Jaudon Captures 100th Head Coaching Win in JMU's Doubleheader Sweep

Sunday, February 20

Harrisonburg, Va.

11 a.m.

James Madison University

Morgan State

Jaudon Captures 100th Head Coaching Win in JMU's Doubleheader Sweep

2/20/2022 8:04:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison women's tennis delivered Head Coach Shelley Jaudon her 99th and 100th career head coaching victories, as the Dukes defeated Morgan State, 5-2, and Coppin State, 7-0, on Sunday at the East Campus Tennis Courts.

The Dukes improved to 4-5 on the year, while MSU and CSU both dropped to 0-4 this spring.

The wins also moved Jaudon to 42-22 at the helm of the JMU program and 100-56 overall (58-34 at Middle Tennessee) in her eight years as a head coach.

Of the nine Dukes who competed Sunday, five went undefeated and three went a combined 3-0 in Michelle Los Arcos, Lynelle Lim and Daniela Voloh. Natalia Nikolopoulou and Amanda Nord also went 2-0.

Match 1: JMU 5, Morgan State 2
Morgan State opened the match by claiming the doubles points, winning on courts one and three. JMU gained the advantage on court two when Daniela Voloh and Amanda Nord cruised to a 6-2 win against Hannah Smith and Ana-Lei Kalawe.

MSU got a 6-4 win on court three to even things up and eventually won the doubles point with a thriller on court one via a tiebreak. Averiana Mitchell and Asmara Rose held off Hope Moulin and Kylie Moulin, 11-9, to win the match at 7-6.

Kylie Moulin quickly shifted the momentum back to JMU in singles play, with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 win on court two versus Kalawe. Natalia Nikolopoulou also rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 victory against Mitchell on court one to give JMU the lead for good, at 2-1.

Nord extended JMU's lead to 3-1 on court three, downing Rose by a score of 6-2, 6-4. The match would be clinched on court five, as Lynelle Lim registered her first career win with a 6-0, 6-1 triumph over Anabel Aran.

Los Arcos rallied to win the first set on her way to defeating Smith, 7-6 (6), 6-3, on court four, while Morgan State's Nolwenn Cardoso outlasted Alexandra Prudente in a super tiebreaker on court six.

Match 2: JMU 7, Coppin State 0
The Dukes had a quick turnaround of just an hour to ready themselves for Coppin State, but they had full control from start to finish.

JMU kicked off the match with a trio of 6-1 doubles victories to grab the early 1-0 lead. Alexandra Prudente and Lynelle Lim led the way on court three over Iva Jankovic and Christy Turner.

The sister tandem of Hope and Kylie Moulin won their first match as a team to clinch the doubles point on court two against Megan Etienne and Kristina Georgieva. Moments later, Daniela Voloh and Michelle Los Arcos finished the sweep over Mackenzie Jones and Lucia Placidi on court one.

In singles play, an injury to a Coppin State player on court three gave Hope Moulin a default victory and the 2-0 match lead. Nikolopoulou brought JMU to the brink of victory with a convincing 6-0, 6-0 sweep over Placidi.

The team victory was clinched on court four, as Los Arcos dispatched Turner, 6-1, 6-0. Voloh followed quickly behind her on court two, besting Jankovic, 6-0, 6-1.

Lim carried on the strong play for the Dukes, beating out Etienne, 6-0, 6-1, on court five. McCarthy finished the day with her first dual win of the spring on court six, earning a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Jones.

UP NEXT
JMU hits the road on Wednesday, Feb. 23 as they take on Missouri in a neutral-site match in Lynchburg, Va. The match is set for a 5 p.m. start.