Saturday, January 18
Morgantown, W.Va.
10 a.m.
West Virginia University
4
vs
3
Duquesne
West Virginia Sweeps Duquesne, Morgan State in Season Opener
January 18, 2025 06:29 PM | Tennis
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women's tennis team began the 2025 season by sweeping Duquesne and Morgan State at Summit Tennis Academy in Morgantown on Saturday.
West Virginia (2-0) battled with Duquesne, pulling out a narrow, 4-3, victory. In the win, Morgantown native, freshman Lyla Byers, earned her first career win in the No. 6 singles match to secure the win for WVU.
Senior Mille Haagensen picked up right where she left off in the fall, winning the No. 3 doubles match with Byers and defeating Duquesne's Jasa Roka in the No. 1 singles match, 6-4, 6-2.
Redshirt junior Maja Dodik posted an impressive performance, defeating Alexandra O'Brien, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
The Mountaineers followed up the win over Duquesne with a dominant performance against Morgan State as they did not lose a match to win, 7-0.
Doubles Results (DUQ)
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West Virginia (2-0) battled with Duquesne, pulling out a narrow, 4-3, victory. In the win, Morgantown native, freshman Lyla Byers, earned her first career win in the No. 6 singles match to secure the win for WVU.
Senior Mille Haagensen picked up right where she left off in the fall, winning the No. 3 doubles match with Byers and defeating Duquesne's Jasa Roka in the No. 1 singles match, 6-4, 6-2.
Redshirt junior Maja Dodik posted an impressive performance, defeating Alexandra O'Brien, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
The Mountaineers followed up the win over Duquesne with a dominant performance against Morgan State as they did not lose a match to win, 7-0.
Doubles Results (DUQ)
- Maja Dodik/Julie Bousseau (WVU) def. Kaya Rand/Alexandra O'Brien (DUQ), 6-2
- Laura Villaneuva Morillo/Michaela Kucharova (WVU) vs. Jasa Roka/Mila Badics (DUQ), 4-3 (unfinished)
- Mille Haagensen/Lyla Byers (WVU) def. Sofia Serrano/Taisia Yakunina (DUQ), 6-2
- Mille Haagensen (WVU) def. Jasa Roka (DUQ), 6-4, 6-2
- Mila Badics (DUQ) def. Julie Bousseau (WVU), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2)
- Kaya Rand (DUQ) def. Michaela Kucharova (WVU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
- Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Alexandra O'Brien (DUQ), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
- Taisia Yakunina (DUQ) def. Laura Villanueva Morillo (WVU), 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
- Lyla Byers (WVU) def. Sofia Linares Perez (DUQ), 6-4, 6-4
- Mille Haagensen/Lyla Byers (WVU) def. Hannah Smith/Aleksandra Evdokimova (MSU), 6-1
- Michaela Kucharova/Laura Villanueva Morillo (WVU) def. Lauryn Hall/Roua Limem (MSU), 6-1
- Maja Dodik/Susannah Su (WVU) vs. Tyler Williams/Jula Jeffrey (MSU), 5-1 (unfinished)
- Mille Haagensen (WVU) def. Hannah Smith (MSU), 6-0, 6-3
- Julie Bousseau (WVU) def. Lauryn Hall (MSU), 7-6 (1), 6-3
- Michaela Kucharova (WVU) def. Jula Jeffrey (MSU), 6-1, 6-3
- Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Tyler Williams (MSU), 6-3, 7-5
- Susannah Su (WVU) def. Roua Limem (MSU), 6-1, 6-4
- Lyla Byers (WVU) def. Marta Serra Carles (MSU), 6-3, 6-4
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:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Jasa Roka / 0 [DUQ]
42
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Mila Badics / 0 [DUQ]
637
466
#3 Singles Match
123
Kaya Rand / 0 [DUQ]
636
363
#4 Singles Match
12
Alexandra O'Brien / 0 [DUQ]
36
67
#5 Singles Match
123
Taisia Yakunina / 0 [DUQ]
367
615
#6 Singles Match
12
Sofia Linares Perez / 0 [DUQ]
44
66
Order of Finish:
1,4,2,3,6,5
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