Saturday, February 18
Blacksburg, Va.
5 p.m.
West Virginia University
6
at
1
Radford University
Mountaineers Claim Victory Over Radford
February 18, 2023 07:49 PM | Tennis
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University tennis team (6-2, 0-0 Big 12) defeated Radford, 6-1, for its third straight win Saturday evening in Blacksburg, Virginia.
"The girls did a great job today taking care of their matches," said coach Miha Lisac. "We will continue to build confidence through today's win as we go into our second match of the road trip against a tough Virginia Tech team. We are excited to have another great test tomorrow on the road!"
Saturday's match against the Highlanders began with doubles play. Michaela Kucharova and Momoko Nagato claimed the first victory of the day against Radford's Lexi Smolder and Brooke Murphy, 6-0. Sophomore/senior pair Camilla Bossi and Ting-Pei Chang then went on to defeat Julia Abrams and Emily Brandow, 6-3, to clinch the doubles point for the Mountaineers.
Redshirt freshman Maja Dodik and sophomore Catherine Wassick ended unfinished at No. 3 doubles, 3-4, against Camryn McClure and Ameek Batth.
Moving on to singles play, Bossi, Chang, Kucharova, and Dodik all claimed victories in two sets for the Mountaineers. Nagato clinched the match for West Virginia, defeating Radford's McClure in two sets, 6-3, 6-2.
Wassick suffered WVU's only loss of the day, as she fell to Murphy, 4-6, 0-6.
Doubles Results
Singles Results
Looking Ahead
West Virginia continues its weekend road swing on Sunday, Feb. 18, against Virginia Tech at the Burrows-Burleson Indoor Tennis Center in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Keep up with West Virginia women's tennis on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by following @WVUtennis.
"The girls did a great job today taking care of their matches," said coach Miha Lisac. "We will continue to build confidence through today's win as we go into our second match of the road trip against a tough Virginia Tech team. We are excited to have another great test tomorrow on the road!"
Saturday's match against the Highlanders began with doubles play. Michaela Kucharova and Momoko Nagato claimed the first victory of the day against Radford's Lexi Smolder and Brooke Murphy, 6-0. Sophomore/senior pair Camilla Bossi and Ting-Pei Chang then went on to defeat Julia Abrams and Emily Brandow, 6-3, to clinch the doubles point for the Mountaineers.
Redshirt freshman Maja Dodik and sophomore Catherine Wassick ended unfinished at No. 3 doubles, 3-4, against Camryn McClure and Ameek Batth.
Moving on to singles play, Bossi, Chang, Kucharova, and Dodik all claimed victories in two sets for the Mountaineers. Nagato clinched the match for West Virginia, defeating Radford's McClure in two sets, 6-3, 6-2.
Wassick suffered WVU's only loss of the day, as she fell to Murphy, 4-6, 0-6.
Doubles Results
- Camilla Bossi / Ting-Pei Chang (WVU) def. Julia Abrams / Emily Brandow (Radford), 6-3
- Momoko Nagato / Michaela Kucharova (WVU) def. Lexi Smolder / Brooke Murphy, 6-0
- Maja Dodik / Catherine Wassick (WVU) vs. Camryn McClure / Ameek Batth, 3-4 (unfinished)
Singles Results
- Camilla Bossi (WVU) def. Julia Abrams (Radford), 6-3, 6-3
- Ting-Pei Chang (WVU) def. Emily Brandow (Radford), 6-0, 6-2
- Michaela Kucharova (WVU) def. Lexi Smolder (Radford), 6-0, 6-1
- Momoko Nagato (WVU) def. Camryn McClure (Radford), 6-3, 6-2
- Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Rachel Ekanem (Radford), 6-1, 6-0
- Brooke Murphy def. Catherine Wassick (WVU), 6-4, 6-0
Looking Ahead
West Virginia continues its weekend road swing on Sunday, Feb. 18, against Virginia Tech at the Burrows-Burleson Indoor Tennis Center in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Keep up with West Virginia women's tennis on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by following @WVUtennis.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
66
ABRAMS, Julia / 0 [RADW]
33
#2 Singles Match
12
66
BRANDOW, Emily / 0 [RADW]
20
#3 Singles Match
12
66
SMOLDER, Lexi / 0 [RADW]
01
#4 Singles Match
12
66
MCCLURE, Camryn / 0 [RADW]
32
#5 Singles Match
12
66
EKANEM, Rachel / 0 [RADW]
10
#6 Singles Match
12
40
MURPHY, Brooke / 0 [RADW]
66
Order of Finish:
3,5,2,4,6,1
Players Mentioned
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