BATON ROUGE, La. - The Old Dominion women's tennis team (5-1) took down LSU (3-2) by a 5-2 score on Thursday night at the LSU Tennis Center. LSU is one of three teams to receive votes in the most recent ITA Top 25 Poll.
"Credit to LSU for pushing us to the edge," said ODU head coach Dominic Manilla. "I felt we came prepared to compete for the victory this evening and we were able to execute at the right times. I'm very proud of the team as each member contributed heavily to the win. We have a long season still ahead of us. We will enjoy the win and learn everything we can from it. We are excited to host Dartmouth at home on Sunday. Go Monarchs!"
On Sunday, Feb. 2 at 10:00 a.m., ODU will host Dartmouth (2-1) at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center. Dartmouth will take on William & Mary in Williamsburg on Saturday morning, before traveling to Norfolk for Sunday's match. The Tennis Monarchs last home loss came on March 9, 2018 to Virginia Tech.
Tennis Match Results
Old Dominion vs LSU
Jan 30, 2020 at Baton Rouge
(LSU Tennis Complex)
Old Dominion 5, LSU 2
Singles competition
1. #42 Taylor Bridges (LSU) def. #47 Holly Hutchinson (ODU) 6-2, 6-0
2. #107 Yulia Starodubtseva (ODU) def. #61 Safiya Carrington (LSU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
3. Eden Richardson (LSU) def. Brooke Pilkington (ODU) 7-5, 6-3
4. Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) def. #105 Paris Corley (LSU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
5. Shahar Biran (ODU) def. Nina Geissler (LSU) 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 1-0 (10-6)
6. Tatsiana Sasnouskaya (ODU) def. Anna Loughlan (LSU) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Eden Richardson/Nina Geissler (LSU) vs. #8 Yulia Starodubtseva/Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) 4-4, unfinished
2. Shahar Biran/Alexandra Viktorovich (ODU) def. Safiya Carrington/Paris Corley (LSU) 6-3
3. Holly Hutchinson/Tatsiana Sasnouskaya (ODU) def. Anna Loughlan/Maggie Cubitt (LSU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Old Dominion 5-1
LSU 3-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (1,6,3,2,4,5)
Official: Richie Weaver
Women’s Tennis Downs LSU [RV] in Baton Rouge, 5-2
