TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Old Dominion women's tennis team (1-2) fell to No. 8 nationally ranked Florida State (2-0) by a 5-2 score at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon.
"It was a good match today, I thought we fought hard at all of the spots, it just didn't go our way," said ODU coach Dominic Manilla. "I think the players on our team are here to win these types of matches and we have another one coming up on Monday at UCF."
In doubles, ODU's No. 8 nationally ranked duo Yulia Starodubtseva/Alesya Yakubovich took down No. 7 Petra Hule/Victoria Allen (6-2).
In singles, Tatsiana Sasnouskaya picked up a straight set victory over Emmanuelle Salas (6-3, 7-6). Also picking up a win for Old Dominion was Yulia Starodubtseva, who defeated Petra Hule (5-7, 6-4, 10-1).
Earlier this week, ODU was one of five teams (Kansas, LSU, Michigan and Texas A&M) to receive votes in the ITA's most recent Top 25 national rankings.
Old Dominion will be back in action on Monday, Feb. 1, when the Monarchs take on No. 22 nationally ranked UCF in Orlando, Fla. at 12:00 p.m. EST.
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Tennis Match Results
Old Dominion vs Florida State
Jan 30, 2021 at Tallahassee, FL
(Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center)
Florida State 5, Old Dominion 2
Singles competition
1. #27 Giulia Pairone (FS) def. #40 Holly Hutchinson (ODU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Yulia Starodubtseva (ODU) def. Petra Hule (FS) 5-7, 6-4, 10-1
3. #92 Nandini Das (FS) def. Shahar Biran (ODU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Tatsiana Sasnouskaya (ODU) def. Emmanuelle Salas (FS) 6-3, 7-6
5. #106 Victoria Allen (FS) def. Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Andrea Garcia (FS) def. Alexandra Viktorovich (ODU) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #8 Yulia Starodubtseva/Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) def. #7 Petra Hule/Victoria Allen (FS) 6-2
2. #50 Giulia Pairone/Emmanuelle Salas (FS) def. Shahar Biran/Alexandra Viktorovich (ODU) 6-3
3. Nandini Das/Andrea Garcia (FS) def. Holly Hutchinson/Tatsiana Sasnouskaya (ODU) 7-6, 7-6
Match Notes:
Old Dominion 1-2
Florida State University 2-0
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,1,3,6,4,2)
ODU Falls to No. 8 Florida State in Tallahassee, 5-2
