Dukes Breeze Past Georgetown, 7-0

Sunday, February 9

Washington, D.C.

10 a.m.

James Madison University

Georgetown

2/9/2020 3:16:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - James Madison women's tennis closed out the weekend with a convincing 7-0 victory over Georgetown on Sunday afternoon in a neutral-site matchup at the Junior Tennis Champion Center in College Park.

JMU turned in a dominate performance, sweeping all three doubles matches and all six singles matches. Sunday's win over Georgetown improved the Dukes' record to 4-2, while Georgetown fell to 1-5.

The sophomore pair of Daniela Voloh and Natalia Nikolopoulou and senior/sophomore tandem of Jona Roka and Daria Afanasyeva each beat their doubles opponents by a score of 6-1. Sophomores Amanda Nord and Kylie Moulin defeated Elena De Santis and Agata Mikos 6-3 to round out doubles play.

In singles, JMU won four of six singles matches in straight sets and the final two in super-tiebreak fashion to complete the 7-0 victory.

Nord rolled past Chloe Bendetti 6-1, 6-3 at No. 6 singles to make it 2-0. Nikolopoulou downed Anna Short 6-3, 6-3 at No. 5 singles, and Moulin cruised by De Santis by a score of 6-3, 6-2 to make it a 4-0 lead and clinch the match.

Voloh also won in straight sets, with a 7-5, 6-4 triumph over Olivia Ashton at No. 3 singles. Closing out the match, Afanasyeva held off Mikos in a third-set, super tiebreaker, winning at No. 2 singles by a scores of 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (11), and Roka battled past Sofie Moenster with a 7-6 (5), 3-6, 1-0 (8) win at No. 1 singles.

QUOTING HEAD COACH SHELLEY JAUDON
"We've talked a lot about being a team that is consistent in the way we approach our matches and compete, so I'm pleased with the way we showed up today ready to go."

UP NEXT
The Dukes return home for their match on Saturday, Feb. 15 against UNCG at the East Campus Tennis Courts. The match is slated for 10 a.m. start.