Sunday, October 20
Morgantown, W.Va.
9:00 A.M.
West Virginia University
vs
Martha Thorn Invitational
Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks
West Virginia Sweeps Navy in Finale
October 20, 2019 04:14 PM | Tennis
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University tennis team finished the weekend with a sweep against Navy in singles play on Sunday afternoon at the Summit Tennis Academy in Morgantown to cap the 2019 Martha Thorn Invitational.
"It was a good weekend of competition for us, and we are looking forward to next week's regional tournament," WVU coach Miha Lisac said. "The battles that we are going through now will prepare us well for the season and competition in conference play."
Singles Recap
For the second consecutive day, West Virginia squared off against the Midshipmen in singles play.
After suffering her first singles setback of the season on Saturday, freshman Kat Lyman rebounded in strong fashion in the tournament finale, as she defeated Aimee Dervishian in two sets, 6-3, 6-2.
Senior Sofia Duran and sophomore Anastasiia Bovolskaia both posted dominating wins on the final day of tournament action, each winning in straight sets. Duran posted her first singles win of the season against Tina Li, 6-1, 6-2, while Bovolskaia earned the victory against Danika Kahatapitiya, 6-2, 6-0.
Junior Anne-Sophie Courteau squared off against Jillian Taggart in the tournament's final match. After dropping a hard-fought, first set, 5-7, Courteau bounced back to win the second set, 6-2, and force a super tiebreaker. The two went back-and-forth in the final frame, but Courteau prevailed, besting Taggart 14-12, to claim the match and complete the sweep
With their four singles wins in the final day, West Virginia finished the weekend with 14 wins between singles and doubles play.
Singles Results
Looking Ahead
West Virginia travels to Blacksburg, Virginia, from Oct. 25-29 for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Atlantic Regionals. This year's ITA regional tournament is hosted by Virginia Tech.
Keep up with West Virginia women's tennis on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by following @WVUtennis.
"It was a good weekend of competition for us, and we are looking forward to next week's regional tournament," WVU coach Miha Lisac said. "The battles that we are going through now will prepare us well for the season and competition in conference play."
Singles Recap
For the second consecutive day, West Virginia squared off against the Midshipmen in singles play.
After suffering her first singles setback of the season on Saturday, freshman Kat Lyman rebounded in strong fashion in the tournament finale, as she defeated Aimee Dervishian in two sets, 6-3, 6-2.
Senior Sofia Duran and sophomore Anastasiia Bovolskaia both posted dominating wins on the final day of tournament action, each winning in straight sets. Duran posted her first singles win of the season against Tina Li, 6-1, 6-2, while Bovolskaia earned the victory against Danika Kahatapitiya, 6-2, 6-0.
Junior Anne-Sophie Courteau squared off against Jillian Taggart in the tournament's final match. After dropping a hard-fought, first set, 5-7, Courteau bounced back to win the second set, 6-2, and force a super tiebreaker. The two went back-and-forth in the final frame, but Courteau prevailed, besting Taggart 14-12, to claim the match and complete the sweep
With their four singles wins in the final day, West Virginia finished the weekend with 14 wins between singles and doubles play.
Singles Results
- Anne-Sophie Courteau (WVU) def. Jillian Taggart (NAVY), 5-7, 6-2, 14-12
- Kat Lyman (WVU) def. Aimee Dervishian (NAVY), 6-3, 6-2
- Anastasiia Bovolskaia (WVU) def. Danika Kahatapitiya (NAVY), 6-2, 6-0
- Sofia Duran (WVU) def. Tina Li (NAVY), 6-1, 6-2
Looking Ahead
West Virginia travels to Blacksburg, Virginia, from Oct. 25-29 for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Atlantic Regionals. This year's ITA regional tournament is hosted by Virginia Tech.
Keep up with West Virginia women's tennis on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by following @WVUtennis.
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