COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Wisconsin women's tennis team dropped its final regular season match of the season, 4-0, on the road against Maryland Sunday afternoon.

The Badgers (4-16) narrowly failed to secure the doubles point early on and never regained their footing.

At the No. 3 position, seniors Maria Avgerinos and Sydney Rider topped Maryland's Cassandre Thebault and Olivia Gaudreault, 6-3. Meanwhile, freshmen duo Melissa Pick and Michelle Linden fell short at the No. 2 position, dropping a 6-0 decision to Caroline Williams and Ekaterina Tour. The final doubles match rested in the hands of UW's duo of Kelsey Grambeau and Christina Zordani, who are 5-1 this season. After a difficult battle, the UW pair fell to Maryland's Alexandra Stanova and Kristina Hovsepyan, 7-5.

In singles play, the Badgers struggled on all courts. Maryland clinched the dual victory with wins on the first, second and fourth courts.

Wrapping up her first year as a Badger, Zordani proved determined to finish her first season strong. After taking the first set, 6-2, Zordani held close to her Maryland opponent trailing 6-5 in the second set before the match ended prematurely.

Results

Maryland 4 – Wisconsin 0

Singles:

1. Alexandra Stanova (MARY) def. Maria Avgerinos (WIS), 6-4, 6-2
2. Ekaterina Tour (MARY) def. Kelsey Grambeau (WIS), 6-3, 6-0
3. Michelle Linden (WIS) vs. Arnelle Sullivan (MARY), 3-6, 4-3 (unfinished)
4. Kristina Hovsepyan (MARY) def. Melissa Pick (WIS), 6-3, 6-2
5. Kate Yemelyanenka (MARY) vs. Sydney Rider (WIS), 6-4, 3-1 (unfinished)
6. Christina Zordani (MARY) vs. Cassandre Thebault (MARY), 6-2, 5-6 (unfinished)

Doubles:

1. Stanova/Hovsepyan (MARY) def. Grambeau/Zordani (WIS), 7-5
2. Williams/Tour (MARY) def. Pick/Linden (WIS), 6-0
3. Avgerinos/Rider (WIS) def. Thebault/Gaudreault (MARY), 6-3