JMU Caps Regular Season with 7-0 Senior Day Win Over Cougars

Saturday, April 10

Harrisonburg, Va.

10 a.m.

James Madison University

College of Charleston

JMU Caps Regular Season with 7-0 Senior Day Win Over Cougars

4/10/2021 2:13:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison women's tennis secured an undefeated record in Colonial Athletic Association play Saturday afternoon with a 7-0 victory against the College of Charleston on Senior Day.

The Dukes concluded the regular season with an 11-3 overall record and perfect 5-0 mark in CAA matches, while the Cougars dropped to 9-11 and 1-2.

The match was the final home outing for JMU's two seniors, Alexis Franco and Jona Roka, who both collected wins in both singles and doubles play.

Franco started the day with a 6-3 win with doubles partner Daria Afanasyeva, which clinched the doubles point for JMU. She followed that up with a dominant win on court five, taking down Clara Errard by scores of 6-1, 6-1, which put JMU up 3-0 at that point.

Roka concluded her illustrious career at Hillside with a dominant win and a thrilling victory. She first took a 6-1 triumph alongside Kylie Moulin in doubles play before rallying past Slade Coetzee on court two in her final home singles match. After dropping a first-set tiebreak and trailing 7-4 in the super tiebreaker, Roka completed the comeback with a 6-7(6), 6-2, 1-0(7) win.

After JMU took a 1-0 lead with its two doubles triumphs, it quickly extended its lead with another impressive performance by Daniela Voloh on court six. She downed Victories Walter, 6-0, 6-1, to make it a 2-0 lead.

After Franco's win on court five, Moulin clinched the victory for JMU by beating Anastasia Palaska on court four, 6-3, 6-3. Natalia Nikolopoulou added another point for the Dukes on court three, dispatching Halli Trinkle, 7-6(3), 6-1.

Afanasyeva finished next, outlasting Eva Nyikos in a tight match on court one. Her 7-5, 7-6(2) victory gave the Dukes a 6-0 lead.

Roka rounded out the day with her thrilling finish, as she finished her final home match with a JMU-record 163 total victories.

QUOTING COACH SHELLEY JAUDON
"What a special day for our seniors and our team. It was important to us to send Jona and Lexi out on a high note, as they have meant a lot to our program throughout their careers. They have been leaders on and off the court this season and helped move our program forward. This team has continued to work to get better every week and I'm proud of the way they closed out the regular season competing at our best."

UP NEXT
The Dukes will next take the court at the CAA Women's Tennis Championship, which runs from April 22-25 at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. The seedings will be announced following the conclusion of next week's results.