NEW ORLEANS, La. - The No. 29 nationally ranked Old Dominion women's tennis team improved to 9-2 on the season after taking down Tulane (6-7) by a 6-1 score on Sunday afternoon at the City Park Tennis Center. The Tennis Monarchs have now five of its last six matches. Yulia Starodubtseva picked up a nationally ranked win in singles in straight sets over No. 101 Mackenzie Clark (6-1, 6-4).
"I felt we had a gutsy performance today," ODU head coach Dominic Manilla said. "The conditions were quite adverse because of the wind, but we handled it well. We are excited to be heading back to Norfolk this evening."
Old Dominion will return to action on Saturday, March 7, when the Monarchs welcome Xavier to the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center for an 11:00 a.m. ET match.
Tennis Match Results
Old Dominion vs Tulane
03/01/2020 at New Orleans
(City Park Tennis Center)
#29 Old Dominion 6, Tulane 1
Singles competition
1. #105 Yulia Starodubtseva (ODU) def. #101 Mackenzie Clark (TLN) 6-1, 6-4
2. Adelaide Lavery (TLN) def. Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-6)
3. Alexandra Viktorovich (ODU) def. Lahari Yelamanchili (TLN) 7-5, 6-4
4. Shahar Biran (ODU) def. Lauren Gish (TLN) 6-3, 6-1
5. Brooke Pilkington (ODU) def. Christina Sisti (TLN) 6-4, 6-3
6. Tatsiana Sasnouskaya (ODU) def. No player (TLN), by walkover
Doubles competition
1. Mackenzie Clark/Lauren Gish (TLN) vs. #10 Yulia Starodubtseva/Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) 5-4, unfinished
2. Shahar Biran/Alexandra Viktorovich (ODU) def. Christina Sisti/Lahari Yelamanchili (TLN) 6-4
3. Brooke Pilkington/Tatsiana Sasnouskaya (ODU) def. No player/No player (TLN), by walkover
Match Notes:
Old Dominion 9-2; National ranking #29
Tulane 6-7
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,4,1,5,3,2)
No. 29 Women’s Tennis Downs Tulane in New Orleans, 6-1
ALEXANDRA VIKTOROVICH