ORLANDO, Fla. - The Old Dominion women's tennis team (1-3) fell to No. 22 UCF (3-2) by a 7-0 score on Monday afternoon at the USTA National Campus.
"UCF really played well today," ODU head coach Dominic Manilla said. "It's not a great feeling we have right now, but I know we are now better prepared to be successful in April."
The Tennis Monarchs will return to the courts on Friday, Feb. 5 at 1:00 p.m. EST for ODU's home opener against Norfolk State at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center.
In the ITA's most recent Top 25 national rankings, ODU was one of five teams (Kansas, LSU, Michigan and Texas A&M) to receive votes.
Tennis Match Results
Old Dominion vs UCF
2/1/2021 at Orlando, Fla.
(USTA National Campus)
#22 UCF 7, Old Dominion 0
Singles competition
1. #67 Valeriya Zeleva (UCF) def. #40 Holly Hutchinson (ODU) 6-1, 6-2
2. #95 Evgeniya Levashova (UCF) def. Yulia Starodubtseva (ODU) 6-2, 6-1
3. #42 Rebeka Stolmar (UCF) def. Tatsiana Sasnouskaya (ODU) 6-3, 3-6, 10-3
4. Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF) def. Alexandra Viktorovich (ODU) 6-3, 6-3
5. #72 Marie Mattel (UCF) def. Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) 7-5, 4-6, 10-7
6. Jaleesa Leslie (UCF) def. Brooke Pilkington (ODU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
Doubles competition
1. #6 Marie Mattel/Rebeka Stolmar (UCF) def. #8 Yulia Starodubtseva/Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) 6-3
2. #60 Ksenia Kuznetsova/Valeriya Zeleva (UCF) def. Alexandra Viktorovich/Shahar Biran (ODU) 6-1
3. Nandini Sharma/Evgeniya Levashova (UCF) vs. Holly Hutchinson/Tatsiana Sasnouskaya (ODU) 2-4, unfinished
Match Notes:
Old Dominion 1-3
UCF 3-2; National ranking #22
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,2,4,3,5,6)
Weather: VERY Windy, 59 degrees
T-2:44
A-38
Old Dominion Suffers 7-0 Loss at No. 22 UCF
