Dukes Face Stiff Competition at Wahoowa Invitational in Charlottesville

Friday, September 15

Charlottesville, Va.

James Madison University

Wahoowa Invitational

Dukes Face Stiff Competition at Wahoowa Invitational in Charlottesville

9/17/2023 7:53:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

By: Photo courtesy of UVA Athletics

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – James Madison opened its women's tennis fall season this weekend at the Wahoowa Invitational, hosted by Virginia on Sept. 15-17, at the Virginia Tennis Facility at Boar's Head Resort.

The Dukes faced off against Virginia, Maryland West Virginia in the hidden-dual format tournament, capturing six total victories.

In doubles play, the team of Hope Moulin and Ines Oliveira claimed a 6-2 victory Friday against UVA's Meggie Navarro and Sara Ziodato. Reka Matko and Hayley Glen also took a 6-3 triumph from WVU's Love-Star Alexis and Maja Dodik on Sunday.

On the singles side, Munteanu opened her sophomore year with a solid 6-3, 7-5 victory against Virginia's Ziodato. In Saturday's matches with Maryland, Moulin earned a 6-2, 6-4 win over Maria Budin, while Alexandra Prudente rallied past Aida Eissa, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 1-0 (8).

The Dukes capped off the weekend with one more singles win, as Broerman picked up a 6-4, 6-2 victory against WVU's Alexis.

QUOTING HEAD COACH TYSON THOMAS
"Overall, it was a very productive first weekend of competition. In many ways, this is the final step of getting to know our team. I am incredibly excited about what this team is made of. We have some work to do fine tuning certain aspects, but the heart of this team is amazing. Now, the introductions are finished, and we can really get to work. We have an amazing group, and it's going to be an exciting year."

FULL RESULTS
Friday, Sept. 15 – JMU vs. Virginia
Doubles
Melodie Collard/Annabelle Xu (UVA) def. Cate Broerman/Daria Munteanu (JMU), 6-2
Hope Moulin/Ines Oliveira (JMU) def. Meggie Navarro/Sara Ziodato (UVA), 6-2
Natasha Subhash/Zara Larke (UVA) def. Reka Matko/Hayley Glen (JMU), 6-3

Singles
Annabelle Xu (UVA) def. Cate Broerman (JMU), 7-6 (3), 6-1
Daria Munteanu (JMU) def. Sara Ziodato (UVA), 6-3, 7-5
Natasha Subhash (UVA) def. Hope Moulin (JMU), 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (2)
Melodie Collard (UVA) def. Ines Oliveira (JMU), 7-5, 6-3
Zara Larke (UVA) def. Hayley Glen (JMU), 6-4, 6-2
Meggie Navarro (UVA) def. Alexandra Prudente (JMU), 6-2, 7-5

Saturday, Sept. 16 – JMU vs. Maryland
Doubles
Minorka Miranda/Maria Budin (MD) def. Cate Broerman/Daria Munteanu (JMU), 6-1
Kallista Liu/Ela Platenikova (MD) def. Hope Moulin/Ines Oliveira (JMU), 7-6 (3)
Francesca Feodorov/Aida Eissa (MD) def. Reka Matko/Hayley Glen (JMU), 7-6 (8)

Singles
Minorka Miranda (MD) def. Cate Broerman (JMU), 6-4, 6-1
Ela Platenikova (MD) def. Daria Munteanu (JMU), 1-6, 6-2, 1-0 (8)
Hope Moulin (JMU) def. Maria Budin (MD), 6-2, 6-4
Katherine Hung (MD) def. Ines Oliveira (JMU), 6-3, 6-2
Francesca Feodorov (MD) def. Hayley Glen (JMU), 6-0, 6-1
Alexandra Prudente (JMU) def. Aida Eissa (MD), 4-6, 7-6 (3), 1-0 (8)

Sunday, Sept. 17 – JMU vs. West Virginia/Virginia
Doubles
Annabelle Xu/Nicole Kiefer (UVA) def. Cate Broerman/Daria Munteanu (JMU), 6-2
Momoko Nagato/Ting-Pei Chang (WVU) def. Hope Moulin/Ines Oliveira (JMU), 7-6 (5)
Reka Matko/Hayley Glen (JMU) def. Love-Star Alexis/Maja Dodik (WVU), 6-3

Singles
Cate Broerman (JMU) def. Love-Star Alexis (WVU), 6-4, 6-2
Momoko Nagato (WVU) def. Daria Munteanu (JMU), 6-3, 6-2
Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Hope Moulin (JMU), 6-2, 6-7, 1-0 (8)
Ting-Pei Chang (WVU) def. Ines Oliveira (JMU), 6-4, 7-5

UP NEXT
JMU hits the road again next weekend, as it competes at the Elon Fall Invitational on Sept. 22-24.