MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The No. 75 nationally ranked and No. 4 seeded Old Dominion women’s tennis team (13-7) downed No. 13 seeded UTSA (10-12) by a 4-0 score in the First Round of the Conference USA Tournament on Thursday afternoon at the Adams Tennis Complex.
The Lady Tennis Monarchs will be right back in action tomorrow in the Quarterfinals against the No. 5 seeded Marshall. Just last Saturday in Huntington, Marshall defeated ODU by a 5-2 score. Tomorrow’s Quarterfinal match will begin at 3:00 p.m. EST.
ODU started Thursday’s match out with a 1-0 lead after claiming the doubles point with wins on Courts No. 2 and 3.
Old Dominion freshman Nataliya Vlasova made it 2-0 when she made quick work out of Alena Shichkova (6-4, 6-2) in No. 3 singles.
Borislava Botusharova extended ODU’s lead to 3-0 after taking down UTSA’s Mirium Rosell Canudas (6-3, 6-3) in No. 1 singles.
It was senior Nikol Hristova who sealed the deal for the Lady Tennis Monarchs with a straight set victory over Charlene Tiwari (6-1, 6-2) in No. 4 singles.
Old Dominion has now won nine of its last 12 matches.
Video Recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT5E4Akpvvg&feature=youtu.be
SCOREBOARD
No. 75 ODU: 4 UTSA: 0
DOUBLES
1. Adriana Rajkovic/Ingrid Vojcinakova (ODU) dnf. Jacobea Junger/Miriam Rosell Canudas (UTSA), 5-5
2. Nikol Hristova/Nataliya Vlasova (ODU) def. Lina Hallgren/Charlene Tiwari (UTSA), 6-4
3. Borislava Botusharova/Marijana Novakovic (ODU) def. Alena Shichkova/S. Madroñal Medina (UTSA), 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2
SINGLES
1. Borislava Botusharova (ODU) def. Miriam Rosell Canudas (UTSA), 6-3, 6-3
2. Adriana Rajkovic (ODU) dnf. Jacobea Junger (UTSA), 0-6, 6-0, 3-1
3. Nataliya Vlasova (ODU) def. Alena Shichkova (UTSA), 6-4, 6-2
4. Nikol Hristova (ODU) def. Charlene Tiwari (UTSA), 6-1, 6-2
5. Ingrid Vojcinakova (ODU) dnf. Lina Hallgren (UTSA), 6-6
6. Natalya Malenko (ODU) dnf. Nicole Karaklis (UTSA) 4-6, 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 4
Match Notes:
UTSA 10-12
Old Dominion University 13-7; National ranking #75
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,1,4)
2016 Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship
First Round
No. 4 ODU vs. No. 13 UTSA
Official: Ron McKinney
T-2:05
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