NORFOLK, Va. – The No. 57 nationally ranked Old Dominion women’s tennis team fell by a 5-2 score to No. 37 Florida State of the ACC in the 2016 season opener, which took place outside at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Lady Tennis Monarchs split the first two doubles matches with FSU, before falling to the Seminoles in the final doubles match, 7-5, giving Florida State an early 1-0 advantage.
ODU freshman Natalya Vlasova won her first singles match of the year and of her young career against Gabriella Castaneda in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4. Ingrid Vojcinakova also claimed victory in singles for Old Dominion, when she took down Florida State’s Ariana Rahmanparast (7-6 (4), Def.).
Old Dominion head coach Dominic Manilla was proud of the team’s effort saying, “Florida State is tough. They are a top 40 team in the nation and we weren’t full strength. But I was very pleased with how everybody competed outside the typical positions they play. Each player raised their standards today.”
No. 37 Florida State 5, No. 57 Old Dominion 2
Singles
No. 1 – Daneika Borthwick (FSU) def. Nikol Hristova (ODU)
No. 2 – Natalya Vlasova (ODU) def. Gabriella Castaneda (FSU) – 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 – Ingrid Vojcinakova (ODU) def. Ariana Rahmanparast (FSU) – 7-6 (4), Def.
No. 4 – Julia Mikulski (FSU) def. Adriana Rajkovic (ODU) – 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 – Yukako Noi (FSU) def. Marijana Novakovic (ODU) – 7-6 (2), 6-3
No. 6 – Lana Rush (FSU) def. Ivana Vukovic (ODU) – 7-6 (5), 6-1
Finishing Order: 4, 6, 3, 2, 5, 1*
Doubles
No. 1 – Borthwick/Noi (FSU) def. Hristova/Novakovic (ODU) – 6-2
No. 2 – Vlasova/Rajkovic (ODU) def. Mikulski/Rush (FSU) – 6-4
No. 3 – Schippers/Costaneda (FSU) def. Vojcinakova/Vukovic (ODU) – 7-5
Finishing Order: 2, 1, 3*
NEXT UP FOR THE LADY TENNIS MONARCHS
Old Dominion will next hit the road to Athens, Georgia to face Tulane on January 22nd at 9 a.m., then turn around and take on either Georgia or Wyoming on Jan. 24 at 1:00 p.m.
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