NORFOLK, Va. – Winthrop women's tennis (11-5, 7-0 Big South) fell on the road to No. 28 Old Dominion (15-2) Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
-The Monarchs took the doubles point with wins on courts one and three, leaving two unfinished.
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-ODU clinched the team win with victories on courts three, four and five.
Alisa Soloveva put the Eagles on the board first with a victory at No. 2. Natalia Vlasova pushed Soloveva to a third-set tiebreaker decision. Senior
Ellie Burns took a 6-4 win in her first set, but Alesya Yakubovich answered with a 6-1 second set and won the third-set tiebreaker. No. 43
Lauren Proctor earned the Eagles' second point with a victory at No. 1, taking down ODU's Holly Hutchinson in a third-set tiebreaker.
UP NEXT
The Eagles host Charlotte on Thu., Mar. 28 at 2 p.m. at home at Rock Hill Tennis Center.
FULL RESULTS
Singles
1. #43
Lauren Proctor (WINTHROP) def. Holly Hutchinson (ODU) 7-6, 2-6, 1-0 (9)
2.
Alisa Soloveva (WINTHROP) def. Nataliia Vlasova (ODU) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (9)
3. Yulia Starodubtseva (ODU) def.
Megan Kauffman (WINTHROP) 6-0, 6-2
4. Oleksanda Andrieieva (ODU) def.
Rafaela Santos (WINTHROP) 6-3, 6-0
5. Brooke Pilkington (ODU) def.
Tayla Van Eck (WINTHROP) 6-2, 6-1
6. Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) def.
Ellie Burns (WINTHROP) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (5)
Doubles
1. Holly Hutchinson/Brooke Pilkington (ODU) def. No. 46
Lauren Proctor/
Megan Kauffman (WINTHROP) 6-2
2. Yulia Starodubtseva/Oleksanda Andrieieva (ODU) vs.
Alisa Soloveva/
Rafaela Santos (WINTHROP) 4-1, unfinished
3. Nataliia Vlasova/Natalya Malenko (ODU) def.
Tayla Van Eck/
Ellie Burns (WINTHROP) 6-1
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