WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary women's tennis had its three-match winning streak snapped at the hands of Big Ten foe Maryland, 5-2, on Friday afternoon at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.
 
Junior Raffaela Alhach (No. 5) and freshman Hedda Gurholt rallied to claim three-set singles wins for the Tribe (3-2) points.
 
The Terps (7-1) claimed the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3 to take a 1-0 lead. It marked the first time in five tries this season that W&M failed to take the initial point of the match.
 
Maryland secured its fifth-straight win with straight-set victories at No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6.
                   
Alhach bounced back after falling in the opening set to Mary Brumfield, 6-2, by claiming the second, 6-4. With the team result already decided, the pair squared off in a super breaker third set. Alhach came back from an early 4-2 deficit and won the final three points on the way to a 10-7 win in the breaker. It was her fourth win in a row and her 11th overall on the year.
 
After dropping the opening set in close fashion, 6-4, Gurholt rallied for her ninth win in a row. The Tribe rookie did not drop a game in the second set against Marta Perez Mur before claiming the final two games in the third to take a 7-5 win. She improved to 14-4 overall and 5-0 in dual-match play.
 
Up Next: The Tribe returns to action on Saturday morning when it welcomes Charlotte to the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. The contest gets underway at 11 a.m.
 
Maryland 5, William & Mary 2
Singles
No. 1 – Selma Cadar (Maryland) def. Mila Saric (W&M) – 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 – Hedda Gurholt (W&M) def. Marta Perez Mur (Maryland) – 4-6, 6-0, 7-5
No. 3 – Minorka Miranda (Maryland) def. Elisa Van Meeteren (W&M) – 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 – Raffaela Alhach (W&M) def. Mary Brumfield (Maryland) – 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (7)  
No. 5 – Kalista Liu (Maryland) def. Ine Stange (W&M) – 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 – Francesca Feodorov (Maryland) def. Emma Fernald (W&M) – 6-3, 6-2
Finishing Order: 3, 6, 5*, 1, 4, 2
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Saric/Gurholt (W&M) vs. Jojo Bach/Perez Mur (Maryland) – DNF, 4-4
No. 2 – Brumfield/Cadar (Maryland) def. Van Meeteren/Alhach (W&M) – 6-0
No. 3 – Miranda/Feodorov (Maryland) def. Fernald/Stange (W&M) – 6-2
Finishing Order: 2, 3*