Friday, April 24
Columbus, OH
2 PM
Maryland
4
vs
2
USC
Ema Kovacevic gets mobbed after clinching the quarterfinals match versus USC
SEMIFINALS BOUND! Terps Knock Off #2-Seeded, #12-Ranked USC To Advance In Big Ten Championships
4/24/2026 5:32:00 PM | Women's Tennis
COLUMBUS, OH – The #7-seeded University of Maryland women's tennis team defeated the #2-seeded USC in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament 4-2!
This is the first time Maryland (18-6 overall) has made it to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, and additionally, the highest-ranked win for the Terps since 2013, when they beat #11 Duke.
The team's 18 wins are tied for the most in a single season in school history. Maryland went 18-7 in 2022.
The Terps will face No. 3 seed Michigan in the Big Ten Semfinals on Saturday at 2 p.m. The match will air on B1G+.
In the doubles round, the Terps earned the point after winning the first two doubles matches, 6-3 and 6-2!
In singles, the Terps got huge victories from courts 4 and 6 by Diya Challa and Tata Gagoshdize; meanwhile, Ema Kovacevic won her tiebreaker in set #1 10-8! While Oliwia Orlinska and Magdalena Baniak fell, the score stood at 3-2 Maryland.
Up 3-2, it all came down to Emma Ghirardato in the third set, and Ema Kovacevic up one set.
To clinch, Ema Kovacevic won her second set with ease, winning 6-2, and sending the Terps to the Semifinals.
Emma Ghirardato's match went unfinished and the match was called after the clinch.
With this victory, this is the first time since 1998 that the Terps will play in a conference semifinals, when they did as members of the ACC.
BREAKING DOWN THE ACTION
Doubles Competition
1. #61 Diya Challa/Emma Ghirardato (UMD) def. #29 Lily Fairclough/Krisha Mahendran (USC) 6-3
2. #76 Tamari Gagoshidze/Ema Kovacevic (UMD) def. Emma Charney/Imma Haddad (USC) 6-2
3. Dani Borruel/Eugenia Zozaya (USC) vs. Aida Eissa/Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) 4-5 unfinished
Singles Competition
1. Jana Hossam (USC) vs. Emma Ghirardato (UMD) 6-4, 5-7, 3-5, unfinished
2. Eugenia Zozaya (USC) def. Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) 6-0, 6-0
3. Imma Haddad (USC) def. Magdalena Baniak (UMD) 6-4, 6-2
4. Diya Challa (UMD) def. Emma Charney (USC) 6-3, 6-4
5. Ema Kovacevic (UMD) def. Krisha Mahendran (USC) 7-6 (10-8), 6-2
6. Tamari Gagoshidze (UMD) def. Dani Borruel (USC) 6-4, 6-2
UP NEXT
The Terps will await the winner of #6-seeded Wisconsin and #3-seeded Michigan, who they will play tomorrow, at 2 PM ET on B1G+
This is the first time Maryland (18-6 overall) has made it to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, and additionally, the highest-ranked win for the Terps since 2013, when they beat #11 Duke.
The team's 18 wins are tied for the most in a single season in school history. Maryland went 18-7 in 2022.
The Terps will face No. 3 seed Michigan in the Big Ten Semfinals on Saturday at 2 p.m. The match will air on B1G+.
In the doubles round, the Terps earned the point after winning the first two doubles matches, 6-3 and 6-2!
In singles, the Terps got huge victories from courts 4 and 6 by Diya Challa and Tata Gagoshdize; meanwhile, Ema Kovacevic won her tiebreaker in set #1 10-8! While Oliwia Orlinska and Magdalena Baniak fell, the score stood at 3-2 Maryland.
Up 3-2, it all came down to Emma Ghirardato in the third set, and Ema Kovacevic up one set.
To clinch, Ema Kovacevic won her second set with ease, winning 6-2, and sending the Terps to the Semifinals.
Emma Ghirardato's match went unfinished and the match was called after the clinch.
With this victory, this is the first time since 1998 that the Terps will play in a conference semifinals, when they did as members of the ACC.
BREAKING DOWN THE ACTION
Doubles Competition
1. #61 Diya Challa/Emma Ghirardato (UMD) def. #29 Lily Fairclough/Krisha Mahendran (USC) 6-3
2. #76 Tamari Gagoshidze/Ema Kovacevic (UMD) def. Emma Charney/Imma Haddad (USC) 6-2
3. Dani Borruel/Eugenia Zozaya (USC) vs. Aida Eissa/Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) 4-5 unfinished
Singles Competition
1. Jana Hossam (USC) vs. Emma Ghirardato (UMD) 6-4, 5-7, 3-5, unfinished
2. Eugenia Zozaya (USC) def. Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) 6-0, 6-0
3. Imma Haddad (USC) def. Magdalena Baniak (UMD) 6-4, 6-2
4. Diya Challa (UMD) def. Emma Charney (USC) 6-3, 6-4
5. Ema Kovacevic (UMD) def. Krisha Mahendran (USC) 7-6 (10-8), 6-2
6. Tamari Gagoshidze (UMD) def. Dani Borruel (USC) 6-4, 6-2
UP NEXT
The Terps will await the winner of #6-seeded Wisconsin and #3-seeded Michigan, who they will play tomorrow, at 2 PM ET on B1G+
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
1234
4750
Jana Hossam / 0 [USC]
653UF
#2 Singles Match
12
00
Eugenia Zozaya / 0 [USC]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
42
Imma Haddad / 0 [USC]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Emma Charney / 0 [USC]
34
#5 Singles Match
12
76
Krisha Mahendran / 0 [USC]
62
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Dani Borruel / 0 [USC]
42
Order of Finish:
2,3,6,4,5
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