JMU Wins Four Championship Flights at Bill & Sandra Moore Invite

Sunday, September 21

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Bill & Sandra Moore Invitational

JMU Wins Four Championship Flights at Bill & Sandra Moore Invite

9/21/2014 5:30:00 PM | Women's Tennis

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The James Madison women's team wrapped up its first weekend of action by winning four flight championships on Sunday at the Bill & Sandra Moore Invitational, held at the Brigade Sports Complex.

The Dukes won two singles titles while also taking a pair of doubles crowns.

"Overall it was a successful weekend," head coach James Bryce said. "The girls are improving each day and understanding our expectations. We still have a lot of work to do to get ready for the spring but I am excited about this group of young ladies."

Freshman Dylan Owens (Olney, Md./Sherwood) led the squad by taking flight titles in both singles and doubles.

She defeated senior teammate Sarah Khan (Islamabad, Pakistan/Overseas Pakistani Foundation College (New Mexico)) in the championship match of "Flight D" in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. She also teamed up with sophomore Emily Bradshaw (Mississauga, Ontario/Blyth Academy) to win the "Flight B" doubles title, as the duo took down Navy's Amanda Keller and Allie Pavlansky by the score of 8-2.

Also claiming a singles title Sunday was sophomore Rachel Nelson (Big Prairie, Ohio/West Holmes). Nelson secured the "Flight C" crown by defeating George Mason's Marjike Boers in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4.

The tandem of sophomore Alex Huie (The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands) and senior Taylor Pinchoff (Sylvan Lake, Mich./West Bloomfield) took home the "Flight A" doubles championship after cruising to an 8-1 triumph over Navy's Claudia Mackenzie and Katie Porter. Huie also took on Ksenija Tihomirova of Fairleigh Dickinson in the title match of "Flight A" but she came up short, falling by the count of 6-3, 7-6(3).

JMU returns to the court in a couple weeks when it travels down to Blacksburg to compete at the Hokie Fall Invite, Oct. 3-5.

Singles
Flight A
Championship: Ksenija Tihomirova (FDU) def. Alex Huie (JMU) 6-3, 7-6(3)
Flight C
Championship: Rachel Nelson (JMU) def. Marijke Boers (Mason) 7-5, 6-4
Flight D
Championship: Dylan Owens (JMU) def. Sarah Khan (JMU) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles
Flight A
Championship: Huie/Pinchoff (JMU) def. Mackenzie/Porter (Navy) 8-1
Flight B
Championship: Bradshaw/Owens (JMU) def. Keller/Pavlansky (Navy) 8-2