COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The Rutgers women's tennis team (10-10, 1-8 B1G) dropped a 4-1 decision at No. 52 Maryland (13-9, 4-5 B1G) on Saturday afternoon at the Junior Tennis Champion Center.
Jackeline Lopez her first conference singles victory of the season in the loss.
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Doubles
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Maryland earned wins on the first and second courts to claim the doubles point and an early lead in the dual.
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Singles
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The Terrapins extended their edge to 3-0 with victories on courts No. 1 and 3.
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Lopez added a point for RU with a B1G win on the sixth court. The junior defeated Francesca Feodorov in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4.
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UMD then clinched the dual with a win on the fourth court.
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Results
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Doubles
- Minorka Miranda/Maria Budin (UMD) def. Yana Gurevich/Mai Nguyen (RU) 6-2
- Selma Cadar/Kallista Liu (UMD) def. Tara Chilton/Minchae Kim (RU) 6-3
- Aida Eissa/Diya Challa (UMD) vs. Amira Badawi/Naomi Karki (RU) 4-3, unfinished
Order of finish: 2, 1
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Singles
- #66 Selma Cadar (UMD) def. Yana Gurevich (RU) 6-4, 6-1
- Minorka Miranda (UMD) vs. Tara Chilton (RU) 6-4, 4-6, 2-4, unfinished
- Kallista Liu (UMD) def. Amira Badawi (RU) 6-3, 6-1
- Maria Budin (UMD) def. Mai Nguyen (RU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
- Diya Challa (UMD) vs. Minchae Kim (RU) 5-7, 6-6, unfinished
- Jackeline Lopez (RU) def. Francesca Feodorov (UMD) 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 6, 4
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Knights Notes
- Lopez's victory was her first B1G win of the season.
- RU wraps up its away schedule with a record of 5-7.
Next Up
RU will close out its regular season with a pair of home duals against Wisconsin on Saturday, April 20 and Minnesota on April 21. Both matches are set to begin at 12 p.m.
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