JMU Rolls Past Towson in CAA Opener, 6-1

Friday, March 2

Towson, Md.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

Towson

3/2/2018 11:58:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score @JMUWTennis

TOWSON, Md.- James Madison women's tennis used a complete effort to roll past Towson 6-1 in its Colonial Athletic Association opener on Friday evening. The Dukes improved their record to 9-0 overall and 1-0 in CAA play.

The Dukes started quickly by picking up the opening point in doubles. Sophomore Jona Roka and senior Dylan Owens dispatched their Towson counterparts 6-2 at No. 3 doubles. Freshman Anna Makarova and junior Emma Petersen followed Roka and Owens with a 6-2 victory of their own at the number two position.

In singles, victories from Makarova at No. 3 singles (6-1, 6-4) and reigning CAA Player of the Week Liz Norman at No. 2 (6-3, 6-3) gave JMU a 3-0 lead.

Following her performance in doubles, Petersen clinched match point with a decisive 7-5, 6-0 victory at No. 4 singles over Towson's Barbora Vasilkova.

QUOTING COACH JAMES BRYCE
"Tonight we got the job done against an always tricky Towson team. Once we settled into our matches we were able to take control. Now we can use our momentum into going outside in Florida and take a few days to adjust to the conditions and climate."

RESULTS
Doubles: (3, 2*, 1)

Williams/Shusterman def. Norman/Flament 7-5
Makarova/Petersen def. Van Oorschodt/Vasilkova 6-2
Roka/Owens def. Gloninger/Martinez 6-2

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

Jona Roka def. Nicole Shakhnazarova 7-5, 3-6, 10-6
Liz Norman def. Lucy Williams 6-3, 6-3
Anna Makarova def. Yevgeniya Shusterman 6-1, 6-4
Emma Petersen def. Barbora Vasilkova 7-5, 6-0
Renate Van Oorschodt def. Diane Flament 6-2, 2-6, 6-6 ret.
Kimmy Herrock def. Alexa Martinez 7-6(6), 6-2

UP NEXT
The Dukes will travel to Orlando, Fla. for a double-header with Xavier and Sacred Heart on Wednesday, March 7. The match against Xavier is set to start at 8 a.m. with the Sacred Heart match beginning at approximately 1:30 p.m.