NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion women’s tennis team (1-0) opened up the 2017 season with a dominating 6-1 win over Temple (0-1) on Saturday, January 14 at the Folkes-Stevens Center.
“I am really happy the way we came out and got the victory,” said ODU head coach Dom Manilla. “As well as we played, there is definitely room for improvement. Moving forward we will continue to work our match toughness.”
In doubles, Borislava Botusharova and Marijana Novakovic recorded the first win of the match for the Lady Monarchs with a 6-2 victory over Temple's Alina Abdurakhimova and Yana Khon. ODU clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win by Ingrid Vojcinakova and Adriana Rajkovic over Anais Nussaume and Mariana Bedon.
Borislava Botusharova stretched ODU’s lead to 2-0 with a quick 6-1, 6-0 win on Court No. 1.
No. 97 nationally ranked Holly Hutchinson gave Old Dominion a 3-0 lead after downing Alina Abdurakhimova 6-2, 6-2.
Adriana Rajkovic sealed the deal with a 7-5, 6-2 victory on Court No. 6 over Mariana Bedon.
Also picking up wins for team points five and six for Old Dominion were Ingrid Vojcinakova (4-6, 7-5, 10-1) and Nataliia Vlasova (6-3, 2-6, 6-0) in No. 3 and No. 4 singles, respectively.
The Lady Monarchs have a little time off before returning to action on Jan. 29 when they travel to Berkeley, California for the 2017 ITA Kickoff Tournament hosted on the campus of UCLA Berkeley.
OLD DOMINION 6 - TEMPLE 1
SINGLES
1. Borislava Botusharova (ODU) defeated Galina Chernykh (Temple) (6-1, 6-0)
2. No. 97 Holly Hutchinson (ODU) defeated Alina Abdurakhimova (Temple) (6-2, 6-1)
3. Ingrid Vojcinakova (ODU) defeated Anais Nussaume (Temple) (4-6, 7-5, 10-1)
4. Nataliia Vlasova (ODU) defeated Monet Stuckey-Willis (Temple) (6-3, 2-6, 6-0)
5. Yana Khon (Temple) defeated Natalya Malenko (ODU) (6-2, 0-6, 6-4)
6. Adriana Rajkovic (ODU) defeated Mariana Bedon (Temple) (7-5, 6-2)
Finishing Order: 1, 2, 6, 4, 3, 5
DOUBLES
1. Holly Hutchinson/Nataliia Vlasova (ODU) vs. Dina Karina/Galina Chernykh (Temple) - DNF
2. Ingrid Vojcinakova/Adriana Rajkovic (ODU) defeated Anais Nussaume/Mariana Bedon (Temple) – 6-3
3. Borislava Botusharova/Marijana Novakovic (ODU) defeated Alina Abdurakhimova/Yana Khon (Temple) – 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2
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