NORFOLK, Va. – No. 24 Old Dominion picked up a 7-0 victory over the ULM tennis team Sunday morning in a Sun Belt Conference match at Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center.
The Monarchs earned the doubles point as Shahar Biran and Alesya Yakubovich won over
Oleksandra Balaba and
Mackenzie King, 6-0, on court two, and Mya Byrd and Sofia Johnson won over
Alice Klinteby and
Giovanna Pereira, 6-4, on court three.
In singles play, ODU's lead moved to 2-0 on court six as Byrd defeated
Tamara Bachmann, 6-0, 6-1. On court two, Biran picked up a 6-2, 6-2, win over Balaba. ODU clinched the win on court four as Alexandra Viktorovich beat
Angela Del Campo Suarez, 6-3, 6-1. The Monarchs finished the sweep as Yakubovich topped Klinteby, 6-4, 6-3, on court three, Johnson held off
Alessandra Anghel, 6-2, 4-6, 10-3, on court one and Allison Isaacs won over Pereira, 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 10-4.
ULM plays four of its final five duals at Heard Stadium, starting at 10 a.m. Thursday against Coastal Carolina.
Singles
1. Sofia Johnson (ODU-W) def. Anghel, Alessandra (ULM) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3)
2. Shahar Biran (ODU-W) def. Balaba, Oleksandra (ULM) 6-2, 6-2
3. Alesya Yakubovich (ODU-W) def. Klinteby, Alice (ULM) 6-4, 6-3
4. AlexandraViktorovich (ODU-W) def. del Campo, Angela (ULM) 6-3, 6-1
5. Allison Isaacs (ODU-W) def. Pereira, Giovanna (ULM) 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 1-0 (10-4)
6. Mya Byrd (ODU-W) def. Bachmann, Tamara (ULM) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
1. Allison Isaacs/AlexandraViktorovich (ODU-W) vs. Anghel, Alessandra/del Campo, Angela (ULM) 4-4, unfinished
2. Shahar Biran/Alesya Yakubovich (ODU-W) def. Balaba, Oleksandra/King, Mackenzie (ULM) 6-0
3. Mya Byrd/Sofia Johnson (ODU-W) def. Klinteby, Alice/Pereira, Giovanna (ULM) 6-4
Match Notes:
ULM 3-14, 1-5
Old Dominion 12-4, 7-0; National ranking #24
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (6,2,4,3,1,5)