ROME, Ga. – Old Dominion women’s tennis swept rival James Madison 4-0 in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament semifinals on Saturday afternoon.
Marina Markina and Kira Matushkina opened the semifinals with a strong 6-0 win over Sophie Williams and Hope Moulin on court three. No. 1 Sofia Johnson and Victoria Matasova continued on to sweep Ines Oliveira and Daria Munteanu (6-0), suspending No. 2 Lidiia Rasskouskaia’s and Ulyana Romanova’s match against Elena Kraleva and Mia Saveljic (5-1) and giving ODU the first point of the day.
To begin the singles matches, No. 3 Rasskouskaia downed Oliveira by a convincing 6-1, 6-1 score, while teammate No. 4 Romanova followed suit with a win over Williams (6-2, 6-3). For the match victory, No. 6 Markina defeated Moulin (6-1, 6-4), punching ODU’s ticket to the championship.
No. 1 Johnson’s, No. 2 Matushkina’s, and No. 5 Matasova’s matches against respective opponents Kraleva (6-4, 3-2), Munteanu (6-4, 3-2), and Saveljic (6-3, 5-3) were suspended.
Old Dominion faces off against Marshall tomorrow in the SBC Championship at 1 p.m., where the Monarchs look to claim their third straight conference championship.
#46 Old Dominion 4, James Madison 0
Singles competition
- #24 Sofia Johnson (ODU) vs. Elena Kraleva (JMU) 6-4, 3-2, unfinished
- Kira Matushkina (ODU) vs. Daria Munteanu (JMU) 6-4, 3-2, unfinished
- Lidiia Rasskouskaia (ODU) def. Ines Olivira (JMU) 6-1, 6-1
- Ulyana Romanova (ODU) def. Sophie Williams (JMU) 6-2, 6-3
- Victoria Matasova (ODU) vs. Mia Saveljic (JMU) 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
- Marina Markina (ODU) def. Hope Moulin (JMU) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles competition
- SofIa Johnson and Victoria Matasova (ODU) def. Daria Munteanu and Ines Olivira (JMU) 6-2
- Lidiia Rasskouskaia and Ulyana Romanova (ODU) vs. Elena Kraleva and Mia Saveljic (JMU) 5-1, unfinished
- Marina Markina and Kira Matushkina (ODU) def. Hope Moulin and Sophie Williams (JMU) 6-0
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,4,6)