Tuesday, May 7
Bradenton, Fla.
4:30 p.m.
West Virginia University
3
vs
4
Tulsa
West Virginia Defeated by Tulsa in NIT Championship Semifinals
May 07, 2024 10:25 PM | Tennis
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University tennis team lost to Tulsa, 4-3, in the semifinal round of the 2024 UTR Sports NIT Championship at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, on Tuesday.
West Virginia (15-13) rolled through doubles play as it earned the point to lead, 1-0. The pairing of junior Michaela Kucharova and senior Momoko Nagato was impressive in the No. 1 spot as they defeated Tulsa's Lily Hutchings and Maria Berlanga, 6-4.
The doubles team comprised of junior Tatiana Lipatova and graduate student Love-Star Alexis won in the No. 3 seed match, 6-4, as WVU took the doubles point.
The Mountaineers began singles play with Chang winning the No. 6 seed match, 6-3, 6-0. Tulsa won the No. 1 seed and No. 2 seed matches to tie the match at 2-2.
West Virginia regained the lead after Lipatova rallied in the No. 5 spot, defeating Tulsa's Erin McKenzie, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1. Tulsa answered in the No. 3 seed match as the Golden Hurricanes took the match, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
In the final singles match of the night, redshirt sophomore Maja Dodik battled with Tulsa's Ana Naranjo Martinez in an exhilarating match. Dodik took the first set, 6-3, but she could not lock up the win as she lost the second set, 7-5.
In the final set, Dodik rallied from a 5-2 deficit as she won two straight games to only trail by one. However, Dodik could not complete the comeback as she fell, 6-4, in the final set.
Doubles Results
West Virginia (15-13) rolled through doubles play as it earned the point to lead, 1-0. The pairing of junior Michaela Kucharova and senior Momoko Nagato was impressive in the No. 1 spot as they defeated Tulsa's Lily Hutchings and Maria Berlanga, 6-4.
The doubles team comprised of junior Tatiana Lipatova and graduate student Love-Star Alexis won in the No. 3 seed match, 6-4, as WVU took the doubles point.
The Mountaineers began singles play with Chang winning the No. 6 seed match, 6-3, 6-0. Tulsa won the No. 1 seed and No. 2 seed matches to tie the match at 2-2.
West Virginia regained the lead after Lipatova rallied in the No. 5 spot, defeating Tulsa's Erin McKenzie, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1. Tulsa answered in the No. 3 seed match as the Golden Hurricanes took the match, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
In the final singles match of the night, redshirt sophomore Maja Dodik battled with Tulsa's Ana Naranjo Martinez in an exhilarating match. Dodik took the first set, 6-3, but she could not lock up the win as she lost the second set, 7-5.
In the final set, Dodik rallied from a 5-2 deficit as she won two straight games to only trail by one. However, Dodik could not complete the comeback as she fell, 6-4, in the final set.
Doubles Results
- Michaela Kucharova/Momoko Nagato (WVU) def. Lily Hutchings/Maria Berlanga (TULSA), 6-4
- Ting-Pei Chang/Maja Dodik (WVU) vs. Oleksandra Nahurska/Ana Naranjo Martinez (TULSA), 5-3 (unfinished)
- Tatiana Lipatova/Love-Star Alexis (WVU) def. Tayla Wilmot/Erin McKenzie (TULSA), 6-4
- Maria Berlanga (TULSA) def. Love-Star Alexis (WVU), 6-3, 7-6 (1)
- Oleksandra Nahurska (TULSA) def. Momoko Nagato (WVU), 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
- Lily Hutchings (TULSA) def. Michaela Kucharova (WVU), 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
- Ana Naranjo Martinez (TULSA) def. Maja Dodik (WVU), 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
- Tatiana Lipatova (WVU) def. Erin McKenzie (TULSA), 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
- Ting-Pei Chang (WVU) def. Tayla Wilmot (TULSA), 6-3, 6-0
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Maria Berlanga / 0 [TLS]
67
36
#2 Singles Match
123
Oleksandra Nahurska / 0 [TLS]
266
641
#3 Singles Match
123
Lily Hutchings / 0 [TLS]
476
654
#4 Singles Match
123
Ana Naranjo Martinez / 0 [TLS]
376
654
#5 Singles Match
123
Erin McKenzie / 0 [TLS]
741
566
#6 Singles Match
12
Tayla Wilmot / 0 [TLS]
30
66
Order of Finish:
6,1,2,5,3,4
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