Women's tennis falls at ODU

Saturday, March 2

Norfolk, Va.

12 p.m.

University of Memphis

Old Dominion

Photo by: Trey Clark

Mar 02, 2019 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

NORFOLK, Va. – Memphis women's tennis suffered a 7-0 setback at Old Dominion Saturday afternoon to open its weekend road swing.

ODU (10-2) claimed the opening doubles point with wins on courts 1 and 2. Memphis duo Laura Bente and Lina Hohnhold, who hold a 4-0 mark as doubles partners this spring, held a 6-5 lead on court 3 before it was left unfinished.

In singles play, the Monarchs continued the momentum and claimed the match with wins on courts 3, 1, and 5.

After ODU claimed a 5-0 lead, junior Claire Sullivan rallied to take the second set on court 4, but dropped a third-set tiebreak. On court 6, Hohnhold also split her first two sets before dropping a tiebreak in the final frame to set the final score.

Memphis (5-6) will continue its road trip with a matchup at William & Mary Sunday at 10 a.m. (CT). Live scoring for Sunday's match against the Tribe is available at https://bit.ly/2ILVgOh with live video available at https://bit.ly/2INC7va.

RESULTS
Singles
1. Holly Hutchinson (ODU) def. Alisha Reayer (MEM), 6-2, 6-2
2. Nataliia Vlasova (ODU) def. Laura Bente (MEM), 6-2, 6-2
3. Yulia Starodubtseva (ODU) def. Hannah Davies (MEM), 6-0, 6-2
4. Olekanda Andrieieva (ODU) def. Claire Sullivan (MEM), 7-5, 4-6, 1-0
5. Brooke Pilkington (ODU) def. Katherine Cao (MEM), 6-2, 6-1
6. Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) def. Lina Hohnhold (MEM), 3-6, 7-6, 1-0
(Order of finish: 3, 1, 5, 2, 4, 6)

Doubles
1. Hutchinson/Pilkington (ODU) def. Topalovic/Reayer (MEM), 6-3
2. Andrieieva/Starodubtseva (ODU) def. K. Cao/Davies (MEM), 6-4
3. Bente/Hohnhold (MEM) vs. Vlasova/Malenko (ODU), 6-5, unfinished
(Order of finish: 1, 2)