FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 27, 2022
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Dukes Back in Win Column with 6-1 Victory at Davidson
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DAVIDSON, N.C. – James Madison women's tennis wrapped up this weekend's Carolina road trip with a convincing 6-1 win at Davidson on Sunday afternoon at the Davidson Tennis Courts.
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The Dukes improved to 8-9 on the year, while the Wildcats fell to 9-6.
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JMU controlled the pace throughout the match, sweeping doubles play and winning five of six singles matches en route to its third true road triumph of the season.
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In doubles action, the Dukes gained the advantage on court three when
Kylie Moulin and
Amanda Nord took down Linden Patterson and Daniela Porges, 6-2.
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A short time later, JMU clinched the doubles point on court one, as
Michelle Los Arcos and
Daniela Voloh defeated Mira Gladstone and Elizabeth Truluck by the same score.
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Doubles concluded with a 6-4 victory on court two by
Daria Afanasyeva and
Hope Moulin against Emma Heiderscheit and Franny Shea.
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That momentum carried into singles, as the Dukes capturd five straight-set wins.
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Voloh cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 triumph against Shea on court four, and
Hope Moulin dominated on court five, claiming a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Gladstone.
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JMU secured the team win on court three, as Afanasyeva dispatched Heiderscheit, 6-3, 6-2, with her third consecutive singles win.
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The lead extended to five on court six when Nord took a 6-3, 6-3 decision from Porges.
Kylie Moulin reeled in the program's final win of the afternoon with a 7-5, 6-2 victory versus Truluck. That win was Moulin's ninth in a row, as she now stands at 10-1 in dual play.
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Davidson got on the board with its only point via a tight victory on court one.
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JMU is back on the road once again next weekend, as it travels to Clemson, S.C., to take on #72 Clemson out of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The opening serve is set for an 11 a.m. start.