Friday, February 3
Morgantown, W.Va.
12 p.m.
West Virginia University
6
vs
1
Northern Kentucky
WVU Tops NKU for Third Straight Win
February 03, 2023 05:37 PM | Tennis
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University tennis team (3-1, 0-0 Big 12) defeated Northern Kentucky, 6-1, on Friday afternoon in Morgantown.
"It was a good battle today and credit to NKU, they came out well in doubles," said coach Miha Lisac. "I was very pleased with how we were able to bounce back into first sets of singles and get the match on track."
Friday's matchup against the Norse began with doubles play. Junior/sophomore pair Momoko Nagato and Michaela Kucharova claimed the first victory of the dual match with a 6-0 win over NKU's Mariajose Hernandez and Laura Sola Grau. Sophomore Camilla Bossi and redshirt freshman Maja Dodik fought hard but came up short in the tiebreaker 6-7 (4-7).
Fifth-year senior Pei-Ju Hsieh and sophomore Catherine Wassick fell to NKU's Sonia Tandelova and Angie Rinaldi, 2-6.
From there, the Mountaineers swept singles play winning all six matchups to claim the home-opening victory.
Doubles Results
Singles Results
Looking Ahead
West Virginia returns to action on Sunday, Feb. 5, against Penn State at 12 p.m., at Summit Tennis Academy in Morgantown. Fans, who will be admitted for free, are encouraged to wear blue. There will be free pizza and gear giveaways for the first 10 attendees.
Keep up with West Virginia women's tennis on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by following @WVUtennis.
"It was a good battle today and credit to NKU, they came out well in doubles," said coach Miha Lisac. "I was very pleased with how we were able to bounce back into first sets of singles and get the match on track."
Friday's matchup against the Norse began with doubles play. Junior/sophomore pair Momoko Nagato and Michaela Kucharova claimed the first victory of the dual match with a 6-0 win over NKU's Mariajose Hernandez and Laura Sola Grau. Sophomore Camilla Bossi and redshirt freshman Maja Dodik fought hard but came up short in the tiebreaker 6-7 (4-7).
Fifth-year senior Pei-Ju Hsieh and sophomore Catherine Wassick fell to NKU's Sonia Tandelova and Angie Rinaldi, 2-6.
From there, the Mountaineers swept singles play winning all six matchups to claim the home-opening victory.
Doubles Results
- Momoko Nagato / Michaela Kucharova (WVU) def. Mariajose Hernandez / Laura Sola Grau (NKU), 6-0
- Ashlee Fisk / Elizabeth Rozin (NKU) def. Camilla Bossi / Maja Dodik (WVU), 7-6 (7-4)
- Sonia Tandelova / Angie Rinaldi (NKU) def. Pei-Ju Hsieh / Catherine Wassick (WVU), 6-2
Singles Results
- Camilla Bossi (WVU) def. Elizabeth Rozin (NKU), 6-1, 6-4
- Ting-Pei Chang (WVU) def. Ashlee Fisk (NKU), 6-4, 7-5
- Michaela Kucharova (WVU) def. Mariajose Hernandez (NKU) 6-1, 6-3
- Momoko Nagato (WVU) def. Anaya Kothkota (NKU), 6-4, 6-3
- Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Laura Sola Grau (NKU), 6-3, 2-3, WD
- Pei-Ju Hsieh (WVU) def. Sylvia Gray (NKU), 7-6 (7-2) WD
Looking Ahead
West Virginia returns to action on Sunday, Feb. 5, against Penn State at 12 p.m., at Summit Tennis Academy in Morgantown. Fans, who will be admitted for free, are encouraged to wear blue. There will be free pizza and gear giveaways for the first 10 attendees.
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:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Elizabeth Rozin / 0 [NKU]
14
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Ashlee Fisk / 0 [NKU]
45
67
#3 Singles Match
12
Mariajos� Hernandez / 0 [NKU]
13
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Ananya Kothakota / 0 [NKU]
43
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Laura Sola Grau / 0 [NKU]
320
62WD
#6 Singles Match
12
Sylvia Gray / 0 [NKU]
60
7WD
Order of Finish:
3,1,4,2
Players Mentioned
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