HARRISON, N.Y. – The 30th-ranked Old Dominion women's tennis team finished a three-match road trip on Sunday afternoon with a 4-0 win over 43rd-ranked Columbia.
In doubles, the Monarchs took wins at the top two positions to claim the team point. The number one duo of Yuliia Starodubtseva and Sofia Johnson, along with the number two duo of Shahar Biran and Alesya Yakubovich each won 6-3.
Singles saw ODU (12-6) win at the top three spots to lock up the match. Starodubtseva defeated Akanksha Biran 6-0, 6-1 at number one to lead 2-0. Tatsiana Sasnouskaya defeated Anna Zhang 6-2, 6-0 at number two to push the lead to 3-0. Johnson got the clincher with a 7-5, 6-3 win at number three over Melissa Sakar for the 4-0 win.
The Monarchs now return home to face East Carolina on Saturday at 1 p.m.
ODU HEAD COACH DOMINIC MANILLA ON COLUMBIA WIN
I'm pleased with our performance today. Taking the loss to Princeton on Friday was tough and I have said it before when you are good, and you lose it feels like 10 losses. But they bounced back like the champs they are and handled business today.
Job well done to the top half of our lineup for getting the win in the bag.