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Saturday, March 2
College Park, Md.
12:00 PM ET
Liberty University
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Maryland
No. 60 Lady Flames Fall 4-0 to No. 65 Maryland
3/2/2024 5:37:00 PM | Women's Tennis
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – No. 65 Maryland fought for a 4-0 sweep of No. 60 Liberty on Saturday afternoon.
The Lady Flames (6-4) played a tough doubles point but ultimately fell with losses on courts one and two. Maryland (7-4) capitalized on deuce points, taking the majority of deciding points in the match. The Terrapins secured the match-clinching fourth point with three singles victories in the No. 3, 6 and 2 singles matches.
Liberty falls to 1-4 away from Lynchburg in 2024 and still seeks its first victory over Maryland, currently 0-3 all-time when facing the Big 10 program.
Thoughts from Head Coach Jeff Maren
"I think it was a nice weekend for us, we had one where we won ugly and one where we lost well. Our goal is to grow from the result of these two days. Today showed us how we could get to that next level. I feel like our girls played really well, but we just got outplayed in the key moments. To God be the Glory!"
#65 Maryland Terrapins 4, #60 Liberty 0
Singles Competition
1. Minorka Miranda (UMD) vs. Esther Lovato (LIBERTYW) 0-6, 7-6 (7-5), 1-2, unfinished
2. Selma Cadar (UMD) def. M. Juliana P. Romero (LIBERTYW) 6-3, 6-4
3. Kallista Liu (UMD) def. Tiffany Nguyen (LIBERTYW) 6-1, 6-2
4. Maria Budin (UMD) vs. Marina Davtyan (LIBERTYW) 3-6, 6-3, 3-0, unfinished
5. Diya Challa (UMD) vs. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) 4-6, 6-2, unfinished
6. Francesca Feodorov (UMD) def. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
Doubles Competition
1. Minorka Miranda/Maria Budin (UMD) def. Tiffany Nguyen/M. Juliana P. Romero (LIBERTYW) 6-4
2. Selma Cadar/Kallista Liu (UMD) def. Priscila Janikian/Sadie Daavettila (LIBERTYW) 6-2
3. Esther Lovato/Marina Davtyan (LIBERTYW) def. Francesca Feodorov/Diya Challa (UMD) 5-3
Liberty 5-4; National ranking #60
Maryland Terrapins 7-4; National ranking #65
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,6,2)
How it Happened
Singles
Up Next
Next, Liberty leaves for an anticipated trip to Palm Springs, Calif. The Lady Flames face neutral site battles with North Texas (7-5) on March 11 at 4 PM ET/ 1 PM PT and face Wichita State (6-4) on March 13 at 4 PM ET/1 PM PT.
The Lady Flames (6-4) played a tough doubles point but ultimately fell with losses on courts one and two. Maryland (7-4) capitalized on deuce points, taking the majority of deciding points in the match. The Terrapins secured the match-clinching fourth point with three singles victories in the No. 3, 6 and 2 singles matches.
Liberty falls to 1-4 away from Lynchburg in 2024 and still seeks its first victory over Maryland, currently 0-3 all-time when facing the Big 10 program.
Thoughts from Head Coach Jeff Maren
"I think it was a nice weekend for us, we had one where we won ugly and one where we lost well. Our goal is to grow from the result of these two days. Today showed us how we could get to that next level. I feel like our girls played really well, but we just got outplayed in the key moments. To God be the Glory!"
#65 Maryland Terrapins 4, #60 Liberty 0
Singles Competition
1. Minorka Miranda (UMD) vs. Esther Lovato (LIBERTYW) 0-6, 7-6 (7-5), 1-2, unfinished
2. Selma Cadar (UMD) def. M. Juliana P. Romero (LIBERTYW) 6-3, 6-4
3. Kallista Liu (UMD) def. Tiffany Nguyen (LIBERTYW) 6-1, 6-2
4. Maria Budin (UMD) vs. Marina Davtyan (LIBERTYW) 3-6, 6-3, 3-0, unfinished
5. Diya Challa (UMD) vs. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) 4-6, 6-2, unfinished
6. Francesca Feodorov (UMD) def. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
Doubles Competition
1. Minorka Miranda/Maria Budin (UMD) def. Tiffany Nguyen/M. Juliana P. Romero (LIBERTYW) 6-4
2. Selma Cadar/Kallista Liu (UMD) def. Priscila Janikian/Sadie Daavettila (LIBERTYW) 6-2
3. Esther Lovato/Marina Davtyan (LIBERTYW) def. Francesca Feodorov/Diya Challa (UMD) 5-3
Liberty 5-4; National ranking #60
Maryland Terrapins 7-4; National ranking #65
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,6,2)
How it Happened
- In their first pairing together, Pricila Janikian and Sadie Daavettila were taken down by Selma Cadar and Kallista Liu 6-2 on court two.
- Maryland secured the early advantage in the No. 1 doubles match. Tiffany Nguyen and Maria Juliana Parra Romero (1-3) fell to Minorka Miranda and Maria Budin 6-4.
- On court three and playing in their first match together in 2024, Esther Lovato and Marina Davtyan were leading Francesca Feodorov and Diya Challa 5-3, but the match went unfinished. The Liberty pair compiled a 17-5 record together in 2023.
Singles
- Maryland secured the first singles point in the No. 3 singles match. Nguyen (2-3) was dropped by Liu 6-1, 6-2.
- The Terrapins took another point on court six despite Turchetto (4-5) battling to stay alive. The freshman fought back from a 5-0 deficit in the first set and fought off multiple match points. Marlyand's Feodorov came away with the 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory despite the strong effort.
- The match was won in the No. 2 singles match despite an outstanding display from Liberty's Parra Romero. The junior fell to Selma Cadar 6-3, 6-4, who secured the ITA Women's Atlantic Regional singles title in Lynchburg in October.
- Liberty saw three matches that were into the third set go unfinished.
Up Next
Next, Liberty leaves for an anticipated trip to Palm Springs, Calif. The Lady Flames face neutral site battles with North Texas (7-5) on March 11 at 4 PM ET/ 1 PM PT and face Wichita State (6-4) on March 13 at 4 PM ET/1 PM PT.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
1234
6620
Minorka Miranda / 0 [UMD]
071UF
#2 Singles Match
12
34
Selma Cadar / 0 [UMD]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
12
Kallista Liu / 0 [UMD]
66
#4 Singles Match
1234
6300
Maria Budin / 0 [UMD]
363UF
#5 Singles Match
123
620
Diya Challa / 0 [UMD]
46UF
#6 Singles Match
12
36
Francesca Feodorov / 0 [UMD]
67
Order of Finish:
3,6,2
Players Mentioned
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