DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – The No. 57 nationally ranked Old Dominion women’s tennis team (2-3) pulled out a tough victory on the road, handing Temple (1-1) its first loss of the season by a 4-3 score at the Doylestown Tennis Club on Sunday.
The Lady Monarchs claimed an early 1-0 advantage after impressively sweeping all three flights in doubles.
In singles, ODU’s Ingrid Vojcinakova gave the Lady Monarchs a 2-1 lead, after she took down Temple’s Yana Khon in straight sets (6-2, 6-3).
Old Dominion’s Marijana Novakovic got the better of Dina Karina (6-4, 7-6), giving Dom Manilla’s Lady Tennis Monarchs a commanding 3-1 advantage.
In No. 1 singles, Old Dominion’s true freshman Nataliya Vlasova made quick work out of Temple’s Alina Abduakhimova (6-3, 6-4), sealing the deal for ODU on Sunday afternoon in Doylestown.
Temple was most recently coming off a 4-3 win against conference foe East Carolina.
NEXT UP FOR THE LADY TENNIS MONARCHS
Old Dominion will return to action on Sat, Feb 13 against VCU in Richmond, Va. at 1:00 p.m.
No. 57 Old Dominion: 4, Temple: 3
Doubles
1) Adriana Rajkovic/Ivana Vukovic (ODU) def. Alina Abdurakhimova/Anais Nussaume (Temple), 7-6 (4)
2) Nataliya Vlasova/Nikol Hristova (ODU) def. Mariana Bedon/Dina Karina (Temple), 6-4
3) Ingrid Vojcinakova/Marijana Novakovic (ODU) def. Minami Okajima/Yana Khon (Temple), 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
1) Nataliya Vlasova (ODU) def. Alina Abduakhimova (Temple), 6-3, 6-4
2) Anais Nussaume (Temple) def. Nikol Hristova (ODU), 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
3) Minami Okajima (Temple) def. Adriana Rajkovic (ODU), 7-6 (2), 4-6, 10-2
4) Ingrid Vojcinakova (ODU) def. Yana Khon (Temple), 6-2, 6-3
5) Marijana Novakovic (ODU) def. Dina Karina (Temple), 6-4, 7-6
6) Mariana Bedon (Temple) def. Olivia Large (ODU), 6-1, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 5, 1, 3, 2
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