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Emma Ghirardato
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Major:
- Economics
- Hometown:
- Turin, Italy
- Prev School:
- Oklahoma
As a Sophomore (2025-26):
Spring:
Fall:
Spring:
- Made an immediate impact in her first season as a Terp, sweeping her opening day matches with a No. 2 singles win over Georgetown (6-1, 6-1) and a No. 1 singles win over Howard (6-2, 6-2) (1/18).
- Partnered with Ema Kovacevic for a dominant start to doubles play, going 2-0 on opening day with wins over Georgetown (6-2) and Howard (6-0) (1/18).
- Rolled to a 6-0, 6-2 singles victory at the No. 2 spot against William & Mary, while also adding a 6-1 doubles win alongside Diya Challa (2/7).
- Recorded a perfect 2-0 day against Richmond, winning No. 1 doubles 6-3 with Ema Kovacevic and No. 2 singles 6-1, 6-2 (2/14).
- Earned a hard-fought three-set win against James Madison, defeating Mia Saveljic 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 (2/18).
- Stunned the No. 16-ranked doubles team from Charlotte, winning a 7-6 (7-4) thriller at the No. 1 spot with Ema Kovacevic (2/22).
- Fought back for a three-set road win against Oregon, defeating Olivia Symons 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 (3/6).
- Shut out Rutgers in No. 1 doubles, winning 6-0 alongside Ema Kovacevic (3/14).
- Secured back-to-back Big Ten singles wins against Wisconsin (6-4, 6-2) and Penn State (5-7, 6-1, 7-5) (3/21-3/27).
- Topped the No. 44-ranked doubles team from Purdue 6-2 and followed it with a 6-0 sweep of No. 64 Indiana alongside Diya Challa (4/3-4/5).
- Upset the No. 58-ranked doubles pair from Michigan State 6-2 with Diya Challa (4/12).
- Sparked the Big Ten Tournament run by defeating No. 88-ranked Margot Phanthala of Northwestern 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 1 singles position (4/23).
- Starred in the Big Ten Quarterfinals against #12 USC, upsetting the No. 29-ranked doubles team 6-3 with Diya Challa (4/23)
- Closed the season with a top-tier doubles win in the Big Ten Semifinals, defeating the No. 30-ranked duo from Michigan 6-3 (4/25).
- Big Ten All-Tournament Team
- CSC Academic All-District
Fall:
- Made Terps debut at the ITA All-American Championship, finishing 4-1; 2-0 in singles matches, and 2-1 in doubles matches with Ema Kovacevic (9/21 - 9/26)
- Advanced to the doubles ITA Sectionals at the ITA Regionals, going 2-1 in singles matches and 5-1 in doubles with Ema Kovacevic, finishing second in the doubles championship (10/16 - 10/21)
- Ghirardato and Kovacevic qualified for the NCAA Fall Doubles Championships after going 3-1 in doubles matches at the ITA Sectionals as a tandem (11/6 - 11/9)
- Finished her stellar Fall season, falling in the round of 32 at the NCAA Fall Doubles Championship with Ema Kovacevic. (11/19)
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