JMU Defeats Big Ten Foe Maryland, 4-1, on the Road

Saturday, February 22

College Park, Md.

11 a.m.

James Madison University

Maryland

2/22/2020 4:15:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - James Madison women's tennis took down Maryland 4-1 to secure its fourth win in a row on Saturday at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park.

JMU won two of three doubles matches and three of four singles matches that went the distance. Two other singles matches went unfinished once the Dukes clinched the match. Saturday's victory improved JMU's record to 6-2, while dropping Maryland's record to 6-4.

Senior Jona Roka and sophomore Daria Afanasyeva took down Adela Josefova and Chloe Hamlin 6-1, at No. 2 doubles for their third straight doubles win. The sophomore tandem of Amanda Nord and Kylie Moulin secured the doubles point for JMU with a 6-4 win over Eva Alexandrova and Zoe Kulkarni at No. 3. The sophomores' victory improved their doubles' win streak to four straight.

Leading 1-0 after winning the doubles point, sophomore Daniela Voloh rolled in straight sets over Chloe Hamlin, winning 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4 singles. Nord also had a decisive two-set win at No. 6 singles, 6-2, 6-0, extending the Dukes' lead to 3-0. Afanasyeva clinched the match for JMU with her 6-1, 6-4 victory over Adela Josefova at No. 2 singles. This was Afanasyeva's seventh-straight singles win.

QUOTING HEAD COACH SHELLEY JAUDON
"I'm pleased with the way we came out of the gates swinging today. We really set the tone with grabbing the doubles point and carried that momentum into singles. Dani, Amanda and Dasha did a great job jumping out to quick leads and showed their experience by closing them out at the first chance. We look forward to getting back out on the courts in the bubble tomorrow afternoon."

UP NEXT
The Dukes return home on Sunday, Feb. 23 to host George Washington. The match is slated for a 2:30 p.m. start at the East Campus Tennis Courts.