WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The No. 71 Old Dominion women’s tennis team fell by a 4-1 score to No. 62 ranked William and Mary (13-6), who celebrated Senior Day for Jeltje Loomans on Saturday afternoon at the Millie West Tennis Facility. The loss, snaps the Lady Tennis Monarchs impressive eight-match win streak and give them a 14-5 record for the 2015 regular season.
The Lady Tennis Monarchs had a very quick turnaround for Saturday’s road match against the No. 62 Tribe after ODU’s thrilling 7-0 victory against No. 48 nationally ranked Marshall on Friday night. Prior to Saturday, ODU’s last loss came on March 6 against No. 48 ranked Maryland in College Park, Md., five days after the Lady Monarchs toppled No. 61 VCU, 4-3.
Old Dominion’s sophomore, Ingrid Vojcinakova, picked up the Lady Monarchs win on Saturday afternoon after losing the first set. Vojcinakova got the better of Williams and Mary’s Mélanie Roy (1-6, 7-5, 6-2). Vojcinakova moves to 15-4 on the season, and has won eight of the past nine as well as 13 of her last 15 matches.
NEXT UP FOR THE LADT TENNIS MONARCHS
Old Dominion will next hit the road to Houston, Texas for the 2015 Conference USA Championships, which will be held on the campus of Rice on April 16-19. Brackets will be announced by Tuesday.
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#62 William and Mary 4, #71 Old Dominion 1
Singles
No. 1 – #51 Leeza Nemchinov (W&M) def. #98 Borislava Botusharova (ODU) – 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-1
No. 2 – Jeltje Loomans (W&M) def. Nikol Hristova (ODU) – 6-3, 7-5
No. 3 – Olivia Thaler (W&M) def. Marijana Novakovic (ODU) – 7-5, 6-3
No. 4 – Ingrid Vojcinakova (ODU) def. Mélanie Roy (W&M) – 1-6, 7-5, 6-2
No. 5 – Maria Groener (W&M) vs. Adriana Rajkovic (ODU) – DNF, 6-2
No. 6 – Julia Casselbury (W&M) vs. Ivana Vukovic (ODU) – DNF, 3-3
Finishing Order: 3, 2, 4, 1*
Doubles
No. 1 – #45 Loomans/Nemchinov (W&M) def. Botusharova/Rajkovic (ODU) – 8-5
No. 2 – Groener/Thaler (W&M) vs. Hristova/Novakovic (ODU) – DNF, 7-7
No. 3 – Casselbury/Roy (W&M) def. Vukovic/Vojcinakova (ODU) – 8-5
Finishing Order: 1, 3*