EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. – The Rutgers women's tennis team (7-12, 1-10 B1G) was defeated by the No. 49 Maryland Terrapins (14-9, 7-4 B1G), 4-2 Saturday afternoon.

"Maryland is a tough team," said head coach Hilary Ritchie. "Our team fought until the end. I'm so proud of our seniors and how much they have given over their careers."

Doubles

The Terrapins picked up the advantage in doubles play winning first on court No. 2, but Mai Nguyen & Naomi Karki quickly answered with a 6-2 win to tie it.

All eyes then focused on Jackie Lopez and Minchae Kim, the two seniors honored on Senior Day. The duo came from behind and won 7-5 to clinch the point for RU.

Singles

Zeynep Ilker extended the Rutgers lead, winning 6-3, 6-2 on court No. 6. UMD then won four straight hard-fought singles matches to take the dual.

Results

Doubles

    1. Mai Nguyen/Naomi Karki (Rutgers) def. Kallista Liu/Danielle Hack (UMD) 6-2
    2. Tamari Gagoshidze/Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) def. Zuzanna Frankowska/Karina Jumazhanova (Rutgers) 6-2
    3. Minchae Kim/Jackie Lopez (Rutgers) def. Katherine Hung/Diya Challa (UMD) 7-5

Order of finish: 2,1,3

Singles

    1. Kallista Liu (UMD) def. Mai Nguyen (Rutgers) 6-4, 6-3
    2. Danielle Hack (UMD) def. Zuzanna Frankowska (Rutgers) 6-3, 7-5
    3. Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) def. Karina Jumazhanova (Rutgers) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
    4. Tamari Gagoshidze (UMD) def. Jackie Lopez (Rutgers) 6-1, 6-3
    5. Minchae Kim (Rutgers) vs. Diya Challa (UMD) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 4-1, unfinished
    6. Zeynep Ilker (Rutgers) def. Katherine Hung (UMD) 6-3, 6-2

Order of finish: 6,4,1,2,3

Next Up

The Scarlet Knights will wrap up conference play out west against conference newcomers USC and UCLA. First serve against the Trojans is set for 3 p.m. ET on April 18 before facing off against the Bruins at 12 p.m. ET on April 19.

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