JMU Falls 6-1 to West Virginia

Sunday, February 21

Greenbriar, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.

10 a.m.

James Madison University

West Virginia

2/21/2016 2:48:00 PM | Women's Tennis

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – James Madison fell 6-1 to West Virginia at the Greenbrier on Sunday morning to wrap up a weekend of neutral-court action.

The Mountaineers (5-3) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead over the Dukes (4-3) with a pair of doubles wins. WVU then won five straight singles matches to push to six team points.

Freshman Emma Petersen tallied the lone JMU point on Sunday, winning in straight 6-3 sets over Lyn Yuen Choo at No. 6 singles. It marked their second meeting of the afternoon, as they competed at No. 3 doubles alongside junior Rachel Nelson and WVU's Kaja Mrgola, respectively. The Mountaineers won the doubles meeting 6-2.

Three Dukes battled to three-set decisions in singles action. Both freshman Abby Amos and junior Rebecca Harris came back from a set down to tie their matches at 1-all before falling in a third set. Amos lost 6-2, 6-7(2), 10-3 to Paula Goetz at No. 3 singles, and Harris was unable to overcome Mrgola at No. 5 singles (6-3, 5-7, 6-0).

At No. 2 singles, Nelson earned a 6-3 victory in set one over Habiba Shaker before falling 6-1, 6-2 in the final two sets.

JMU is back in action on Saturday, Feb. 27 with a pair of matches in Norfolk, Va. The Dukes face Norfolk State at 3 p.m. and Hampton immediately after.

QUOTING HEAD COACH JAMES BRYCE
"Today, we got outplayed by a much improved WVU team. It's a disappointing loss, especially since three matches went three sets. I hope we can look back at this match after the season and say it was the turning point. We need to learn from our mistakes and work on starting our singles matches better. Positively, I thought our doubles was the best all year this weekend."

FULL RESULTS
Doubles (3, 2*)

Amos/Harris vs. Barrett/Shaker – unf., JMU led 5-4
Lewis/Goetz def. Guibe/Heidenreich 6-3
Mrgole/Choo def. Nelson/Petersen 6-2

Singles (1, 4, 2*, 5, 3, 6)

Hailey Barrett def. Timea Guibe 6-0, 6-1
Habiba Shaker def. Rachel Nelson 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Paula Goetz def. Abby Amos 6-2, 6-7(2), 10-3
Carolina Lewis def. Kimmy Herrock 6-1, 6-2
Kaja Mrgola def. Rebecca Harris 6-3, 5-7, 6-0
Emma Petersen def. Lyn Yuen Choo 6-3, 6-3

UP NEXT
The Dukes head to Norfolk, Va. for a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 27. They take on Norfolk State at 3 p.m. and Hampton at approximately 6 p.m.