NORFOLK, Va. – The No. 58 Old Dominion women’s tennis team (11-5) rolled to its fourth straight win after defeating Montana (3-9) by a 6-1 score on Friday afternoon at the Folkes-Stevens Center.
The Lady Tennis Monarchs wasted no time jumping to an advantage when doubles duo Nikol Hristova and Nataliya Vlasova easily handled their opponents for a 6-0 win on Court 1. Followed by a convincing victory from Natalya Malenko and Ivana Vukovic on Court 2, by a 6-3 score to put ODU up 1-0.
It was Nikol Hristova and Nataliya Vlasova that extended ODU’s lead to 3-0 when they were the first two singles matches to finish. Vlasova performed brilliantly for the Lady Tennis Monarchs at the No. 1 position winning her match in two sets, 6-0, 6-3. Ingrid Vojcinakova, Ivana Vukovic and Natalya Malenko also notched singles victories for Old Dominion.
The Lady Tennis Monarchs will be back in action tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. at the Folkes-Stevens center, to face-off against George Washington (5-8). Nikol Hristova and Ivana Vukovic will be honored as part of Senior Day, for their commitment and dedication to the Old Dominion women’s tennis program.
The Colonials enter Saturday’s match with a 5-8 overall record, including a 2-6 mark on the road, while winning of just two of their last 9 matches. George Washington is led by sophomore Teodora Radosavljevic, reigning Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team member, who holds an 8-4 singles record at the No. 1 spot for the Colonials.
SCOREBOARD
Old Dominion 6, Montana 1
DOUBLES
1. Nikol Hristova/Nataliya Vlasova (ODU) def. Catherine Orfanos/Francis Dean (MONT) 6-0
2. Marijana Novakovic/Ingrid Vojcinakova (ODU) dnf. Lidia Dukic/Cam Kincaid (MONT) 5-3
3. Natalya Malenko/Ivana Vukovic (ODU) def. Hannah Sulz/Anabel Carbo (MONT) 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 3
SINGLES
1. Nataliya Vlasova (ODU) def. Francis Dean (MONT) 6-0, 6-3
2. Ingrid Vojcinakova (ODU) def. Lidia Dukic (MONT) 6-2, 6-1
3. Nikol Hristova (ODU) def. Hannah Sulz (MONT) 6-1, 6-1
4. Cam Kincaid (MONT) def. Marijana Novakovic (ODU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Ivana Vukovic (ODU) def. Catharine Orfanos (MONT) 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
6. Natalya Malenko (ODU) def. Anabel Carbo (MONT) 6-0, 7-5
Order of finish: 1, 3, 4, 2, 6, 5
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