JMU Shuts Out Hampton 7-0 in Neutral-Court Match

Tuesday, March 7

Altamonte Springs, Fla.

Noon

James Madison University

Hampton

3/7/2017 10:42:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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SANLANDO PARK, Fla. – James Madison women's tennis stretched its win streak to four on Tuesday with a 7-0 shutout against Hampton.

JMU swept the Lady Pirates (1-2) at doubles before winning all six singles matches, five coming in two sets.

The neutral-court win is the third 7-0 victory for the Dukes (8-2, 1-0 CAA) this season. At 8-2, the Dukes are off to their best start since going 9-1 through the first 10 completed dual matches of the 2004-05 season.

The reigning Colonial Athletic Association Doubles Team of the Week, senior Timea Guibe and junior Kimmy Herrock stretched their win streak to three as a duo with a 6-2 victory at No. 1 doubles over Mariam Mitaishvili and Kristina Titova.

Over the current four-match win streak, freshman Jona Roka has won all four of her singles matches. She cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win over Mikaela Pierce at No. 5 singles on Tuesday.

RESULTS
Doubles (3, 2*, 1)

Guibe/Herrock def. Mitaishvili/Titova 6-2
Roka/Owens def. Pierce/Slocombe 6-2
Petersen/Harris def. Mullins/Romanova 6-0

Singles (5, 6, 4*, 3, 2, 1)

Timea Guibe def. Kristina Titova 5-7, 6-4, 10-8
Rachel Nelson def. Mariam Mitaishvili 6-4, 6-3
Emma Petersen def. Cherise Slocombe 6-2, 6-4
Kimmy Herrock def. Haley Mullins 6-3, 6-0
Jona Roka def. Mikaela Pierce 6-1, 6-0
Rebecca Harris def. Anastasiia Romanova 6-1, 6-3

UP NEXT
JMU rounds out the week with a doubleheader on Thursday, March 9 in Jacksonville, Fla. The Dukes face North Florida at 9 a.m. before taking on Savannah State at 1 p.m.