NORFOLK, Va. - The No. 47 nationally ranked Old Dominion women’s tennis team (17-4) downed No. 42 William & Mary (13-9) by a 6-1 score on Friday afternoon at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center. Friday’s match marked the end of the regular season and Senior Day for Adriana Rajkovic and Victoria Olivarez. ODU clinched the victory over the Tribe with a 4-0 score, but played out the remaining singles matches.
The Monarchs have won nine of their last 10 matches, outscoring opponents 57-7 during the stretch. ODU has also won six in a row, while outscoring opponents 36-3.
Looking Ahead for the No. 47 Monarchs
The Monarchs will be hosting the C-USA Tournament at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center April 19-22. Admission for the C-USA Tournament is FREE for all. If you can’t make it to the tournament, ODU Athletics will be providing live stats and video streams for select matches of the tournament. The link will be posted closer to the tournament start date.
SCOREBOARD
No. 47 Old Dominion: 6
No. 42 William & Mary: 1
Doubles
1) Olivarez/Vlasova (ODU) def. Tanielian/Okuyama, 6-3
2) Hutchinson/Malenko (ODU) vs. Goodman/Perry, 4-4 DNF
3) Rajkovic/Starodubtseva (ODU) def. Cheng/Thaler, 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 1*
Singles
1) Holly Hutchinson (ODU) def. No. 123 Rosie Cheng, 6-3, 6-1
2) Nataliia Vlasova (ODU) def. Natalia Perry, 6-3, 3-6, (11-9)
3) Yulia Starodubtseva (ODU) def. Clara Tanielian, 6-3, 6-3
4) Tori Olivarez (ODU) def. Lauren Goodman, 6-1, 6-3
5) Ekaterina Stepanova def. Adriana Rajkovic (ODU) 3-6, 7-6, (7-0)
6) Louie McLelland (ODU) def. Olivia Thaler, 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 6, 4*, 3, 2, 5