CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Old Dominion women’s tennis split its weekend competition at the Wahoowa Invitational, where the team competed against James Madison, Virginia, and West Virginia from Friday, Oct. 10 to Sunday, Oct. 12.
To open the weekend, ODU swept JMU with wins in four singles matches. Kira Matushkina downed Daria Munteanu 6-3, 6-4, while Victoria Matasova bested Corinna Rietmann 7-6, 6-3. Marina Markina and Mya Byrd sealed the sweep with victories over Sophie Williams (6-3, 6-0) and Anna Kantor (2-6, 6-1, 10-7) respectively.
The Monarchs were unable to respond against Virginia, falling in all five singles matches to the Hoos. Vivian Yang and Annabelle Xu downed Matushkina (6-2, 7-5) and Matasova (7-5, 6-4), while Monarch Ulyana Romanova fell to UVA's Martina Genis Salas 7-5, 6-4. Markina and Byrd were both defeated by respective opponents Isabelle Lacy (6-2, 6-3) and Katie Rolls (6-4, 6-3).
Rounding out the tournament, Old Dominion faced West Virginia in just three singles matches, where Romanova had the lone win for the Monarchs with a 6-2, 7-6 victory over Lyla Byers. Matushkina fell to Julie Bousseau (6-4, 6-4), while Byrd was downed by Lucia Tognoni in extra sets (4-6, 6-2, 10-7).
Old Dominion travels to Blacksburg, Va., for the ITA Regional Tournament next weekend from Thursday, Oct. 16 to Tuesday, Oct. 21.
Friday:
Kira Matushkina (ODU) def. Daria Munteanu (JMU) 6-3, 6-4
Victoria Matasova (ODU) def. Corinna Rietmann (JMU) 7-6, 6-3
Marina Markina (ODU) def. Sophie Williams (JMU) 6-3, 6-0
Mya Byrd (ODU) def. Anna Kantor (JMU) 2-6, 6-1, 10-7
Saturday:
Vivian Yang (UVA) def. Kira Matushkina (ODU) 6-2, 7-5
Annabelle Xu (UVA) def. Victoria Matasova (ODU) 7-5, 6-4
Martina Genis Salad (UVA) def. Ulyana Romanova (ODU) 7-5, 6-4
Isabelle Lacy (UVA) def. Marina Markina (ODU) 6-2, 6-3
Katie Rolls (UVA) def. Mya Byrd (ODU) 6-4, 6-3
Sunday:
Julie Bousseau (WVU) def. Kira Matushkina (ODU) 6-4, 6-4
Ulyana Romanova (ODU) def. Lyla Byers (WVU) 6-2, 7-6
Lucia Tognoni (WVU) def. Mya Byrd (ODU) 4-6, 6-2, 10-7