
West Virginia Beats William & Mary, Extends Winning Streak
February 18, 2024 02:45 PM | Tennis
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University tennis team defeated William & Mary, 4-1, on Saturday at Summit Tennis Academy in Morgantown.
West Virginia (9-1) began the match winning two of three doubles matches to secure the doubles point. The pairing of junior Michaela Kucharova and senior Momoko Nagato defeated William & Mary's Yu Chen and Emma Fernald, 6-2.
The doubles team of freshman Maya Bordereau and redshirt sophomore Maja Dodik improved to 8-1 on the season with a 6-4 victory.
Senior Momoko Nagato claimed the first singles win for West Virginia, defeating William & Mary's Mila Mejic, 6-1, 6-3.
Graduate student Love-Star Alexis fell in the No. 1 seed match, 6-4, 6-4.
Dodik was locked in a battle with William & Mary's Ine Stange in the No. 4 seed match. The pair went back and forth in the first set before Dodik pulled away to win, 7-5. Dodik took the second set, 6-4, to win the match.
Bordereau won the first set in the No. 2 seed match, 7-6 (4). In the second set, Bordereau led, 4-1, before Yu Chen rallied to win the set, 6-4. The match went unfinished in the third set with Bordereau ahead, 5-3.
Kucharova locked up the win for the Mountaineers as she defeated the Tribe's Francesca Davis, 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles Results
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West Virginia (9-1) began the match winning two of three doubles matches to secure the doubles point. The pairing of junior Michaela Kucharova and senior Momoko Nagato defeated William & Mary's Yu Chen and Emma Fernald, 6-2.
The doubles team of freshman Maya Bordereau and redshirt sophomore Maja Dodik improved to 8-1 on the season with a 6-4 victory.
Senior Momoko Nagato claimed the first singles win for West Virginia, defeating William & Mary's Mila Mejic, 6-1, 6-3.
Graduate student Love-Star Alexis fell in the No. 1 seed match, 6-4, 6-4.
Dodik was locked in a battle with William & Mary's Ine Stange in the No. 4 seed match. The pair went back and forth in the first set before Dodik pulled away to win, 7-5. Dodik took the second set, 6-4, to win the match.
Bordereau won the first set in the No. 2 seed match, 7-6 (4). In the second set, Bordereau led, 4-1, before Yu Chen rallied to win the set, 6-4. The match went unfinished in the third set with Bordereau ahead, 5-3.
Kucharova locked up the win for the Mountaineers as she defeated the Tribe's Francesca Davis, 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles Results
- Michaela Kucharova/Momoko Nagato (WVU) def. Yu Chen/Emma Fernald (W&M), 6-2
- Maya Bordereau/Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Ine Stange/Hedda Gurholt (W&M), 6-4
- Francesca Davis/Yaelle Vaissaud (W&M) def. Love-Star Alexis/Ting-Pei Chang (WVU), 6-2
- Hedda Gurholt (W&M) def. Love-Star Alexis (WVU), 6-4, 6-4
- Maya Bordereau (WVU) vs. Yu Chen (W&M), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 5-3 (unfinished)
- Momoko Nagato (WVU) def. Mila Mejic (W&M), 6-1, 6-3
- Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Ine Stange (W&M), 7-5, 6-4
- Tatiana Lipatova (WVU) vs. Francesca Davis (W&M), 3-6, 5-5 (unfinished)
- Michaela Kucharova (WVU) def. Yaelle Vaissaud (W&M), 6-0, 6-1
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUTennis on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
Order of Finish:
3,1,4,6
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