MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women's tennis team lost to Colorado, 4-1, on Sunday at Summit Tennis Academy in Morgantown.
 
West Virginia (7-16, 1-11 Big 12) battled with Colorado in doubles play as the pairing of senior Mille Haagensen and graduate student Julie Bousseau faced a top-60 pairing in the No. 1 seed match. The pair narrowly lost, 6-4.


 
Colorado locked up the doubles point as it won in the No. 3 spot.
 
In singles play, senior Michaela Kucharova picked up an impressive win in the No. 3 seed match. She defeated Colorado's Ema Bubalo, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2. Kucharova was the lone Mountaineer to win in singles play.
 
After winning in the No. 1 seed and No. 2 seed matches, Colorado had the opportunity to clinch the match in the No. 4 spot. Freshman Lyla Byers won the first set, 7-6 (5). Despite a strong effort, Byers lost the next two sets as Colorado clinched the match.
 
Doubles Results

• No. 56 Anya Nelson/Ema Bubalo (CU) def. Mille Haagensen/Julie Bousseau (WVU), 6-4
• Michaela Kucharova/Laura Villanueva Morillo (WVU) def. Mila Stanojevic/Lera Alexin (CU), 6-2
• Pia Rebec/Betina Tokac (CU) def. Tatiana Lipatova/Susannah Su (WVU), 6-3

Singles Results

• Mila Stanojevic (CU) def. Julie Bousseau (WVU), 6-3, 7-5
• Betina Tokac (CU) def. Mille Haagensen (WVU), 7-6 (3), 7-5
• Michaela Kucharova (WVU) def. Ema Bubalo (CU), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
• Pia Rebec (CU) def. Lyla Byers (WVU), (5) 6-7, 6-3, 6-0
• Maja Dodik (WVU) vs. Lera Alexin (CU), 3-5 (unfinished)
• Tatiana Lipatova (WVU) vs. Anya Nelson (CU), 3-0 (unfinished)

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