Temple University Athletics
Saturday, January 14
Norfolk, VA
10:00 AM
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Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University
Women's Tennis Falls to ODU in Season Opener
1.14.17 | Women's Tennis
NORFOLK, Va. – Temple women's tennis opened up its 2017 spring campaign with a 6-1 drop against the ODU Monarchs. Owls junior Yana Khon was able to grab her first victory of the season in the #5 spot.
Khon's victory against the Monarchs' Natalya Malenko highlighted the Owls morning. Khon was able to top Malenko 6-3, 0-6, 6-4.
Making her Temple debuts, Galina Ghernykh grabbed the number one singles spot for the day but was defeated by ODU's Borislava Botusharova 6-1, 6-0. Botusharova currently ranks sixth in singles within the ITA Atlantic Regional Rankings. Chernykh also debuted in doubles with senior Dina Karina in a match that did not finish.
Other pairings for the day were Anais Nussaume and Mariana Bedon, who fell 6-3, and Alina Abdurakhimova with Khon, who were defeated 6-2.
In the singles lineup, Abdruakhimova fell in the number two spot behind Chernykh, followed by Nussaume, Monet Stuckey-Willis, Khon, Bedon, Karina.
The Owls now stand 0-1 on their season and will return to Philadelphia to prepare to host Iowa State on Jan. 27 on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
Doubles:
1. Karina/Chernykh vs Hutchinson/Vlasova, 3-4 DNF (ODU)
2. Nussaume/Bedon vs Vojcinakova/Rajkovic, 3-6 (ODU)
3. Abdurakhimova/Khon vs Botusharova/Novakovic, 6-2 (ODU)
Singles:
1. Chernykh vs Botusharova, 6-1, 6-0 (ODU)
2. Abdurakhimova vs Hutchinson, 6-2, 6-1 (ODU)
3. Nussaume vs Vojcinakova, 4-6, 7-5, 10-1 (ODU)
4. Willis vs Vlasova, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 (ODU)
5. Khon vs Malenko, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 (TU)
6. Bedon vs Rajkovic, 7-5, 6-2 (ODU)
Khon's victory against the Monarchs' Natalya Malenko highlighted the Owls morning. Khon was able to top Malenko 6-3, 0-6, 6-4.
Making her Temple debuts, Galina Ghernykh grabbed the number one singles spot for the day but was defeated by ODU's Borislava Botusharova 6-1, 6-0. Botusharova currently ranks sixth in singles within the ITA Atlantic Regional Rankings. Chernykh also debuted in doubles with senior Dina Karina in a match that did not finish.
Other pairings for the day were Anais Nussaume and Mariana Bedon, who fell 6-3, and Alina Abdurakhimova with Khon, who were defeated 6-2.
In the singles lineup, Abdruakhimova fell in the number two spot behind Chernykh, followed by Nussaume, Monet Stuckey-Willis, Khon, Bedon, Karina.
The Owls now stand 0-1 on their season and will return to Philadelphia to prepare to host Iowa State on Jan. 27 on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
Doubles:
1. Karina/Chernykh vs Hutchinson/Vlasova, 3-4 DNF (ODU)
2. Nussaume/Bedon vs Vojcinakova/Rajkovic, 3-6 (ODU)
3. Abdurakhimova/Khon vs Botusharova/Novakovic, 6-2 (ODU)
Singles:
1. Chernykh vs Botusharova, 6-1, 6-0 (ODU)
2. Abdurakhimova vs Hutchinson, 6-2, 6-1 (ODU)
3. Nussaume vs Vojcinakova, 4-6, 7-5, 10-1 (ODU)
4. Willis vs Vlasova, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 (ODU)
5. Khon vs Malenko, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 (TU)
6. Bedon vs Rajkovic, 7-5, 6-2 (ODU)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
10
Botusharova / 0 [ODU_W]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
21
Hutchinson / 0 [ODU_W]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
651
Vojcinakova / 0 [ODU_W]
4710
#4 Singles Match
123
360
Vlasova / 0 [ODU_W]
636
#5 Singles Match
123
606
Malenko / 0 [ODU_W]
364
#6 Singles Match
12
52
Rajkovic / 0 [ODU_W]
76
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