Dukes Battle Past Elon for Fourth Consecutive Win

Saturday, March 23

Elon, N.C.

11 a.m.

James Madison University

Elon

3/23/2019 3:12:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

ELON, N.C. – Following a loss of the doubles point, James Madison women's tennis reeled off victories in four of six singles matches to battle past Elon 4-3, in Colonial Athletic Association women's tennis action on Saturday afternoon at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.

The result was the Dukes fourth consecutive win, upping their record to 10-6 overall and 2-0 in CAA play, while the Phoenix fell to 9-9 and 0-2 in conference action.

In doubles, Elon rolled to victories at No. 3 (6-2) and No. 2 (6-4) to claim the doubles point and the early 1-0 advantage.

In singles, freshman Amanda Nord immediately knotted the score up at 1-1, with a 6-3, 6-1 dispatching of Nicole Shiau on Court 6. The win was Nord's sixth-straight, increasing her dual record to 7-2 and her overall singles record to 14-2 for the academic year.

At No. 2, Elon's Maria Paraja defeated senior Abby Amos 6-0, 6-2 to help the Phoenix regain a one point advantage at 2-1.

With the Dukes trailing, freshman Daniela Voloh raced past Uma Nayer 6-4, 6-3 at the No. 3 position to even the score at two apiece.

On Court 5, senior Emma Petersen dominated Alex Koniaev 6-2, 6-2 for her fifth consecutive singles victory and the 84th of her career, giving JMU its first lead of the afternoon at 3-2 with two matches still on court.

At the No. 1 position, freshman Daria Afanasyeva battled through a first-set tiebreak and broke the serve of Suzanne Zenoni twice in the second set to clinch match point at 4-2, with a massive 7-6(3), 6-3 triumph. The result was Afanasyeva's fourth-straight victory, pushing her dual mark above .500 for the first time with a record of 8-7.

Junior Jona Roka dropped a hard-fought three-set battle at No. 4 to Olivia Archer 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 to conclude the afternoon and the 4-3 result.

QUOTING HEAD COACH SHELLEY JAUDON
"I'm really proud of the way we handled today. Elon came out and played confident, aggressive doubles and we had to raise our level of intensity for singles. Our tough early season schedule really helped us put ourselves in a position to respond well today and get the job done."

UP NEXT
The Dukes return to the courts this Thursday, March 28th to take on VCU in an in-state clash at the Thalhimer Tennis Center. First serve is set for 3 p.m.