HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison women's tennis celebrated its 2022 senior class on Saturday with a solid 6-1 victory against Elon in the team's home finale at Hillside Courts.
The Dukes moved to 9-10 on the season while the Phoenix fell to 13-7. It was JMU's second straight win against Elon and the fourth over the past five meetings.
Prior to the opening serve, the Dukes recognized their four seniors on court:
Michelle Los Arcos,
Shannon McCarthy,
Natalia Nikolopoulou and
Amanda Nord.
The Dukes won two of three doubles matches and five singles bouts to run away with the Senior Day triumph.
JMU opened the day with a pair of 6-3 doubles victories to grab the early 1-0 lead.
Kylie Moulin and Nord first took down Olivia Archer and Alison O'Dea on court three, winning the final three games to break a 3-3 tie.
Daria Afanasyeva and
Hope Moulin clinched the point on court two after downing Victoria Saldh and Julie Ball.
In singles play,
Daniela Voloh made it a 2-0 lead after Ball retired early in the second set. She won the match by scores of 6-2, 1-0 retired.
Nord continued her strong Senior Day with a dominant win on court six, as she cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 victory against Shauna Galvin.
The Dukes clinched the team win on court three by way of a straight-set triumph by Afanasyeva. She dispatched Saldh by scores of 6-2, 6-1 to make it 4-0 in favor of JMU.
The Moulin sisters closed out the afternoon's scoring on courts two and five.
Kylie Moulin took down Lizette Reding, 6-3, 6-3, while
Hope Moulin fended off Archer in a super tiebreaker, by scores of 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (4).
Elon got on the board with a super-tiebreak win on court one, as Sibel Tanik slipped past
Natalia Nikolopoulou, 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (7).
QUOTING COACH SHELLEY JAUDON
"Every Senior Day means a lot. This one is extra special just because of how meaningful this group has been to our program over the past three and four years. They've changed the trajectory of our program for the better, so for that, it was easy to celebrate and important to send them out in the right way. Obviously it was big day in getting to play Elon and a CAA opponent for the first time this year. It was important for our team to go out on a high note."
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JMU closes the regular season on Saturday, April 16 with a trip to Norfolk to take on Old Dominion at 4 p.m.