The Women's Tennis team fell to No. 48 Maryland on Thursday, 5-2.
Maryland won over the doubles point to start the rally.
In singles play, freshman Nil Horoz earned the first point for the Spiders with a pair of 6-1 decisions over Eleonore Paillaud. Sophomore Elizabeth Sims defeated Jordan Hansbrough, 6-2, 6-2 in order to advance her singles record to 7-0.
The Spiders return to action at home for their first Atlantic 10 match of the season against St. Joseph's.
No. 48 Maryland 5, Richmond 2
Doubles
1) No. 25
Belzunce/Luus (MD) def. Smyth/Cunningham (UR) 8-5
2) Stancu/Van Berlo
(MD) def. Sims/Kandinata (UR) 8-2
3)
Hansbrough/Irazusta (MD) def. Matuszczyk/Horoz (UR) 8-2
Singles
1) No. 36 Cristina
Stancu (MD) def. Joanna Matuszczyk (UR) - 6-2, 7-5
2) Ana Belzunce
(MD) def. Melissa Kandinata (UR) - 6-3, 7-5
3) Welma Luus (MD)
def. Helen Cunningham (UR) - 6-4, 6-7, 10-7
4) Vroni Van Berlo
(MD) def. Alexandra Smyth (UR) - 6-3, 6-1
5) Elizabeth Sims
(UR) def. Jordan Hansbrough (MD) - 6-2, 6-2
6) Nil Horoz (UR)
def. Eleonore Paillaud (MD) - 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish:
Doubles: 2,3,1
Singles: 4,6,1,5,2,3
