#7 Seed Maryland, Matches Up Against #10 Seed Northwestern in Big Ten Tournament

Thursday, April 23

Columbus, OH

2 PM

Maryland

Northwestern

Emma Ghirardato, Ema Kovacevic, and Oliwia Orlinska

#7 Seed Maryland, Matches Up Against #10 Seed Northwestern in Big Ten Tournament

4/21/2026 11:35:00 AM | Women's Tennis

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#7 Seed Maryland vs. #10 Seed Northwestern

April 23rd, 2026

Auer Tennis Complex

2:00 PM

COLUMBUS, OH — The Maryland Women's Tennis team will face off against #10 Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament presented by Allstate this Thursday, April 23rd, at 2 PM in Columbus, Ohio.

The Terps have finished as the #7 seed in the Big Ten standings with a 16-6 record and an 8-5 Big Ten record.

The winner of the match will play in match #7 against the #2-seeded USC on Friday, April 24th, at 2 PM.

Northwestern has historically dominated the matchup between the Terps, going 9-1; however, the Terps broke the Wildcats' 9-match winning streak on Friday, April 17th, when they dramatically defeated Northwestern 4-3.

Thanks to Diya Challa's and Tamari Gagoshidze's heroics, down 3-2, both won their matches to clinch the Terps the 4-3 victory!

This match broke a Maryland women's tennis single-season record for most Big Ten Wins with eight wins.

More information about the matches, bracket, livestream, and more can be found on the Big Ten Women's Tennis website and the Maryland X account.