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Thursday, March 10
Orlando, Fla.
10:30 a.m.
James Madison University
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South Dakota State
Dukes Power to 4-3 Victory over South Dakota State
3/10/2016 8:03:00 PM | Women's Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. – James Madison women's tennis stretched its win streak to four consecutive matches with a 4-3 victory over South Dakota State on Thursday afternoon.
JMU (8-3, 1-0 CAA) claimed the doubles point 2-1 against the Jackrabbits (7-6, 0-0 Summit) before rattling off three straight singles victories for the match win.
The Dukes posted 6-1 wins at both No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to earn the 1-0 lead. Juniors Timea Guibe and Rachel Nelson defeated Florencia Magni and Beatriz Souza at the No. 2 position before freshmen Emma Petersen and Bella Heidenreich secured the point with a win over Tacy Haws-Lay and Morgan Brower at the No. 3 position.
Sophomore Dylan Owens kept the momentum rolling for the Dukes at No. 5 singles, blanking Souza in straight 6-0 sets and stretching her win streak to nine completed matches. Junior Rebecca Harris made it a 3-0 JMU lead with a two-set victory (6-2, 6-0) over Brower at No. 6 singles, now 7-1 in spring duals.
Guibe posted the match-winning point at No. 1 singles, taking down Magni 6-0, 6-2 for her fifth solo win of the spring.
Tomorrow marks the final match of the Dukes' stay in Orlando as they face Ball State at 2 p.m.
QUOTING HEAD COACH JAMES BRYCE
"Today, we had a tough battle against a solid South Dakota State team. We had to stay focused throughout the entire match and doubles play was key for us. As a team, we need to learn to take one point at a time and not get too far ahead of ourselves. We are happy with the win and will get prepared for another tough battle against Ball State tomorrow."
FULL RESULTS
Doubles (2, 3*, 1)
UP NEXT
The Dukes wrap their trip to Orlando, Fla. with a clash against Ball State on Friday, March 11 at 2 p.m. at Lake Cane Tennis Center.
JMU (8-3, 1-0 CAA) claimed the doubles point 2-1 against the Jackrabbits (7-6, 0-0 Summit) before rattling off three straight singles victories for the match win.
The Dukes posted 6-1 wins at both No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to earn the 1-0 lead. Juniors Timea Guibe and Rachel Nelson defeated Florencia Magni and Beatriz Souza at the No. 2 position before freshmen Emma Petersen and Bella Heidenreich secured the point with a win over Tacy Haws-Lay and Morgan Brower at the No. 3 position.
Sophomore Dylan Owens kept the momentum rolling for the Dukes at No. 5 singles, blanking Souza in straight 6-0 sets and stretching her win streak to nine completed matches. Junior Rebecca Harris made it a 3-0 JMU lead with a two-set victory (6-2, 6-0) over Brower at No. 6 singles, now 7-1 in spring duals.
Guibe posted the match-winning point at No. 1 singles, taking down Magni 6-0, 6-2 for her fifth solo win of the spring.
Tomorrow marks the final match of the Dukes' stay in Orlando as they face Ball State at 2 p.m.
QUOTING HEAD COACH JAMES BRYCE
"Today, we had a tough battle against a solid South Dakota State team. We had to stay focused throughout the entire match and doubles play was key for us. As a team, we need to learn to take one point at a time and not get too far ahead of ourselves. We are happy with the win and will get prepared for another tough battle against Ball State tomorrow."
FULL RESULTS
Doubles (2, 3*, 1)
- Davies/Rosa def. Abby Amos/Harris 6-3
- Guibe/Nelson def. Magni/Souza 6-1
- Petersen/Bella Heidenreich def. Haws-Lay/Brower 6-1
- Timea Guibe def. Florencia Magni 6-0, 6-2
- Iasmin Rosa def. Kimmy Herrock 6-4, 6-2
- Ffion Davies def. Rachel Nelson 6-2, 6-2
- Tacy Haws-Lay def. Emma Petersen 6-4, 0-6, 10-8
- Dylan Owens def. Beatriz Souza 6-0, 6-0
- Rebecca Harris def. Morgan Brower 6-2, 6-0
UP NEXT
The Dukes wrap their trip to Orlando, Fla. with a clash against Ball State on Friday, March 11 at 2 p.m. at Lake Cane Tennis Center.
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