MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia College ladies’s tennis group misplaced to VCU, 5-2, on Saturday on the Thalhimer Tennis Heart in Richmond, Virginia.
West Virginia (2-3) misplaced its third consecutive match after it struggled towards the Rams. In doubles play, the pairing of senior Michaela Kucharova and freshman Laura Villaneuva Morillo had a robust efficiency, profitable the No. 2 seed match, 6-3.
Nonetheless, the Mountaineers had been defeated within the No. 3 spot earlier than narrowly dropping the tiebreaker within the No. 1 seed match, 7-6 (4).
Because the match moved into singles play, WVU struggled to discover a rhythm. Senior Mille Haagensen earned the primary win for the Mountaineers as her opponent retired within the first set.
Graduate pupil Julie Bousseau received the No. 2 seed singles match for West Virginia, placing the Mountaineers forward, 2-1.
West Virginia misplaced the subsequent 4 matches as VCU clinched the match.
Doubles Outcomes
Singles Outcomes
- Mille Haagensen (WVU) def. Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU), 2-0 (received by walkover)
- Julie Bousseau (WVU) def. Andrea Magallanes (VCU), 7-6 (3), 6-0
- Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) def. Michaela Kucharova (WVU), 5-7, 7-5, 7-5
- Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) def. Maja Dodik (WVU), 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
- Lea Malazdra (VCU) def. Laura Villaneuva Morillo (WVU), 6-0, 6-3
- Sara Alba (VCU) def. Lyla Byers (WVU), 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (6)
West Virginia will face William and Mary on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET at McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Heart in Williamsburg, Va.
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