NORFOLK, Va. - The Old Dominion University women’s tennis team (3-1) is set to host two matches at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center this weekend. The first match will be against the Richmond (0-1) Friday, Jan. 26 at 1:00 p.m. EST. The Monarchs will be back in action the following day, Saturday, Jan. 27 against Navy (2-1) at 1:00 p.m. Admission to all ODU home matches is FREE.
ODU started off its season by winning three of its first four matches. The Monarchs own victories over C-USA opponent FAU by a score of 5-2, Morgan State 7-0 and UVA 5-2 this year. ODU’s lone loss on the season thus far came at the hands of Tennessee [RV] by a score of 4-3.
Inside the Numbers For ODU
The Monarchs have an overall singles record of 17-7 and a doubles record of 8-3. Below highlights the on court success by Old Dominion already this season.
Singles
Adriana Rajkovic: 4-0
Louie McLelland: 3-1
Victoria Olivarez: 3-1
Natalia Vlasova: 3-1
Yulia Starodubtseva: 2-1
Natalya Malenko: 1-0
Doubles
Victoria Olivarez/Natalie Vlasova: 3-1
Holly Hutchinson/Yulia Starodubtseva: 2-1
Holly Hutchinson/Louie McLelland: 1-0
Louie McLelland/Adriana Rajkovic: 1-0
Meet Richmond
This season, Richmond head coach Mark Wesselink is in the midst of his 28th year running the Spiders women’s tennis program. Throughout his time at Richmond, Wesselink has compiled 18 winning seasons, nine NCAA tournament appearances, nine conference championships and has won the A-10 Coach of the Year award seven times. The Spiders also own an overall record of 338-253 during his tenure. However, they lost their first match of the season to nationally ranked No. 5 UNC by a score of 7-0.
Meet Navy
This season, Navy head coach Keith Puryear is in the middle of his tenth season running the Mids women’s tennis program. Puryear has a history of winning at Navy. He is the only head coach in the history of Navy women’s tennis and sports an overall record of 159-59 with the Mids. In addition, Puryear led them to six straight 20-win seasons from 2010-2016. That streak was broken last season when they finished 18-12. Up to this point this season, he has the Mids off to a 2-1 start after a 6-1 victory over St. Bonaventure and a 7-0 win against Saint Francis. Their one setback was a narrow 4-3 loss to Penn State.