MORGANTOWN, W.Va – Highlighted by three victories in both singles and doubles play, the West Virginia University women's tennis team completed day one of the Martha Thorn Invitational held in Morgantown, West Virginia, on Friday, Oct. 20.
 
The Mountaineers began the inaugural day of the tournament with a singles match against Miami (Ohio). The RedHawks would go on to best the Mountaineers in four of the six matches. At the No. 1 slot, Anastasiia Visiukhin of Miami topped Christina Jordan, 6-2 and 6-4. Miami's Emily Struble defeated Sofia Duran, 6-1 and 6-3, at the No. 2 slot, and Lyn Yuen Choo fell at the No. 3 position in three sets, 3-6, 6-1 and 10-8.
 
WVU eventually claimed its first victory of the day, as Paula Goetz dropped Lena Babunski in a three-set tiebreaker, 6-2, 4-6 and 10-6. At No. 5, Anne-Sophie Courteau defeated Priyana Kalita in two sets, 6-1 and 6-3. Miami's Melati Devi bested Kirsten White in a third-set tiebreaker, 4-6, 7-5 and 10-7.
 
WVU then faced James Madison in the final singles match of the day. At No. 1, Courteau's fell to Dylan Owens in three sets, 6-3, 6-4 and 10-1. On the third court, Abigail Rosiello fell to Michaela Kluska, 6-1 and 6-2. Freshman Giovanna Caputo remained undefeated in singles play topping Abby Amos in a dramatic three-set tiebreak, 7-6 (4), 1-6 and 10-7, at the No. 2 slot. Caputo is now 4-0 to begin her collegiate career.
 
After a short break, all three teams competed in four doubles matches apiece. WVU faced Miami and James Madison in the first round of doubles action. The Mountaineers and Redhawks split the matches as Courteau and Duran fell, 6-2, and the tandem of Choo and Caputo bested Lysova and Stuble, 6-4.
 
West Virginia and James Madison also finished tied at one-all in doubles. Jordan and Goetz were able to outlast Flement and Herrock in a tiebreaking set 7-6 (4), White and Rosiello fell to Roka and Owens, 6-3, to end the first round of doubles.
 
In the second round, the Mountaineers faced Miami and JMU in one match, respectively. Jordan and Goetz fell to Lysova and Kalita of Miami, 6-3, as the doubles tandem of Choo and Caputo dropped Amos and Kluska, 6-1, to end the day for the Mountaineers.  
 
"There were definitely a lot of competitive situations, which was good," coach Miha Lisac said. "That is what we want to have in this tournament. I didn't feel like we responded well. There were some positive things individually, but overall, we tended to shy away from having the passion to go after it. Tomorrow, we need to focus on bringing that pride and passion forward."
 
The Mountaineers will resume the Martha Thorn Invite on Saturday, Oct. 21, beginning with a singles match against Miami (OH) at 10:00 a.m. at the WVU Tennis Courts. Saturday is Mountaineer Nation Day, a 24-hour period for fans to show their pride and passion for WVU. Fans planning to attend tomorrow's match are encouraged to use the Snapchat Geofilter and send their snaps to the West Virginia University account so it can be added to the story.
 
 
Singles Competition:
West Virginia vs. Miami (OH)
Anastasiia Visiukhin (Miami) def. Christina Jordan (WVU) - 6-2, 6-4
Emily Struble (Miami) def. Sofia Duran (WVU) - 6-1, 6-3
Milana Lysova (Miami) def. Lyn Yuen Choo (WVU) - 3-6, 6-1, 10-8
Paula Goetz (WVU) def. Lena Babunski (Miami) - 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
Anne-Sophie Courteau (WVU) def. Priyana Kalita (Miami) - 6-1, 6-3
Melati Devi (Miami) def. Kirsten White (WVU) - 4-6, 7-5, 10-7
 
West Virginia vs. James Madison
Dylan Owens (JMU) def. Anne-Sophie Courteau (WVU) - 6-3, 6-4, 10-1
Giovanna Caputo (WVU) def. Abby Amos (JMU) - 7-6 (4), 1-6, 10-7
Michaela Kluska (JMU) def. Abigail Rosiello (WVU) - 6-1, 6-2
 
Doubles competition:
Round One
WVU vs. Miami (OH)
Anastasiia Visiukhin/Priyana Kalita (Miami) def. Anne-Sophie Courteau/Sofia Duran (WVU) - 6-2
Lyn Yuen Choo/Giovanna Caputo (WVU) def. Milana Lysova/Emily Struble (Miami) - 6-4
 
WVU vs. James Madison
Christina Jordan/Paula Goetz (WVU) def. Diane Flement/Kimmy Herrock (JMU) - 7-6 (4)
Jona Roka/Dylan Owens (JMU) def. Kirsten White/Abigail Rosiello (WVU) - 6-3
 
Round Two
WVU vs. Miami (OH)
Milana Lysova/Priyana Kalita (Miami) def. Christina Jordan/Paula Goetz (WVU) - 6-3
 
WVU vs. James Madison
Lyn Yuen Choo/Giovanna Caputo (WVU) def. Abby Amos/Michaela Kluska (James Madison) - 6-1
 
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