Box Score Morgantown, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women's tennis team fell to James Madison, 6-1, in the 2018 season opener on Saturday at the Summit Tennis Academy in Morgantown.

"Overall, we had some positive spots today," fifth-year coach Miha Lisac said. "Regardless of the fact that it was a tough day, we had a few players who were able to find a way to pull through."

The Dukes began the match with a 1-0 advantage after winning two of three contests to secure the doubles point. WVU's lone doubles win came when the freshmen tandem of Anne-Sophie Courteau and Giovanna Caputo came from behind to top Diane Flement and Dylan Owens in the tiebreak set, 7-6 (7), on the third court.

Sophomores Christina Jordan and Sofía Duran fell to Elizabeth Norman and Jona Roka in a close match, 7-5, at the No. 1 position. On the second court, Paula Goetz and Lyn Yuen Choo fell to Anna Makarova and Emma Petersen, 6-0.

Later on, the Dukes won five of the six singles matches against WVU. Choo earned the Mountaineers lone win of the day after coming back from a first-set tiebreaker loss to win the final two sets, 6-2 and 6-4, at the third position. On court No. 1, Jordan fell to JMU's Roka, 6-3 and 6-2, to give the Dukes the 2-0 advantage. JMU would make the score 3-0 as Petersen topped Caputo in two sets, 6-3 and 6-2, on the fourth court. Courteau dropped the match on the second court, 6-2 and 7-5, while Abigail Rosiello fell, 6-1 and 6-1, at No. 5. Kirsten White fell to Owens in two sets (6-1 and 5-4) to end the match.

West Virginia is back in action on Sunday, Feb. 4, as the Mountaineers take on Virginia Commonwealth. The match is slated to begin at noon at the Summit Tennis Academy, formerly known as the Ridgeview Racquet Club.
 
Singles Competition:
No. 1: Jona Roka (JMU) def. Christina Jordan (WVU) - 6-3, 6-2
No. 2: Elizabeth Norman (JMU) def. Anne-Sophie Courteau (WVU) - 6-2, 7-5
No. 3: Lyn Yuen Choo (WVU) def. Anna Makarova (JMU) - 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4
No. 4: Emma Petersen (JMU) def. Giovanna Caputo (WVU) - 6-3, 6-2
No. 5: Diane Flement (JMU) def. Abigail Rosiello (WVU) - 6-1, 6-1
No. 6: Dylan Owens (JMU) def. Kirsten White (WVU) - 6-1, 6-4
 
Doubles competition:
No. 1: Elizabeth Norman/Jona Roka (JMU) def. Sofía Duran/Christina Jordan (WVU) – 7-5
No. 2: Anna Makarova/Emma Petersen (JMU) def. Paula Goetz/Lyn Yuen Choo (WVU) - 6-0
No. 3: Anne-Sophie Courteau/Giovanna Caputo (WVU) def. Diane Flement/Dylan Owens – 7-6 (7) 

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