Rutgers University
Maryland
Cardenas Picks Up Singles Win As Tennis Falls Short to No. 50 Maryland
Mar 26 | Women's Tennis
PISCATAWAY, N.J — The Rutgers women's tennis team (9-6, 0-4 B1G) fell to No. 50 Maryland (13-3, 2-1) on Sunday afternoon in its first home outdoor match, 6-1.
Daira Cardenas picked up the lone point for RU, with a 7-6 (5), 2-6, 1-0 (9) on the last singles court. The victory marks the eighth Big Ten win of her career and first of the season.
Doubles
Rutgers fought back in doubles but ultimately fell, dropping the first point of the match.
Both pairs of Jackeline Lopez/Mai Nguyen and Chloe Brown/Minchae Kim attempted to come back from deficits on courts No. 1 and 3 but couldn't pullout wins.
Action on the second court was suspended, 4-4.
Singles
The Scarlet Knights continued to play hard in singles but couldn't capitalize.
Tara Chilton and Nguyen battled, as they pushed their matches to three sets, but fell short.
Cardenas also extended her match to a third set and won the super tiebreak, 11-9, to give RU their first and only point of the match on the sixth court. She is now 6-1 in singles this spring, earning all six wins on the final court.
The Terrapins stayed on top to win all six singles matches and clinch the 6-1 victory.
Results
Doubles
- Marta Perez Mur/Minorka Miranda (UMD) def. Jackeline Lopez/Mai Nguyen (RU) 6-3
- Tara Chilton/Amira Badawi (RU) vs. Jojo Bach/Hannah McColgan (UMD) 4-4
- Mary Brumfield/Francesca Feodorov (UMD) def. Chloe Brown/Minchae Kim (RU) 6-3
Singles
- Marta Perez Mur (UMD) def. Jackeline Lopez (RU) 6-0, 6-2
- Minorka Miranda (UMD) def. Tara Chilton (RU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Kallista Liu (UMD) def. Amira Badawi (RU) 6-3, 6-4
- Francesca Feodorov (UMD) def. Mai Nguyen (RU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
- Hannah McColgan (UMD) def. Minchae Kim (RU) 6-3, 7-6 (6), 1-0 (5)
- Daira Cardenas (RU) def. Mary Brumfield (UMD) 7-6 (5), 2-6, 1-0 (9)
Next Up
Rutgers will continue its four-match home stand as the team welcomes Minnesota on Sunday, April 2 for another 12 p.m. contest.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
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