Box Score MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University tennis team lost to No. 27 Texas Tech, 4-0, in Lubbock, Texas, on Thursday.
West Virginia (14-10, 3-9 Big 12) began the match in doubles play with the pairing of junior
Michaela Kucharova and senior
Momoko Nagato facing No. 7 Metka Komac and Avelina Sayfetdinova in the No. 1 seed match
Kucharova and Nagato lost in the No. 1 spot, 6-0, before freshman
Maya Bordereau and junior
Camilla Bossi lost, 6-1, in the No. 2 seed match.
In singles, Bossi battled with No. 49 Cristina Tiglea in the No. 1 seed match as she took the first set, 6-3. The match was forced to a third set after Tiglea won the second, 6-1.
In the No. 2 singles match, graduate student
Love-Star Alexis contended with Mariya Polishchuk. The first set went to a tiebreaker with Alexis falling, 7-6 (1). However, Alexis won the second set, 6-3, to force the deciding third set.
Both matches would go unfinished as Texas Tech clinched the match with a win in the No. 6 seed match.
Doubles Results
Singles Results
- Camilla Bossi (WVU) vs. No. 49 Cristina Tiglea (TTU), 6-3, 1-6, 3-0 (unfinished)
- Love-Star Alexis (WVU) def. Mariya Polishchuk (TTU), (1) 6-7, 6-3, 1-1 (unfinished)
- Avelina Sayfetdinova (TTU) def. Maja Dodik (WVU), 6-2, 6-4
- Michaela Kucharova (WVU) vs. Kate Dmitrichenko (TTU), 4-6, 5-6 (unfinished)
- Metka Komac (TTU) def. Tatiana Lipatova (WVU), 6-2, 6-2
- Andreea Lila (TTU) def. Ting-Pei Chang (WVU), 6-4, 6-4
The Mountaineers will conclude the regular season against No. 44 BYU on Saturday, April 13, at 1 p.m. ET in Provo, Utah. Final results will be available at
WVUsports.com.
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