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Saturday, February 24
Lynchburg, Va.
10 a.m.
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Dukes Battle Past Liberty 4-3, Stretch Win Streak to Seven
2/24/2018 4:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LYNCHBURG, Va. - James Madison women's tennis battled through a back-and-forth affair to claim the 4-3 victory at Liberty and continue their undefeated start to the dual season.
After falling behind 1-0 following doubles, sophomore Jona Roka and junior Emma Petersen brought the first two JMU points home with wins at No. 1 and No. 4 singles.
With the match tied at 2-2, freshman Liz Norman won a crucial point at No. 2 singles in come-from-behind fashion to give JMU a 3-2 lead, overcoming a 7-6(4) first-set loss to win 6-2 in the secondand 7-6(3) in the third.
Senior Kimmy Herrock brought home match point with a two-set victory (7-5, 6-4) at No. 6 singles.
QUOTING HEAD COACH JAMES BRYCE
"Today was a back and forth battle. We had to really dig deep in the right moments, which went our way in singles. This team continues to grow and develop with the leadership of our upper classmen, showing our freshmen and sophomores how to conduct themselves. Credit to Liberty who gave us a great fight today. We need to rest up quickly and be ready for Wisconsin early tomorrow morning."
RESULTS
Doubles: (2, 3, 1*)
UP NEXT
The Dukes will travel south to Blacksburg, Va., to face Wisconsin tomorrow morning at 10 a.m.
After falling behind 1-0 following doubles, sophomore Jona Roka and junior Emma Petersen brought the first two JMU points home with wins at No. 1 and No. 4 singles.
With the match tied at 2-2, freshman Liz Norman won a crucial point at No. 2 singles in come-from-behind fashion to give JMU a 3-2 lead, overcoming a 7-6(4) first-set loss to win 6-2 in the secondand 7-6(3) in the third.
Senior Kimmy Herrock brought home match point with a two-set victory (7-5, 6-4) at No. 6 singles.
QUOTING HEAD COACH JAMES BRYCE
"Today was a back and forth battle. We had to really dig deep in the right moments, which went our way in singles. This team continues to grow and develop with the leadership of our upper classmen, showing our freshmen and sophomores how to conduct themselves. Credit to Liberty who gave us a great fight today. We need to rest up quickly and be ready for Wisconsin early tomorrow morning."
RESULTS
Doubles: (2, 3, 1*)
- Crist/Dollar def. Norman/Flament 7-6(3)
- Makarova/Petersen def. Medina/Soares 6-2
- Anderson/Hashiguchi def. Roka/Owens 7-6(2)
- Jona Roka def. Maria Medina 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
- Liz Norman def. Ashley Bongart 6-7(4), 6-2, 7-6(3)
- Lara Soares def. Anna Makarova 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
- Emma Petersen def. Anna Dollar 6-4, 7-5
- Evangeline Crist def. Diane Flament 6-1, 6-4
- Kimmy Herrock def. Grace Hashiguchi 7-5, 6-4
UP NEXT
The Dukes will travel south to Blacksburg, Va., to face Wisconsin tomorrow morning at 10 a.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
166
Maria Medina / 0 [LIB]
631
#2 Singles Match
123
667
Ashley Bongart / 0 [LIB]
726
#3 Singles Match
123
465
Lara Soares / 0 [LIB]
627
#4 Singles Match
12
67
Anna Dollar / 0 [LIB]
45
#5 Singles Match
12
14
Evangeline Crist / 0 [LIB]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
76
Grace Hashiguchi / 0 [LIB]
54
Order of Finish:
1,4,3,2,5,6
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