April 20, 2012
NORFOLK, Va. - Melissa Esnal Olguin won 6-4, 7-6 at No. 3 singles to lift Old Dominion University women's tennis to a dramatic 4-3 win over William and Mary Friday evening.
ODU started the match by winning the doubles point, as Diana Ivanova and Aleksandra Mitrovska dominated for an 8-3 victory at No. 1 while Esnal Olguin and Khmolovska clinched the point with an 8-6 win.
Ivanova got ODU on the board in singles with a tough 6-4, 6-4 triumph over Maria Belaya.
Khmolovska gave ODU its third team point with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Hope Johnson at No. 4 before Esnal Olguin clinched the win with her thrilling finish.
ODU takes on No. 1 seed VCU Saturday at 2 p.m.
#5 Old Dominion 4, #4 William & Mary 3
Singles
#1 Diana Ivanova (ODU) d. Maria Belaya (W&M), 6-4, 6-4
#2 Jeltje Loomans (W&M) d. Aleksandra Mitrovska (ODU), 6-2, 6-4
#3 Melissa Esnal Olguin (ODU) d. Nina Vulovich (W&M), 6-4, 7-6 (9-7)
#4 Nika Khmolovska (ODU) d. Hope Johnson (W&M), 6-0, 6-4
#5 Anik Cepeda (W&M) d. Juliana Pires (ODU), 6-1, 7-5
#6 Katie Kargl (W&M) d. Faith Atiso (ODU), 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 4, 2, 5, 3
Doubles
#1 Ivanova/Mitrovska (ODU) d. Loomans/Johnson (W&M), 8-3
#2 Olguin/Khmolovska (ODU) d. Cepeda/Belaya (W&M), 8-6
#3 Kargl/Vulovich (W&M) vs. Pires/Atiso (ODU) - DNF, 6-6
Order of Finish: 1, 2