Dukes Turn in Strong Results at 49er Invitational

Friday, September 27

Charlotte, N.C.

James Madison University

49er Invitational

9/29/2024 5:51:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – James Madison women's tennis produced solid results at the 49er Invitational, capturing 19 total wins and winning each hidden-dual bout at the 49er Invitational (Sept. 27-29) at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex.

The Dukes faced off against ETSU, host Charlotte and a hybrid team made up of athletes from VCU, Kentucky and Davidson.

The Dukes turned in a 19-10 overall record, which included a 13-6 mark in singles play and a 6-4 doubles tally. Had the matches been played in true dual-match format, JMU would have won each match 4-3 (vs. ETSU), 6-1 (vs. Hybrid team) and 5-2 (vs. Charlotte).

Sophie Williams and Daria Munteanu remained unbeaten in singles play to start the fall, as both Dukes went 3-0 individually. Williams tacked on a 2-1 doubles mark to finish the weekend with a team-best five total wins. Ines Oliveira and Mia Saveljic each won four matches, going 2-1 in both singles and doubles. Elena Kraleva also went 2-1 in singles, while Reka Matko turned in a 2-1 doubles ledger.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Singles Play

Inclement weather only allowed for one round of singles play Friday, as JMU won three of seven matches against ETSU, taking courts three, four and five.
Saveljic rallied past Jana Rovira, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, while Williams held off Alessandra Caceres in three sets, at 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Munteanu also took down Ralitsa Alexandrova, 6-3, 6-1.
On Saturday, the Dukes dominated play against the hybrid squad, which featured a pair of wins each versus VCU and Kentucky.
Kraleva owned the top court, downing Mariam Ibrahim of VCU, 7-6, 6-4. Oliveira followed suit on court two, defeating Davidson's Daniela Porges, 7-6, 6-1.
On court three, Saveljic beat Davidson's Savanna Kollock, 6-0, 6-4. Courts four and five produced wins against Kentucky foes, as Munteanu rallied to beat Asuncion Jadue, 6-7, 6-2, 1-0, and Williams conceded just four games, at 6-2, 6-2, with Ellie Myers. Corinna Rietmann closed things out with a 6-3, 6-3 win over VCU's Amelie Jewelwics.
Sunday's showdown against host Charlotte had wins coming from courts one, two, four and five.
Kraleva claimed a 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 win against Sara Suchankova, while Olivera won a three setter of her own, taking down Lucia Arana, 6-1, 5-7, 7-5.
On court four, Williams won 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 versus Amira Badawi, while Munteanu cruised past Shona Nakano, 6-0, 6-4.

Doubles Play

Doubles play began Saturday, as JMU took three of four from ETSU, while beating Davidson in the hybrid team bout.
Kraleva and Williams earned a 6-4 win over ETSU's Caceres and Daniela Rivera. After Matio and Saveljic won 6-2 against Julia Millan and Ksenija Rage, the tandem of Hayley Glen and Rietmann beat the team of ETSU's Alexandrova and Charlotte's Prisca Abbas, 6-4.
Later that day, Oliveira and Saveljic breezed by Davidson's Kollock and Porges, 6-2.
Rounding out doubles Sunday, JMU won two of three, as Oliveira and Williams defeated Suchankova and Ni Xi, 6-3, while Matko and Munteanu cruised to a 6-2 triumph in their match with Abbas and Paula Dougherty.

UP NEXT
JMU is in action for the third weekend in a row next week, as it travels to Charlottesville, Va., for the Wahoowa Invitational, Oct. 4-6, at the Boar's Head Resort.