Sunday, February 22
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Magdalena Baniak and Oliwia Orlinska at Charlotte
Maryland Women’s Tennis Loses First Match of Season in Intense Battle at Charlotte
2/22/2026 6:21:00 PM | Women's Tennis
CHARLOTTE, NC – The University of Maryland women's tennis team lost its first match of the season against #43-ranked Charlotte, 4-2.
Even with today's loss, this is still the best start to a spring season for the Terps in the past 30 years.
The Terps won the doubles point after a tiebreaker battle between the #22-ranked doubles pairing, Emma Ghirardato and Ema Kovacevic, and the #16-ranked duo, Sara Suchankova and Ni Xi, which the Terps took.
In singles, despite great efforts from Diya Challa, Emma Ghirardato, and Magdelana Baniak, who all pushed their matches to three sets, the 49ers earned wins from singles courts 3, 4, 5, and 6, giving Charlotte the 4-2 win.
BREAKING DOWN THE ACTION
Doubles Competition
#22 Emma Ghirardato and Ema Kovacevic (UMD) def. #16 Sara Suchankova and Ni Xi (CLT) 7-6 [7-4]
Magdalena Baniak and Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) def. Lucia Aranda and Yelyzave Chainykova (CLT) 7-5
Andrea Chacon and Shona Nakano (CLT) def. Diya Challa and Aida Eissa (UMD) 6-4
Singles Competition
#88 Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) def. #99 Ni Xi (CLT) 6-4 7-5
Shona Nakano (CLT) vs. Emma Ghirardato (UMD) match was unfinished 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (5-7) 6-6 (3-4)
Sara Suchankova (CLT) def. Magdalena Baniak (UMD) 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 7-5
Lucia Aranda (CLT) def. Diya Challa (UMD) 6-3 4-6 7-6 (7-4)
Yelyzave Chainykova (CLT) def. Ema Kovacevic (UMD) 6-4 7-5
Prisca Abbas (CLT) def. Lucia Donnelly (UMD)
UP NEXT
The Terps will come back home to the JTCC on March 1st to face the Penn Quakers at 12 PM.
Even with today's loss, this is still the best start to a spring season for the Terps in the past 30 years.
The Terps won the doubles point after a tiebreaker battle between the #22-ranked doubles pairing, Emma Ghirardato and Ema Kovacevic, and the #16-ranked duo, Sara Suchankova and Ni Xi, which the Terps took.
In singles, despite great efforts from Diya Challa, Emma Ghirardato, and Magdelana Baniak, who all pushed their matches to three sets, the 49ers earned wins from singles courts 3, 4, 5, and 6, giving Charlotte the 4-2 win.
BREAKING DOWN THE ACTION
Doubles Competition
#22 Emma Ghirardato and Ema Kovacevic (UMD) def. #16 Sara Suchankova and Ni Xi (CLT) 7-6 [7-4]
Magdalena Baniak and Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) def. Lucia Aranda and Yelyzave Chainykova (CLT) 7-5
Andrea Chacon and Shona Nakano (CLT) def. Diya Challa and Aida Eissa (UMD) 6-4
Singles Competition
#88 Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) def. #99 Ni Xi (CLT) 6-4 7-5
Shona Nakano (CLT) vs. Emma Ghirardato (UMD) match was unfinished 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (5-7) 6-6 (3-4)
Sara Suchankova (CLT) def. Magdalena Baniak (UMD) 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 7-5
Lucia Aranda (CLT) def. Diya Challa (UMD) 6-3 4-6 7-6 (7-4)
Yelyzave Chainykova (CLT) def. Ema Kovacevic (UMD) 6-4 7-5
Prisca Abbas (CLT) def. Lucia Donnelly (UMD)
UP NEXT
The Terps will come back home to the JTCC on March 1st to face the Penn Quakers at 12 PM.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
67
Ni Xi / 0 (99/-) [CLT]
45
#2 Singles Match
1234
676UF
Shona Nakano / 0 [CLT]
766UF
#3 Singles Match
123
765
Sara Suchankova / 0 [CLT]
577
#4 Singles Match
123
366
Lucia Aranda / 0 [CLT]
647
#5 Singles Match
12
45
Yelyzave Chainykova / 0 [CLT]
67
#6 Singles Match
12
31
Prisca Abbas / 0 [CLT]
66
Order of Finish:
6,5,1,4,3
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