MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women's tennis team opened the spring season with a pair of dominant victories on Friday, posting two 7-0 sweeps over Morgan State and Youngstown State in a season-opening doubleheader at the Summit Tennis Academy.The Mountaineers went a perfect 14-0 in matches on the day, earning the doubles point in both contests before completing singles sweeps to begin the season undefeated.Match OneWVU 7, Morgan State 0West Virginia claimed the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. Julie Bousseau and Zuzana Kudlackova earned a 6-2 victory, while Laura Villanueva Morillo and Lucia Tognoni posted a decisive 6-0 win. The match on court two was left unfinished.Doubles Results (MSU)Julie Bousseau/Zuzana Kudlackova def. Tyler Williams/Damla Arslan, 6-2Audrey Moutama/Lyla Byers vs. Michaela Stephens/Julia Jeffrey, 5-4 (unfinished)Laura Villanueva Morillo/Lucia Tognoni def. Amira Bargaoui/Roua Limem, 6-0West Virginia followed with a clean sweep in singles play, winning all six matches to secure the 7-0 result.Singles Results (MSU)Audrey Moutama def. Amira Bargaoui, 6-2, 6-2Julie Bousseau def. Michaela Stephens, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4Laura Villanueva Morillo def. Damla Arslan, 7-5, 6-3Zuzana Kudlackova def. Julia Jeffrey, 7-5, 6-3Lyla Byers def. Lauryn Hall, 6-4, 6-4Lucia Tognoni def. Angelina Joao, 6-1, 2-6, 10-3Match TwoWVU 7, Youngstown State 0The Mountaineers carried their momentum into the second match of the day, securing the doubles point with wins on courts one and two. The third doubles match was left unfinished.Doubles Results (YSU)Julie Bousseau/Zuzana Kudlackova def. Line Greyling/Yeseniia Ovcharova, 6-2Audrey Moutama/Lyla Byers def. Yoana Dudova/Hanna Telzynska, 6-2Laura Villanueva Morillo/Lucia Tognoni vs. Lorena Cedeno/Lydia Foster, 3-4 (unfinished)West Virginia completed the sweep with six singles victories, highlighted by straight-set wins across the lineup.Singles Results (YSU)Audrey Moutama def. Hanna Telzynska, 6-2, 6-3Laura Villanueva Morillo def. Yeseniia Ovcharova, 6-1, 7-5Julie Bousseau def. Lorena Cedeno, 6-2, 6-0Zuzana Kudlackova def. Yoana Dudova, 6-4, 7-6(2)Lyla Byers def. Line Greyling, 6-3, 6-2Lucia Tognoni def. Lydia Foster, 6-3, 6-4Next up, the Mountaineers will host Georgetown and Fairmont State on Jan. 25 at the Summit Tennis Academy.For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUTennis on X, Facebook and Instagram.
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