SAN MARCOS, Texas – Old Dominion women’s tennis swept its third straight Sun Belt Conference match, defeating Texas State on Sunday afternoon by a 4-0 score.
“I'm excited with our will to win today,” Head Coach Dominic Manilla said. “We were in a tough spot in the doubles and battled back to secure the point in incredible fashion. We carried that momentum on to singles and ended up not dropping a set against a tough team. A great performance from the monarchs today.”
No. 1 Sofia Fortuno and Ireland Simme began the doubles matches for Texas State with a 6-3 win over Sofia Johnson and Victoria Matasova, though ODU’s No. 3 Marina Markina and Kira Matushkina downed Callie Creath and Kiana Graham (6-4) to put the first point of the match up in the air. In a tight battle, No. 2 Lidiia Rasskouskaia and Ulyana Romanova were able to pull away from Maria Lora and Chantajah Mills (7-6) to give Old Dominion the first point of the match.
Continuing her winning ways, No. 2 Matushkina defeated Creath (6-2, 6-1), No. 1 Johnson following suit with a win over Graham (6-2, 6-1). For the sweep, No. 5 Matasova bested Mauchi (6-3, 6-2) to give the Monarchs the win, moving their SBC record up to 9-0.
With the win, ODU clinched a share of the Sun Belt regular season championship and the No. 1 seed for the Sun Belt Tournament. The Monarchs can clinch the outright regular season title with a win next weekend.
No. 3 Rasskouskaia’s, No. 4 Romanova’s, and No. 6 Markina’s matches against respective opponents Niers (6-3, 5-2), Fortuno (6-4, 1-2), and Simme (7-5, 2-1) were suspended.
Old Dominion returns home next week for senior day as the Monarchs host Coastal Carolina on Friday, April 11 at 11 a.m. for their final home game of the regular season
#41 Old Dominion 4, Texas State 0
Singles competition
- #15 Sofia Johnson (ODU) def. Kiana Graham (TXST) 6-2, 6-1
- Kira Matushkina (ODU) def. Callie Creath (TXST) 6-2, 6-1
- Lidiia Rasskouskaia (ODU) def. Emily Niers (TXST) 6-3, 5-2, unfinished
- Ulyana Romanova (ODU) vs. Sofia Fortuno (TXST) 6-4, 1-1, unfinished
- Victoria Matasova (ODU) def. Tadiwa Mauchi (TXST) 6-3, 6-2
- Marina Markina (ODU) vs. Ireland Simme (TXST) 7-5, 1-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
- Sofia Fortuno and Ireland Simme (TXST) def. Sofia Johnson and Victoria Matasova (ODU) 6-3
- Lidiia Rasskouskaia and Ulyana Romanova (ODU) def. Maria Lora and Chantajah Mills (TXST) 7-6
- Marina Markina and Kira Matushkina (ODU) def. Callie Creath and Kiana Graham (TXST) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,1,5)