Mountaineers Sweep Morgan State, Youngstown State in Opener

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 One

WVU 7, Morgan State 0

West 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, 6-2

Audrey Moutama/Lyla Byers vs. Michaela Stephens/Julia Jeffrey, 5-4 (unfinished)

Laura Villanueva Morillo/Lucia Tognoni def. Amira Bargaoui/Roua Limem, 6-0

West 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, 6-2

Julie Bousseau def. Michaela Stephens, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

Laura Villanueva Morillo def. Damla Arslan, 7-5, 6-3

Zuzana Kudlackova def. Julia Jeffrey, 7-5, 6-3

Lyla Byers def. Lauryn Hall, 6-4, 6-4

Lucia Tognoni def. Angelina Joao, 6-1, 2-6, 10-3

Match Two

WVU 7, Youngstown State 0

The 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, 6-2

Audrey Moutama/Lyla Byers def. Yoana Dudova/Hanna Telzynska, 6-2

Laura 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, 6-3

Laura Villanueva Morillo def. Yeseniia Ovcharova, 6-1, 7-5

Julie Bousseau def. Lorena Cedeno, 6-2, 6-0

Zuzana Kudlackova def. Yoana Dudova, 6-4, 7-6(2)

Lyla Byers def. Line Greyling, 6-3, 6-2

Lucia Tognoni def. Lydia Foster, 6-3, 6-4

Next up, the Mountaineers will host Georgetown and Fairmont State on Jan. 25 at the Summit Tennis Academy.

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