No. 2 Seed USC Women's Tennis Opens Big Ten Tournament Against No. 7 Maryland

Friday, April 24

Columbus, Ohio

11:00 a.m. PT

USC

[7] Maryland

jana hossam squats with a racket before returning a ball

No. 2 Seed USC Women's Tennis Opens Big Ten Tournament Against No. 7 Maryland

April 23, 2026 | Women's Tennis

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Trojans set to face Terps in the Big Ten quarterfinals.

LOS ANGELES - The No. 2 seed USC women's tennis team begins postseason play on Friday, facing No. 7 seed Maryland in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Championship Tournament.

First serve against the Terrapins is scheduled for Friday, April 24 at 2 p.m. ET/ 11 a.m. PT.

The Trojans enter the tournament with a 19-5 overall record and a dominant 12-1 mark in conference play, having clinched the program's first-ever Big Ten regular-season title and first conference championship since 2015. USC carries strong momentum into Columbus, riding a seven-match winning streak that includes a 4-0 sweep of Indiana in the regular-season finale.

Maryland (17-6, 8-5 Big Ten) advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4-2 win over No. 10 seed Northwestern in the opening round. The Terrapins are making their second consecutive appearance in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament and feature ranked talent in both singles and doubles, led by No. 111 Oliwia Orlinska. In doubles, the pairs of Diya Challa/Emma Ghirardato (No. 61) and Emma Ghirardato/Ema Kovacevic (No. 76) highlight a competitive lineup.

USC owns a 1-0 all-time advantage over Maryland and boasts one of the conference's deepest rosters. The Trojans are led by No. 23 Jana Hossam, who has anchored the top of the singles lineup, alongside No. 67 Emma Charney and No. 118 Eugenia Zozaya. Zozaya has been a force in her freshman campaign, compiling a 9-1 conference record, while Charney (8-0) and Dani Borruel (4-0) each went undefeated in Big Ten singles play.

In doubles, USC has consistently set the tone early in matches. The tandem of Krisha Mahendran and Lily Fairclough is ranked No. 29 nationally, while Fairclough has also paired with Hossam (No. 56) and Borruel (No. 81) to give the Trojans multiple high-level options. Additionally, the duo of Charney and Immi Haddad went a perfect 9-0 in conference doubles play during the regular season.

With a balanced lineup and postseason momentum, USC looks to continue its strong second campaign in the Big Ten as it pushes toward a conference tournament title.