Wednesday, April 23
Ojai, CA
NOON
Maryland
4
vs
1
Iowa
Terrapins Defeat Iowa 4-1 in First Round of Big Ten Tournament
4/23/2025 3:05:00 PM | Women's Tennis
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The No. 8 seed University of Maryland women's tennis team defeated No. 9 seed Iowa 4-1 in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday.
The Terps got going early, with Diya Challa and Ema Kovacevic winning the No. 1 singles match 6-3. Iowa took a hard fought No. 3 doubles match 7-5.
With the doubles point on the line, Danielle Hack and Kallista Liu won the No. 2 doubles match 6-4 to clinch the doubles point and a 1-0 lead.
Diya Challa kept the momentum going from doubles into singles, winning the No. 5 singles match 6-3, 6-1. Iowa responded, winning the No. 1 singles match to pull within one.
Aida Eissa extended the Terps lead, winning the No. 6 singles match 6-2, 6-3. Only needing one more singles win to clinch the match, Oliwia Orlinska got it done in the No. 4 singles match, winning 6-3, 6-3.
BREAKING DOWN THE ACTION
DOUBLES
1. Kovacevic/Challa (MD) d. Schmidt/Hayashida (IOWA), 6-3
2. Liu/Hack (MD) d. Pokorna/Kranholdt (IOWA), 6-4
3. Matthews/Vishwase (IOWA) d. Orlinska/Eissa (MD), 7-5
Order of finish:1, 3, 2
SINGLES
1. Daianne Hayashida (IOWA) d. Kallista Liu (MD), 6-1, 6-3
2. Ema Kovacevic (MD) vs. Marisa Schmidt (IOWA), 6-3, 3-5 uf
3. Barbora Pokorna (IOWA) vs. Danielle Hack (MD), 6-3, 5-2 uf
4. Oliwia Orlinska (MD) d. Pia Kranholdt (IOWA), 6-3, 6-3
5. Diya Challa (MD) d. Nikita Vishwase (IOWA), 6-3, 6-1
6. Aida Eissa (MD) d. Sally Xu (IOWA), 6-2, 6-3
Order of finish: 5, 1, 6, 4
UP NEXT
Cover Photo Courtesy of Jeff Liang
The Terps got going early, with Diya Challa and Ema Kovacevic winning the No. 1 singles match 6-3. Iowa took a hard fought No. 3 doubles match 7-5.
With the doubles point on the line, Danielle Hack and Kallista Liu won the No. 2 doubles match 6-4 to clinch the doubles point and a 1-0 lead.
Diya Challa kept the momentum going from doubles into singles, winning the No. 5 singles match 6-3, 6-1. Iowa responded, winning the No. 1 singles match to pull within one.
Aida Eissa extended the Terps lead, winning the No. 6 singles match 6-2, 6-3. Only needing one more singles win to clinch the match, Oliwia Orlinska got it done in the No. 4 singles match, winning 6-3, 6-3.
BREAKING DOWN THE ACTION
DOUBLES
1. Kovacevic/Challa (MD) d. Schmidt/Hayashida (IOWA), 6-3
2. Liu/Hack (MD) d. Pokorna/Kranholdt (IOWA), 6-4
3. Matthews/Vishwase (IOWA) d. Orlinska/Eissa (MD), 7-5
Order of finish:1, 3, 2
SINGLES
1. Daianne Hayashida (IOWA) d. Kallista Liu (MD), 6-1, 6-3
2. Ema Kovacevic (MD) vs. Marisa Schmidt (IOWA), 6-3, 3-5 uf
3. Barbora Pokorna (IOWA) vs. Danielle Hack (MD), 6-3, 5-2 uf
4. Oliwia Orlinska (MD) d. Pia Kranholdt (IOWA), 6-3, 6-3
5. Diya Challa (MD) d. Nikita Vishwase (IOWA), 6-3, 6-1
6. Aida Eissa (MD) d. Sally Xu (IOWA), 6-2, 6-3
Order of finish: 5, 1, 6, 4
UP NEXT
- The Terps will be back in action against No.1 seed Michigan (No. 3 national) tomorrow at noon.
Cover Photo Courtesy of Jeff Liang
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Daianne Hayashida / 0 [IOWA]
66
13
#2 Singles Match
123
Marisa Schmidt / 0 [IOWA]
350
63UF
#3 Singles Match
123
Barbora Pokorna / 0 [IOWA]
650
32UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Pia Kranholdt / 0 [IOWA]
33
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Nikita Vishwase / 0 [IOWA]
31
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Sally Xu / 0 [IOWA]
23
66
Order of Finish:
5,1,6,4
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