TROY, Ala. – Old Dominion women’s tennis came out victorious in its first outdoor match against Troy, 5-1.
“Tough windy match today,” Head Coach Dominic Manilla said. “I’m pleased how we stayed focused and got the job done.”
ODU began Saturday afternoon with a strong doubles win, after No. 1 Sofia Johnson and Victoria Matasova downed Maria Guirguis and Valeriia Avdeeva (6-2) with No. 3 Marina Markina and Kira Matushkina following suit with a win over Leena Metwally and Gabrielle Leslie (6-2). No. 2 Lidiia Rasskouskaia’s and Ulyana Romaova’s match against Veena Nazar and Emilia Namyslo was suspended at 4-5.
No. 4 Avdeeva put the Trojans on the board with a win over Romanova (6-3, 6-1), though No. 2 Matushkina responded by downing Guirguis in extra sets (6-3, 4-6, 6-4). No. 3 Rasskouskaia put ODU just one point away from claiming the match after she defeated Metwally (6-3, 6-3), and following suit, No. 1 Johnson and No. 6 Markina defeated their respective opponents Leslie (7-5, 6-3) and Namyslo (7-5, 6-4) to secure an ODU 5-1 win. No. 5 Natasova’s match against Nazar was suspended (6-4, 3-6, 3-1).
Old Dominion heads east to take on Georgia Southern on Sunday, March 16 at 10 a.m.