LYNCHBURG, Va. – James Madison women's tennis was unable to capture its first road win of the season, falling 4-1 at Liberty on Saturday afternoon at the Liberty Indoor Tennis Center.
The Flames improved to 4-3 on the year, while the Dukes fell to 2-4.
Liberty won a pair of doubles matches to gain the early lead. On court three, Marina Davtyan and Esther Lovato downed
Natalia Nikolopoulou and
Amanda Nord by a 6-1 score for the doubles advantage.
The Flames clinched the doubles point on court two, as Micaela Ode Mitre and Maria Juliana Parra Romero claimed a 6-4 victory against
Daria Afanasyeva and
Kylie Moulin.
In singles play, Liberty doubled its lead on court one, as Romero beat Nikolopoulou, 6-1, 6-0. Lovato made it a 3-0 lead for the hosts on court four after she defeated
Hope Moulin, 6-2, 6-4.
The Dukes got on the board with a win on court two. Afanasyeva pushed past Alexandra Almborg in a tightly-contested bout, 7-5, 6-4.
Liberty closed out the match on court five once Tiffany Nguyen took a 7-5, 6-4 victory from Nord.
Two other courts went unfinished, with both
Kylie Moulin and
Daniela Voloh battling in the third set of their respective matches.
UP NEXT
JMU looks to get back on the winning track on Saturday, Feb. 19 when it hosts in-state foe VCU. The opening serve is set for 1 p.m. at the East Campus Tennis Courts.