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West Virginia Women’s Tennis Club suffered another heartbreaking defeat in the finale to their Arizona roadtrip as they fell to the Arizona Wildcats in Tucson Sunday afternoon by a score of 4-0, the exact same margin of defeat they suffered against Arizona State just two days ago. Arizona took an early advantage by securing the doubles point for a 1-0 lead.
West Virginia battled in the singles matches but were unable to withstand the pressure from the Wildcats. Arizona sealed their victory by defeating WVU senior Mille Haagensen in the No. 1 spot by decisions of 6-2, 6-2.
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Graduate student Julie Bousseau lost in the No. 2 seed match by decisions of 6-1, 6-2. Freshman Laura Villanueva Morillo lost in the No. 4 seed match by 6-2, 6-2 decisions.
West Virginia currently sits at number 15 in the Big 12 Conference, having an overall record of 6-11 and are still winless (0-6) in Big 12 competition. Today’s loss against Arizona marks West Virginia’s seventh straight defeat going all the way back to February 23 when they were defeated by Marshall in Morgantown.
Doubles Results
- Mille Haagensen/Julie Bousseau (WVU) vs. Danielle Tuhten/Josie Usereau (UA), 4-4 (unfinished)
- Martyna Ostrzygalo/Zoya Chulak (UA) def. Michaela Kucharova/Laura Villanueva Morillo (WVU), 6-3
- Midori Castillo-Meza/Belen Nevenhoven (UA) def. Maja Dodik/Lyla Byers (WVU), 6-2
Singles Results
- No. 37 Josie Usereau (UA) def. Mille Haagensen (WVU), 6-2, 6-2
- Midori Castillo-Meza (UA) def. Julie Bousseau (WVU), 6-1, 6-2
- Michaela Kucharova (WVU) vs. Danielle Tuhten (UA), (3) 6-7
- Tanvi Narendran (UA) def. Laura Villanueva Morillo (WVU), 6-2, 6-1
- Lyla Byers (WVU) vs. Teja Tirunelveli (UA), 2-6, 5-2
- Susannah Su (WVU) vs. Stephanie Shogreen (UA), 6-4, 3-3
West Virginia Vs Utah Preview
The Mountaineers look to get back in the win column and put this disappointing road trip in the rearview mirror as they return to Morgantown Thursday, March 20th and welcome the Utah Utes at 2 p.m. Utah, (much like West Virginia) is currently searching for answers as they sit in the number 12 spot in the Big 12 Conference with an overall record of 6-8 and a record of 1-4 in Big 12 play. Utah is 1-4 in their last five matchups.
