HARRISONBURG, Va. | South Alabama dropped their second conference match of the season on Sunday, falling to James Madison 5-2 on the road in Harrisonburg, Va.
South Alabama got the first win in doubles play with a win at number three, where
Otoha Aoki and
Chems Doha Zeghlouli beat Daria Afanasyeva and Reka Matko 6-3. James Madison evened the doubles score with a win at number two, getting a 6-4 win from Daria Munteanu and Daniela Voloh over
Elysia Pool and
Nikola Novotna.
The Dukes of James Madison claimed the doubles point with a win from the duo at number one, where Kylie Moulin and Ines Oliveira beat
Tereza Dejnozkova and
Luminita Tutunaru 7-6 (7-4).
In singles, South won on just two courts, allowing James Madison to clinch the match.
Tereza Dejnozkova evened the score at 1-1 with a win at number four, where she beat Ines Oliveira 6-0, 6-1.
South took a 2-1 lead with a win at number five from
Chems Doha Zeghlouli, who beat James Madison's Daria Munteanu 6-2, 6-4.
James Madison evened the score again, this time at 2-2, with a win from Kylie Moulin at number one, beating
Luminita Tutunaru 6-4, 6-2.
The Dukes took a 3-2 lead after Hope Moulin beat
Otoha Aoki 6-2, 6-3 at number six, and then went on to clinch the match with a win from Daniela Voloh over
Elysia Pool, 6-3, 6-1.
James Madison closed out the day with a win at number two, where Daria Afanasyeva beat
Nikola Novotna 7-5, 7-6 (7-2).
The Jags (12-3, 2-2) return home next weekend to host Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern.
Match Results
March 26, 2023
9 am – Harrisonburg, Va.
Singles
1. Kylie Moulin (JMU) def.
Luminita Tutunaru (USA) 6-4, 6-2
2. Daria Afanasyeva (JMU) def.
Nikola Novotna (USA) 7-5, 7-6 (7-2)
3. Daniela Voloh (JMU) def.
Elysia Pool (USA) 6-3, 6-1
4.
Tereza Dejnozkova (USA) def. Ines Oliveira (JMU) 6-0, 6-1
5.
Chems Doha Zeghlouli (USA) def. Daria Munteanu (JMU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Hope Moulin (JMU) def.
Otoha Aoki (USA) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1. Kylie Moulin/Ines Oliveira (JMU) def.
Tereza Dejnozkova/
Luminita Tutunaru (USA) 7-6 (7-4)
2. Daria Munteanu/Daniela Voloh (JMU) def.
Elysia Pool/
Nikola Novotna (USA) 6-4
3.
Otoha Aoki/
Chems Doha Zeghlouli (USA) def. Daria Afanasyeva/Reka Matko (JMU) 6-3
Quotable from coach Dr. Jaco Keyser
"Very disappointing losing another doubles point after having match points for THE second day in a row. Such an important momentum point we let slip through our fingers. Not our finest moment after doubles but credit to JMU showing plenty of killer instinct in singles. We will learn a lot about ourselves in next few weeks with regards to if we are mature enough to stay the course and ride the ups and downs of a season."
Up Next
South Alabama returns home next week to host Coastal Carolina Saturday at 10 a.m.
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