Friday, May 1
Chapel Hill, NC.
1 PM
Maryland
4
vs
0
South Carolina
Terps hyping up the team during doubles
Maryland Women’s Tennis Loses to South Carolina in First Round of NCAA Tournament
5/1/2026 4:31:00 PM | Women's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The Maryland Women's Tennis Team falls to South Carolina 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
This was the first time Maryland had been in the tournament since 2011.
In the doubles round, the Gamecocks earned the point in a thriller doubles match, splitting the first two matches, ultimately losing the third match 7-5.
In singles, the Terps got first-set singles wins from Ema Kovacevic, Magdalena Baniak, and Diya Challa!
In the end, South Carolina took the first three matches, making the final 4-0.
Ema Kovacevic's, Magdalena Baniak's, and Diya Challa's matches all went unfinished.
The match was called after the clinch.
This caps off Maryland's best season in over a decade. The Terps finished 18-8 and went 8-5 in the Big Ten, the most they've ever won in a season. They also went the furthest they've made it in the Big Ten Tournament, making it to the semifinals.
BREAKING DOWN THE ACTION
Doubles Competition
1. #12 Lauren Friedman/Helena Buchwald (SC) def. #32 Diya Challa/Emma Ghirardato (UMD) 6-0
2. #88 Kaitlyn Carnicella/Jana Stojanova (SC) def. Ema Kovacevic/Tamari Gagoshidze (UMD) 7-5
3. Oliwia Orlinska/Aida Eissa (UMD) def. Jane Dunyon/Sara Borkop (SC) 6-3
Singles Competition
1. #41 Kaitlyn Carnicella (SC) def. Emma Ghirardato (UMD) 6-1, 6-1
2. #43 Helena Buchwald (SC) def. #117 Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) 6-2, 6-3
3. Magdalena Baniak (UMD) vs. Sara Borkop (SC) 7-6, 1-5, unfinished
4. Diya Challa (UMD) vs. Jana Stojanova (SC) 7-6, 1-2, unfinished
5. Ema Kovacevic (UMD) vs. Jane Dunyon (SC) 6-2, 2-6, 0-2, unfinished
6. Lauren Friedman (SC) def. Tamari Gagoshidze (UMD) 7-5, 6-3
This was the first time Maryland had been in the tournament since 2011.
In the doubles round, the Gamecocks earned the point in a thriller doubles match, splitting the first two matches, ultimately losing the third match 7-5.
In singles, the Terps got first-set singles wins from Ema Kovacevic, Magdalena Baniak, and Diya Challa!
In the end, South Carolina took the first three matches, making the final 4-0.
Ema Kovacevic's, Magdalena Baniak's, and Diya Challa's matches all went unfinished.
The match was called after the clinch.
This caps off Maryland's best season in over a decade. The Terps finished 18-8 and went 8-5 in the Big Ten, the most they've ever won in a season. They also went the furthest they've made it in the Big Ten Tournament, making it to the semifinals.
BREAKING DOWN THE ACTION
Doubles Competition
1. #12 Lauren Friedman/Helena Buchwald (SC) def. #32 Diya Challa/Emma Ghirardato (UMD) 6-0
2. #88 Kaitlyn Carnicella/Jana Stojanova (SC) def. Ema Kovacevic/Tamari Gagoshidze (UMD) 7-5
3. Oliwia Orlinska/Aida Eissa (UMD) def. Jane Dunyon/Sara Borkop (SC) 6-3
Singles Competition
1. #41 Kaitlyn Carnicella (SC) def. Emma Ghirardato (UMD) 6-1, 6-1
2. #43 Helena Buchwald (SC) def. #117 Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) 6-2, 6-3
3. Magdalena Baniak (UMD) vs. Sara Borkop (SC) 7-6, 1-5, unfinished
4. Diya Challa (UMD) vs. Jana Stojanova (SC) 7-6, 1-2, unfinished
5. Ema Kovacevic (UMD) vs. Jane Dunyon (SC) 6-2, 2-6, 0-2, unfinished
6. Lauren Friedman (SC) def. Tamari Gagoshidze (UMD) 7-5, 6-3
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