MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University tennis team finished the first day of the Bedford Cup at the JTCC Tennis Facility in College Park, Maryland, on Friday.
 
Four Mountaineers are competing in the tournament, including seniors Michaela Kucharova and Mille Haagensen, redshirt junior Maja Dodik and freshman Laura Villanueva Morillo. These are the first appearances for Haagensen and Villanueva Morillo at WVU.
 
Despite falling in the first set, 6-3, Kucharova stormed back and defeated Delaware State's Kit Yi Kaye Au-Yeung in the second set, 6-1. Kucharova took the win in the tiebreaker, 10-7.
 
Dodik earned her first win of the fall campaign as she dominated Morgan State's Hannah Smith, 6-1, 6-2. In her first appearance as Mountaineer, Haagensen was unstoppable, winning 6-4, 6-2.
 
Villanueva Morillo battled against Delaware State's Lucia Casas Blas, taking the first set, 7-5. However, she was unable to take the win, falling 7-6 (6), 11-9 in the second and third sets.

In doubles play, the Mountaineers were commanding as the pairing of Kucharova and Dodik won, 6-1. The doubles team of Haagensen and Villanueva Morillo earned the win, 6-2.  
 
Round 1 Singles Results

• Michaela Kucharova (WVU) def. Kit Yi Kaye Au-Yeung (Delaware State), 3-6, 6-1, 10-7
• Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Hannah Smith (Morgan State), 6-1, 6-2
• Mille Haagensen (WVU) def. Sifa Butcher (Howard), 6-4, 6-2
• Lucia Casas Blas (Delaware State) def. Laura Villanueva Morillo (WVU), 5-7, 7-6 (6), 11-9

Round 1 Doubles Results

• Michaela Kucharova/Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Emma Perkins/Margherita Trolese (Mount St. Mary's), 6-1
• Mille Haagensen/Laura Villanueva Morillo (WVU) def. Olivia Rothfield/Kiersten Tambe (Towson), 6-2
• Kucharova/Dodik (WVU) def. Jordan Grayson/Ava Chambers (Howard), 6-1
• Haagensen/Villanueva Morillo (WVU) def. Nadia Pegram/Imani Jean (Howard), 6-1

Round 2 Singles Schedule

• Michaela Kucharova (WVU) vs. Nadia Pegram (Howard)
• Maja Dodik (WVU) vs. Vaida Matuseviciute (George Washington)
• Mille Haagensen (WVU) vs. Katherine Hung (Maryland)
• Laura Villanueva Morillo (WVU) vs. Christine Richiez (Loyola (Maryland))

Round 2 Doubles Schedule

• Michaela Kucharova/Maja Dodik (WVU) vs. Vaida Matuseviciute/Madison Lee (George Washington)
• Mille Haagensen/Laura Villanueva Morillo (WVU) vs. Kit Yi Kaye Au-Yeung/Lucia Casas Blas (Delaware State)

Matches will begin at 9 a.m. EST on Saturday.  
 
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