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Morgantown, W. Va. – The TCU women's tennis team swept West Virginia 4-0 in Morgantown in first conference match of the season Friday evening.
GoFrogs: TCU Sweeps Conference Opener
Morgantown, W. Va. – The TCU women's tennis team swept West Virginia 4-0 in Morgantown in first conference match of the season Friday evening.
LEE'S THOUGHTS
"Really proud of the girls tonight, they overcame a lot of adversity," said head coach Lee Taylor Walker. "We started the match outside and had to move inside halfway through on four courts. West Virginia has a really good team that hasn't lost much, and they were very confident."
"I thought our girls had a really good week of preparation at practice and were really tough today. They discovered what it takes to win on the road, which is a lot of discipline, courage and vocal support. Really big team effort tonight and we are excited to get over to Cincinnati and get ready for that one on Sunday."
THE RUNDOWN
The match began on the WVU outdoor courts where all three courts led the Mountaineers before it began to rain. After moving the match indoors, Yu-Chin Tsai and Chiho Mushika took care of business on court one, 6-3 moving to 4-2 this season as a pair. Jade Otway and Isabel Pascual followed behind quickly winning 7-5 on court two to advance to 3-1 as a duo.
In singles, Pascual was quick to take down Maya Bordereau in straight sets (6-0, 6-1) on court two. The Spaniard is 4-3 this season in singles and 1-1 on court two. Otway stayed undefeated this season in singles (5-0) with a straight set win on court one over Love-Star Alexis.
The fourth point was up for grabs on multiple courts, but it was Helena Narmont who stepped up on court five. The junior won her first match on court five this season in straight sets 6-0, 7-5 to advance to 3-1 in singles.
RESULTS
Singles:
1. Jade Otway (TCU) def. Love-Star Alexis (WVU) 6-1, 7-5
2. Isabel Pascual (TCU) def. Maya Bordereau (WVU) 6-0, 6-1
3. Momoko Nagato (WVU) vs. Destinee Martins (TCU) 3-6, 7-6 (10-8), 5-6, unfinished
4. Maja Dodik (WVU) vs. Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU) 3-6, 6-3, 5-6, unfinished
5. Helena Narmont (TCU) def. Ting-Pei Chang (WVU) 6-0, 7-5
6. Michaela Kucharova (WVU) vs. Chiho Mushika (TCU) 6-3, 0-1, unfinished
Doubles:
1. Yu-Chin Tsai/Chiho Mushika (TCU) def. Momoko Nagato/Michaela Kucharova (WVU) 6-3
2. Jade Otway/Isabel Pascual (TCU) def. Maja Dodik/Maya Bordereau (WVU) 7-5
3. Ting-Pei Chang/Tatiana Lipatova (WVU) def. Destinee Martins/Raquel Caballero (TCU) 7-5
UP NEXT
The Frogs head to Cincinnati, Ohio to take on the Bearcats on Sunday, March 3 at the Western Athletic Club.
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