Saturday, March 21
College Park, MD
12 PM
Maryland
4
vs
3
Wisconsin
Diya Challa hyping the team up in a pregame huddle.
#47 Maryland Women’s Tennis Defeats #22 Wisconsin in Absolute Thriller! First Top-25 Win in 13 Years!
3/21/2026 3:23:00 PM | Women's Tennis
COLLEGE PARK, MD – The University of Maryland Women's Tennis Team won its first match against a Top-25 team since 2013 as the Terps downed No. 22 Wisconsin, 4-3 for its second home Big Ten conference win of the season. The Terps are now 11-2 and 3-1 in Big Ten Conference play.
This is Maryland's highest ranked win since beating No. 11 Duke on April 19, 2013.
In doubles, the Badgers earned the point after winning two of the three doubles matches.
In singles matches, Emma Ghirardato and Diya Challa win in two sets, giving the Terps the lead. After Oliwia Orlinska and Lucia Donnelly fell in their matches, in addition to Magdalena Baniak winning, it all came down to Ema Kovacevic's match.
Tied at 1-1, Kovacevic's match went down to the wire, finally winning the third set, 6-4.
BREAKING DOWN THE ACTION
Doubles Competition
1. Ellison Reynoldson/Ekaterina Ivanova (WISC) def. #37 Ema Kovacevic/Emma Ghirardato (UMD) 6-4
2. Maria Sholokhova/Kaede Usui (WISC) def. Diya Challa/Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Tamari Gagoshidze/Magdalena Baniak (UMD) def. Tianna Rangan/Kaja Jacobson (WISC) 7-6 (7-4)
Singles Competition
1. Maria Sholokhova (WISC) def. Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) 6-1, 7-5
2. Emma Ghirardato (UMD) def. Ekaterina Ivanova (WISC) 6-4, 6-2
3. Magdalena Baniak (UMD) def. Tianna Rangan (WISC) 6-4, 6-3
4. Diya Challa (UMD) def. Ellison Reynoldson (WISC) 6-2, 6-1
5. Ema Kovacevic (UMD) def. Kaja Jacobson (WISC) 6-0, 3-6, 6-4
6. Kaede Usui (WISC) def. Lucia Donnelly (UMD) 7-6 (7-1), 6-2
UP NEXT
The Terps will be back in action tomorrow against Minnesota at noon!
This is Maryland's highest ranked win since beating No. 11 Duke on April 19, 2013.
In doubles, the Badgers earned the point after winning two of the three doubles matches.
In singles matches, Emma Ghirardato and Diya Challa win in two sets, giving the Terps the lead. After Oliwia Orlinska and Lucia Donnelly fell in their matches, in addition to Magdalena Baniak winning, it all came down to Ema Kovacevic's match.
Tied at 1-1, Kovacevic's match went down to the wire, finally winning the third set, 6-4.
BREAKING DOWN THE ACTION
Doubles Competition
1. Ellison Reynoldson/Ekaterina Ivanova (WISC) def. #37 Ema Kovacevic/Emma Ghirardato (UMD) 6-4
2. Maria Sholokhova/Kaede Usui (WISC) def. Diya Challa/Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Tamari Gagoshidze/Magdalena Baniak (UMD) def. Tianna Rangan/Kaja Jacobson (WISC) 7-6 (7-4)
Singles Competition
1. Maria Sholokhova (WISC) def. Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) 6-1, 7-5
2. Emma Ghirardato (UMD) def. Ekaterina Ivanova (WISC) 6-4, 6-2
3. Magdalena Baniak (UMD) def. Tianna Rangan (WISC) 6-4, 6-3
4. Diya Challa (UMD) def. Ellison Reynoldson (WISC) 6-2, 6-1
5. Ema Kovacevic (UMD) def. Kaja Jacobson (WISC) 6-0, 3-6, 6-4
6. Kaede Usui (WISC) def. Lucia Donnelly (UMD) 7-6 (7-1), 6-2
UP NEXT
The Terps will be back in action tomorrow against Minnesota at noon!
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Maria Sholokhova / 0 [WISC]
67
15
#2 Singles Match
12
Ekaterina Ivanova / 0 [WISC]
42
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Tianna Rangan / 0 [WISC]
43
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Ellison Reynoldson / 0 [WISC]
21
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Kaja Jacobson / 0 [WISC]
064
636
#6 Singles Match
12
Kaede Usui / 0 [WISC]
76
62
Order of Finish:
2,4,1,3,6,5
Players Mentioned
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