Sunday, March 11
Norfolk, Va.
10 AM
Tulane University
2
at
5
#39 Old Dominion
Photo by: Parker Waters
Women's Tennis Drops 5-2 Decision at No. 39 Old Dominion
Mar 11, 2018 | Women's Tennis
NORFOLK, Va. - The Tulane women's tennis team dropped its third straight match in a 5-2 setback at 39th-ranked Old Dominion in non-conference play on Sunday afternoon.
The Green Wave (7-7) suffered breaks at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions midway through doubles play, before the Monarchs (12-4) closed out those matches, 6-4 and 6-3, respectively to clinch the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead in the overall match.
Old Dominion surged into singles play, locking up courts one, two and three in straight sets to clinch the match. Sophomore Ivone Alvaro broke the rally when she scored a 6-4, 6-1 victory from the No. 4 spot, but the Monarchs nabbed their fifth team point with another straight set win on court five. Freshman Daniela La Fuente gave the Wave their second and final point of the day when she bounced back from a lost second frame to win the third-set tiebreaker, 10-8.
Tulane will head to Memphis, Tenn., for a pair of conference matches next weekend, beginning Saturday, March 17 with a neutral site matchup against East Carolina, before taking on Memphis the following day on its home courts.
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#39 Old Dominion 5, Tulane 2
 Singles competitionÂ
1. Holly Hutchinson (ODU) def. Sade Atkinson (TLN) 6-2, 6-3
2. Nataliia Vlasova (ODU) def. Laura Fabrizi (TLN) 6-1, 6-1
3. Yulia Starodubtseva (ODU) def. Elena Muller (TLN) 6-3, 6-0
4. Ivone Alvaro (TLN) def. Adriana Rajkovic (ODU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Daniela La Fuente (TLN) def. Louie McLelland (ODU) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8)
6. Natalya Malenko (ODU) def. Christina Sisti (TLN) 6-3, 7-5
 Doubles competitionÂ
1. Holly Hutchinson/Natalya Malenko (ODU) def. Sade Atkinson/Laura Fabrizi (TLN) 6-4
2. Yulia Starodubtseva/Adriana Rajkovic (ODU) vs. Elena Muller/Ivone Alvaro (TLN) 4-4, unfinished
3. Nataliia Vlasova/Louie McLelland (ODU) def. Daniela La Fuente/Sofia Kurtz (TLN) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (2,3,1,4,6,5)
The Green Wave (7-7) suffered breaks at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions midway through doubles play, before the Monarchs (12-4) closed out those matches, 6-4 and 6-3, respectively to clinch the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead in the overall match.
Old Dominion surged into singles play, locking up courts one, two and three in straight sets to clinch the match. Sophomore Ivone Alvaro broke the rally when she scored a 6-4, 6-1 victory from the No. 4 spot, but the Monarchs nabbed their fifth team point with another straight set win on court five. Freshman Daniela La Fuente gave the Wave their second and final point of the day when she bounced back from a lost second frame to win the third-set tiebreaker, 10-8.
Tulane will head to Memphis, Tenn., for a pair of conference matches next weekend, beginning Saturday, March 17 with a neutral site matchup against East Carolina, before taking on Memphis the following day on its home courts.
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#39 Old Dominion 5, Tulane 2
 Singles competitionÂ
1. Holly Hutchinson (ODU) def. Sade Atkinson (TLN) 6-2, 6-3
2. Nataliia Vlasova (ODU) def. Laura Fabrizi (TLN) 6-1, 6-1
3. Yulia Starodubtseva (ODU) def. Elena Muller (TLN) 6-3, 6-0
4. Ivone Alvaro (TLN) def. Adriana Rajkovic (ODU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Daniela La Fuente (TLN) def. Louie McLelland (ODU) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8)
6. Natalya Malenko (ODU) def. Christina Sisti (TLN) 6-3, 7-5
 Doubles competitionÂ
1. Holly Hutchinson/Natalya Malenko (ODU) def. Sade Atkinson/Laura Fabrizi (TLN) 6-4
2. Yulia Starodubtseva/Adriana Rajkovic (ODU) vs. Elena Muller/Ivone Alvaro (TLN) 4-4, unfinished
3. Nataliia Vlasova/Louie McLelland (ODU) def. Daniela La Fuente/Sofia Kurtz (TLN) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (2,3,1,4,6,5)
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