford (ND) def. Diya Challa (UMD) 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: 1, 4, 6, 3, 5, 2

UP NEXT:

• The Terps will return to College Park for their first home matches of the season, with a doubleheader against Howard and Morgan State on Saturday, Feb. 8