The Crimson’s first singles loss of the day was at the No. 6 court, where Maryland freshman Irazusta came out victorious in a second-set tiebreaker to beat Li, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

With the team score at 2-2, the winner of the day’s match was still very much in the air.

At the top two courts, Tachibana and Norton both lost their first sets, 7-5. Tachibana put up a fight against Stancu, but the Harvard No. 1 could not keep up, and a 6-4 second set loss by Tachibana put Maryland ahead, 3-2.

Very soon afterwards, Norton fell to Belzunce, 6-2, which sealed the victory for the Terps.

“We fought really hard, but we just couldn’t pull it out,” Norton said. “I think it could have gone either way. Essentially with these 4-3 matches, I think the key was that Maryland was more poised on the court.”

Although the victor for the match was already decided, Morrill finished her bout at the No. 5 position, winning 6-7, 6-0, 6-4 against her opponent.

Next up, the Crimson faces Boston College, which it beat 5-2 last year, at the Murr Center tennis courts on Thursday, marking Harvard’s first of five straight home contests.

“[BC is] always a really tough match,” Norton said. “We know this year they’ll come out fighting hard. But we’re really excited, though. I think we learned a lot from our match against Maryland.”

—Staff writer Taryn I. Kurcz can be reached at kurcz13@college.harvard.edu.