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Saturday, April 24
Williamsburg, Va.
10 a.m.
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vs
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College of Charleston
JMU Advances to CAA Title Match with Win Over College of Charleston
4/24/2021 1:49:00 PM | Women's Tennis
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – James Madison women's tennis continued their march through the CAA Women's Tennis Championship with a 4-0 victory over College of Charleston on Saturday at the Millie West Tennis Facility.
The Dukes improved to a 13-3 record and advanced to the championship match, while the Cougars ended their season with a record of 11-13.
Doubles play started with a strong showing for the Dukes on court one. Redshirt sophomore Daria Afanasyeva and redshirt senior Alexis Franco earned the 6-2 victory over Halli Trinkle and Eva Nyikos.
After the Cougars tied it up on court three, it came down to redshirt senior Jona Roka and redshirt sophomore Kylie Moulin on court two. After falling behind, 5-3, they came roaring back, winning four games in a row. The comeback gave them the 7-5 victory over Kate Earnhardt and Clara Errard, and it gave JMU a 1-0 match lead.
JMU used that momentum as a foundation for three quick, straight-set victories in singles play.
Redshirt sophomore Daniela Voloh gave the Dukes a 2-0 lead with a win on court six, 6-1, 6-2, over Errard. Moulin finished close behind on court four, beating Earnhardt, 6-2, 6-2.
The clinching point came on court five, as Franco earned the third straight-set victory for the Dukes. She earned a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over Anastasia Palaska to send JMU back to the title match.
JMU had the lead or was tied in two of the other three singles matches that were left unfinished once the victory was clinched.
QUOTING COACH SHELLEY JAUDON
"What an effort today from our team. Charleston came out swinging in doubles and we had to step up to take the opportunities we had and grab that point. We really used the momentum from double to come out and grab five quick sets in singles. Dani, Kylie and Lexi did a great job closing out their matches with confidence to get us off the court."
UP NEXT
The Dukes will face either Elon or host William & Mary in the CAA Championship final on Sunday, April 25 at 1 p.m.
The Dukes improved to a 13-3 record and advanced to the championship match, while the Cougars ended their season with a record of 11-13.
Doubles play started with a strong showing for the Dukes on court one. Redshirt sophomore Daria Afanasyeva and redshirt senior Alexis Franco earned the 6-2 victory over Halli Trinkle and Eva Nyikos.
After the Cougars tied it up on court three, it came down to redshirt senior Jona Roka and redshirt sophomore Kylie Moulin on court two. After falling behind, 5-3, they came roaring back, winning four games in a row. The comeback gave them the 7-5 victory over Kate Earnhardt and Clara Errard, and it gave JMU a 1-0 match lead.
JMU used that momentum as a foundation for three quick, straight-set victories in singles play.
Redshirt sophomore Daniela Voloh gave the Dukes a 2-0 lead with a win on court six, 6-1, 6-2, over Errard. Moulin finished close behind on court four, beating Earnhardt, 6-2, 6-2.
The clinching point came on court five, as Franco earned the third straight-set victory for the Dukes. She earned a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over Anastasia Palaska to send JMU back to the title match.
JMU had the lead or was tied in two of the other three singles matches that were left unfinished once the victory was clinched.
QUOTING COACH SHELLEY JAUDON
"What an effort today from our team. Charleston came out swinging in doubles and we had to step up to take the opportunities we had and grab that point. We really used the momentum from double to come out and grab five quick sets in singles. Dani, Kylie and Lexi did a great job closing out their matches with confidence to get us off the court."
UP NEXT
The Dukes will face either Elon or host William & Mary in the CAA Championship final on Sunday, April 25 at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Eva Nyikos / 0 [COFC]
060
65UF
#2 Singles Match
1234
Slade Coetzee / 0 [COFC]
0610
641UF
#3 Singles Match
123
Halli Trinkle / 0 [COFC]
730
51UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Kate Earnhardt / 0 [COFC]
22
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Anastasia Palaska / 0 [COFC]
42
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Clara Errard / 0 [COFC]
12
66
Order of Finish:
6,4,5
Players Mentioned
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