Dukes Drop 4-3 Decision to CAA Foe Elon

Saturday, March 7

Harrisonburg, Va.

11 a.m.

James Madison University

Elon

3/7/2020 5:14:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. – Elon won four of six singles matches, including the final decision to hold off James Madison women's tennis 4-3 on Saturday afternoon at the East Campus Tennis Courts.

The Phoenix improved to 13-4, while the Dukes fell to 9-4, as all four setbacks have come by a 4-3 decision this spring.

JMU swept doubles play and won two singles matches in the loss.

The Dukes opened the match with an early 1-0 lead after winning every doubles contest. Senior Jona Roka and sophomore Daria Afanasyeva rolled to a 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles against Victoria Saldh and Sofia Edo, and sophomores Amanda Nord and Kylie Moulin claimed a 6-2 victory versus Uma Nayar and Kiana Rizzolo at No. 3 doubles to clinch the point.

Sophomores Daniela Voloh and Natalia Nikolopoulou rounded out doubles with a 6-4 comeback win on court one over Alex Koniaev and Olivia Archer.

In singles play, JMU led by a set in two of first three singles matches before Elon rallied to take wins on courts one through three, grabbing a 3-1 lead.

The Dukes tied it at 3-3 with wins at No. 5 and No. 4. Nikolopoulou cruised to a 6-1, 6-4 victory against Shauna Galvin, and Voloh won a three setter against Rizzolo by scores of 7-5, 1-6, 6-2.

The match was decided on court six, where Edo rallied past Nord, 0-6, 6-4, 6-4.

QUOTING SHELLEY JAUDON
"I give a lot of credit to Elon with the way they competed today. They never backed down and just kept coming at us. We have a lot to learn from this match if we want to keep getting better."

UP NEXT
The Dukes hit the road for a pair of matches in the Sunshine State over Spring Break. JMU faces USF on Thursday, March 12 at noon in Tampa and finishes the week in Fort Meyers on Saturday, March 14 with a 10 a.m. match at Florida Gulf Coast.