Mountaineers Finish Play in Martha Thorn Invitational

Friday, October 4

Morgantown, W.Va.

10 a.m.

West Virginia University

Martha Thorn Invitational

October 06, 2024 02:41 PM | Tennis

By: Charles Montgomery

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University tennis team finished play in the 2024 Martha Thorn Invitational on Sunday at the Mountaineer Tennis Courts.

Five Mountaineers represented WVU throughout the invite as seniors Mille Haagensen, Michaela Kucharova and Catherine Wassick, redshirt junior Maja Dodik and freshman Laura Villanueva Morillo each performed well.

The doubles team of Kucharova and Dodik earned three wins over the weekend. Dodik led the way in singles play, earning two wins.

The Mountaineers played three rounds of singles and three rounds of doubles during the three-day invitational.

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Day One Doubles Results

Michaela Kucharova/Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Germany Davis/Elena Noguero (UofL), 6-3
Oliwia Orlinska/Ema Kovacevic (UM) def. Mille Haagensen/Laura Villanueva Morillo (WVU), 7-6 (6)
Michaela Kucharova/Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Patricia Grigoras/Jordina Cegarra (PSU), 6-4
Mille Haagensen/Laura Villanueva Morillo (WVU) def. Julia Frazier/Frida Weijerman (WMU), 6-4

Day One Singles Results

Lika Peresypkina (UofL) def. Mille Haagensen (WVU), 3-6, 6-2, 10-8
Alice Otis (UofL) def. Michaela Kucharova (WVU), 4-6, 6-3, 10-4
Kaya Rand (DUQ) def. Maja Dodik (WVU), 6-4, 6-1
Kate Zink (PSU) def. Catherine Wassick (WVU), 6-1, 6-1

Day Two Doubles Result

Michaela Kucharova/Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Alexandra O'Brien/Kaya Rand (DUQ), 6-2

Day Two Singles Results

Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Katherine Hung (UM), 3-6, 6-1, 10-5
Diya Challa (UM) def. Michaela Kucharova (WVU), 6-2, 6-2
Yvonne Zuffova (PSU) def. Mille Haagensen, 6-1, 6-2

Day Three Singles Results

Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Audrey Smitek (WMU), 6-4, 5-7, 11-9
Elisabeth Lila (UofL) def. Mille Haagensen (WVU), 6-1, 6-1
Michaela Kucharova (WVU) vs. Elena Noguero (UofL), 4-6, 6-4, 10-4
Sofia Lopez (DUQ) def. Catherine Wassick (WVU), 6-0, 6-0

West Virginia will return to action in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Atlantic Regional from Oct. 17-22, at the Virginia Tennis Complex at Boar's Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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