Friday, February 14
East Brunswick, NJ
12:30 PM
Rutgers University
2
vs
5
Maryland
Photo by: Dustin Satloff
Tennis Drops Big Ten Opener Against Maryland
Feb 14 | Women's Tennis
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Rutgers tennis opened the Big Ten portion of their season on Friday, Feb. 14 with a 5-2 loss to the Maryland Terrapins.
"Today was a really close, tough match. Maryland competed well, and I thought we competed really well in singles," said head coach Hilary Ritchie. "We need to turn around tomorrow and take our opportunities. This team is working incredibly hard and they're putting themselves in great situations; they just need to be confident and go for it."
The duo of senior Kat Muzik and junior Maya Jacobs started the day off strong for the Scarlet Knights with a 6-2 victory in the No. 3 spot over Eva Alexandrova and Saya Usui.
Sophomores Tess Fisher and Sydney Kaplan were downed in the No. 2 spot by Adela Josefova and Chloe Hamlin 6-3, which evened the playing field for both teams in the chase for the doubles point.
In the No. 1 spot, sophomores Kristiana Zahare and Sydney Jones brought opponents Ayana Akli and Kate Yemelyanenka into a tie breaker, ultimately falling 7-6 (7-4).
Finishing first in singles and tying the team score at one all was Kaplan (No. 4) with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Vera Markovic.
Pushing the Scarlet Knights ahead of the Terps was senior Jaci Cochrane (No. 6) defeating Zoe Kulkarni 6-1, 6-3.
Rutgers returns to the East Brunswick Racquet Club Saturday, Feb. 15 at 4:00 p.m. as they take on UPenn.
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"Today was a really close, tough match. Maryland competed well, and I thought we competed really well in singles," said head coach Hilary Ritchie. "We need to turn around tomorrow and take our opportunities. This team is working incredibly hard and they're putting themselves in great situations; they just need to be confident and go for it."
| DOUBLES |
The duo of senior Kat Muzik and junior Maya Jacobs started the day off strong for the Scarlet Knights with a 6-2 victory in the No. 3 spot over Eva Alexandrova and Saya Usui.
Sophomores Tess Fisher and Sydney Kaplan were downed in the No. 2 spot by Adela Josefova and Chloe Hamlin 6-3, which evened the playing field for both teams in the chase for the doubles point.
In the No. 1 spot, sophomores Kristiana Zahare and Sydney Jones brought opponents Ayana Akli and Kate Yemelyanenka into a tie breaker, ultimately falling 7-6 (7-4).
| SINGLES |
Finishing first in singles and tying the team score at one all was Kaplan (No. 4) with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Vera Markovic.
Pushing the Scarlet Knights ahead of the Terps was senior Jaci Cochrane (No. 6) defeating Zoe Kulkarni 6-1, 6-3.
| UP NEXT |
Rutgers returns to the East Brunswick Racquet Club Saturday, Feb. 15 at 4:00 p.m. as they take on UPenn.
Follow Rutgers women's tennis on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Download the Scarlet Knights App for Apple or Android today.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Ayana Akli / 0 [UMD]
66
44
#2 Singles Match
123
Eva Alexandrova / 0 [UMD]
726
660
#3 Singles Match
123
Adela Josefova / 0 [UMD]
626
261
#4 Singles Match
12
Vera Markovic / 0 [UMD]
11
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Zoe Kulkarni / 0 [UMD]
77
55
#6 Singles Match
12
Saya Usui / 0 [UMD]
13
66
Order of Finish:
4,6,1,3,5,2
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