JMU Rolls Past George Mason, 4-0

Sunday, March 1

Harrisonburg, Va.

2 p.m.

James Madison University

George Mason

3/1/2020 6:01:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va.– The James Madison women's tennis team returned to its winning ways against George Mason on Sunday afternoon, claiming a 4-0 victory at the East Campus Tennis Courts.

The Dukes improved to 9-3 on the season, while the Patriots fell to 3-4. JMU notched three doubles wins and three singles wins in the triumph.

The tandem of senior Jona Roka and sophomore Michelle Los Arcos won 6-2 against Jackie Nannery and Isabella Daverio. Sophomores Daniela Voloh and Natalia Nikolopoulou extended their doubles win streak to six in a row, dropping Paige La and Hannah Yang 6-2 to clinch the doubles point.

Redshirt sophomore Kylie Moulin and sophomore Amanda Nord wrapped up doubles play with a 6-4 victory against Christine McCarthy and Ashley Fitz-Patrick.

The Dukes competed in three singles matches and clinched each in straight sets. Sophomore Daria Afanasyeva earned the first win for JMU, defeating Yang 6-1, 6-1 on court two. Roka won at No. 1 singles, taking a 6-2, 6-1 decision from La to make it a 3-0 lead.

Voloh claimed her 10th singles victory in the dual season, winning over Nannery, 6-1, 6-1, to secure the team win.

QUOTING HEAD COACH SHELLEY JAUDON
"I'm really pleased with the way we came out and took care of business today. Jona [Roka], Dasha [Afanasyeva] and Dani [Voloh] all did a good job of coming out focused in their singles matches to help us close out the match. We've had a tough stretch here over the past 10 days and I'm proud of our toughness and resilience to keep getting better."

UP NEXT
JMU will host CAA foe Elon on Saturday Mar. 7. Play is slated to begin at 11 a.m.