It’s on to the next one for the Terrapins men’s tennis team. If only for one more day, the Terps have kept their season and NCAA Tournament hopes alive.

A 4-2 win over Georgia Tech yesterday ensured as much.

Coach Kyle Spencer said the team controls its own destiny, and the way it has played in the last two matches belies the fact it’s on the verge of being cut in the offseason.

“I think we’re a different team then when we lost to Georgia Tech in Atlanta,” Spencer said. “The guys showed that today.

“We had some guys take care of matches we thought we could win.”

With their backs against the wall, the Terps have come on strong recently in what might be the program’s last ACC games.

The team is focusing on the here and now. And right now, the No. 59 Terps (8-14, 4-7 ACC) are savoring their first win over the No. 63 Yellow Jackets (9-12, 4-7) since 1990 to advance to the quarterfinals of the ACC Championships. The team also avenged its 4-3 regular-season loss to Georgia Tech in Atlanta on March 25.

The Terps swept all the doubles matches to take the doubles point. Vlad Stefan and Tommy Laine won the first doubles match with an 8-6 victory on the second-highest court, while No. 23 Maros Horny and John Collins took care of business on the highest court, 9-7.

In singles, Laine gave the Terps a 2-0 lead after he won in straight sets on the sixth-ranked court. The Yellow Jackets didn’t go easily, though, tying the match at two with wins at the highest- and third-highest courts. But Jesse Kiuru and Collins ended the comeback with victories on the fourth- and fifth-ranked courts. Collins won his in straight sets and Kiuru won in three.

“All the guys down low did very well,” Spencer said. “At four, five and six they carried us today.”

The Terrapins women’s tennis team didn’t enjoy the same success yesterday, ending its season with a 4-0 loss to No. 25 Georgia Tech in the opening round of the ACC Tournament. Unlike the men’s team, however the women (7-15, 1-10 ACC) are not on the chopping block and will return to College Park next year.

The Yellow Jackets (13-10, 6-5) started the shutout by winning the doubles point. They took their matches on the lower two courts and carried that momentum into their first three singles matches of the afternoon. With the first singles win in hand, No. 14 Jillian O’Neill defeated No. 26 Christina Stancu in straight sets on the highest court, giving the Yellow Jackets a 3-0 lead. With a win on the third-highest court, Georgia Tech secured its spot in the quarterfinals.

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