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

• The Terps will be back in action against No.1 seed Michigan (No. 3 national) tomorrow at noon.

Cover Photo Courtesy of Jeff Liang