CHARLOTTE, N.C. – #59 Old Dominion women’s tennis fell to #32 Charlotte, 4-0, on Sunday afternoon.
No. 2 Lidiia Rasskouskaia and Ulyana Romanova began doubles play for ODU with a 6-2 victory over Prisca Abbas and Lucia Aranda, though Charlotte’s No. 3 Andrea Chacon and Shona Nakano tied competition after defeating Victoria Matasova and Mya Byrd, 6-1. For the doubles point, #33 Sara Suchankova and Ni Xi downed Marina Markina and Uladzislava Manzhos, 6-3, on court one.
The 49ers brought their momentum into singles play, as Xi defeated Matasova (6-2, 6-2) on court one before teammate Nakano bested Manzhos (6-2, 6-1) on court three. For the match win, Suchankova downed Romanova, 6-2, 6-2, on court two to seal Charlotte’s 4-0 win.
No. 4 Rasskouskaia’s, No. 5 Markina’s, and No. 6 Byrd’s matches against respective opponents Aranda (6-7, 2-0), Yelyzave Chainykova (1-6, 5-5), and Abbas (6-7, 1-1) were suspended.
Old Dominion returns home for its regular season finale on Saturday, April 18 when the Monarchs host Richmond at 12 p.m. at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center.
Doubles:
- #33 Sara Suchankova and Ni Xi (CU) def. Uladzislava Manzhos and Marina Markina (ODU) 6-3
- Lidiia Rasskouskaia and Ulyana Romanova (ODU) def. Prisca Abbas and Lucia Aranda (CU) 6-2
- Andrea Chacon and Shona Nakano (CU) def. Victoria Matasova and Mya Byrd (ODU) 6-1
Singles:
- Ni Xi (CU) def. Victoria Matasova (ODU) 6-2, 6-2
- Sara Suchankova (CU) def. Ulyana Romanova (ODU) 6-2, 6-2
- Shona Nakano (CU) def. Uladzislava Manzhos (ODU) 6-2, 6-1
- Lidiia Rasskouskaia (ODU) vs. Lucia Aranda (CU) 6-7, 2-0, unfinished
- Marina Markina (ODU) vs. Yelyzave Chainykova (CU) 1-6, 5-5, unfinished
- Mya Byrd (ODU) vs. Prisca Abbas (CU) 6-7, 1-1, unfinished