Dukes Drop 4-0 Decision to #41 Charlotte

Thursday, April 6

Harrisonburg, Va.

9 a.m.

James Madison University

Charlotte

4/6/2023 2:38:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison battled closely for the most part with Charlotte, but a late surge pushed the 41st-ranked 49ers to a 4-0 victory on Thursday morning at Hillside Courts.

The 49ers improved to 19-5 on the year, while the Dukes fell to 11-6 in their non-conference finale.

The loss ended a five-match win streak for the Dukes and was also the first setback at home, as they're now 6-1 between Hillside and East Campus Tennis Courts.

Charlotte opened the match claiming the double point with a pair of victories, later adding a trio of straight-set triumphs in singles play. For JMU, two players gained a set advantage in singles before their bouts went unfinished.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Doubles Play

Charlotte gained the advantage with victories on courts three and one, while the bout on court two went unfinished.
The duo of Lucie Petruzelova and Emma Wilkins took a 6-2 decision from Daria Afanasyeva and Reka Matko.
The 49ers clinched the doubles point on court one, as the 89th-ranked team of Lucia Quiterio and Margaux Maquet pulled away for a 6-4 win versus Kylie Moulin and Ines Oliveira.
The match on court two, featuring Charlotte's Kaavya Sawhney and Ruxi Schech against JMU's Daria Munteanu and Daniela, went unfinished with the 49ers' pair leading 5-4.

Singles Play

The match was tightly contested early on, with each team initially going a set up on two courts apiece while two others were tied at 4-4 in the opening frame.
The 49ers extended the lead on court six, where Lucia Arana beat Hope Moulin, 6-1, 6-3.
Charlotte moved the advantage to 3-nil on court four, as Petruzelova rallied in both sets for a 6-4, 6-4 victory versus Oliveira.
The team win for the 49ers was secured on court two, where Quiterio used a tight first-set win to outlast Afanasyeva, 6-4, 6-2.
Kylie Moulin was nearing victory on court one, as her contest with Schech went unfinished at 6-3, 5-5.
On court three Voloh fell in a first-set tiebreak against Maquet, 7-3, but led 1-0 in the second set.
Finally on court five, Munteanu split sets with Wilkins, as their matched ended at 6-3, 3-6, 1-2 unfinished.

UP NEXT
JMU jumps back into Sun Belt Conference play on Saturday, April 8 when it travels to Norfolk, Va., to face #28 Old Dominion. The opening serve is set for a 1 p.m. start.