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Tamari Gagoshdize & Oliwia Orlinska Doubles
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Maryland Terrapins UMD (9-7)
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Winner Purdue PU (9-3)
Maryland Terrapins UMD
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Final
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Purdue PU
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Purdue Defeats Terrapins 4-2

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN -- The University of Maryland women's tennis team was defeated by Purdue 4-2 on Sunday, despite a fierce comeback bid from the Terps after trailing by three.

Purdue got going first, taking the No. 2 doubles match 6-3 over Diya Challa and Danielle Hack. With the doubles point on the line, both the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches were tied at 6-6. In the No. 1 doubles match Kallista Liu and Ema Kovacevic battled hard, going back and forth and forcing a tiebreaker. Purdue pulled away, eventually winning the No. 1 doubles match, clinching the doubles point.

In the No. 3 doubles match Tamari Gagoshidze and Oliwia Orlinska were also in a great match up, and were leading the tie breaker 6-5 when the doubles point was clinched.

Purdue kept things going in singles, picking up wins in the No. 5 and No. 1 singles matches to move ahead 3-0.

Danielle Hack got Maryland's first point of the match, taking the No. 3 singles match 7-5, 6-4. Diya Challa pulled Maryland within one, winning a hard fought No. 6 singles match.

Oliwia Orlinska battled with Purdue's Juana Larranaga in the No. 4 singles match, after losing the first set 6-2, Orlinska pushed the second set to 6-6, forcing a tiebreaker that was hard fought, with Larranaga winning 7-5.

Ema Kovacevic was leading the No. 2 singles match in the third set when Purdue clinched the match.

BREAKING DOWN THE ACTION

DOUBLES
1. Tara Katarina Milic/Carmen Gallardo G. (PU) def. Kallista Liu/Ema Kovacevic (UMD) 7-6 (7-3)
2. Fatima Gutierrez/Kathryn Wilson (PU) def. Diya Challa/Danielle Hack (UMD) 6-3
3. Ahshlie Wilson/Ida Clement (PU) vs. Tamari Gagoshidze/Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) 6-6 (5-6), unfinished
Order of finish: 2, 1

SINGLES
1. Carmen Gallardo G. (PU) def. Kallista Liu (UMD) 6-4, 6-3
2. Ida Clement (PU) vs. Ema Kovacevic (UMD) 7-5, 3-6, 2-4, unfinished
3. Danielle Hack (UMD) def. Fatima Gutierrez (PU) 7-5, 6-4
4. Juana Larranaga (PU) def. Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Ece Gencer (PU) def. Tamari Gagoshidze (UMD) 6-2, 7-5
6. Diya Challa (UMD) def. Kathryn Wilson (PU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Order of finish: 5, 1, 3, 6, 4

UP NEXT
  • The Terps will be back in action against Ohio State in College Park on Friday, March 21.
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