Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Saturday, April 24
Denton, Texas
1 PM
Florida Atlantic
1
vs
4
Old Dominion
Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com
2021 Comes to a Close with Tight 4-1 Loss to No. 34 ODU
4/24/2021 6:38:00 PM | Women's Tennis
DENTON, Texas – The Florida Atlantic University women's tennis team (10-7), seeded No. 5 at the 2021 Conference C-USA Championship, fell 4-1 to the tournament's No. 1 seed Old Dominion, ranked No. 34 nationally.
The battle began with doubles play, where the Owls played their best doubles' tennis of the shortened season, ultimately surrendering the match's first point, but not before the FAU duo of Radka Buzkova and Martina Kudelova took court No. 1 over the nation's 60th best duo. Shortly after, the FAU No. 2 duo of Natalia Boltinskaya and Louie McLeland pushed No. 76 ODU duo to a tiebreak-decision, falling 7-6 (7-3), which awarded the doubles point to the Monarchs.
ODU started singles play strong, but quickly turned with every point hard to come by. Courts 1-3 showcased nationally-ranked players. FAU's Buzkova captured court No. 4 in straight sets 6-2, 7-5 for the Owls' lone point.
#34 Old Dominion 4, Florida Atlantic 1
Singles competition
1. #123 Holly Hutchinson (ODU) def. Kudelova, Martina (FAU-W) 6-2, 7-6 (15-13)
2. #52 Yulia Starodubtseva (ODU) def. Boltinskaya, Natalia (FAU-W) 6-3, 6-3
3. #64 Tatsiana Sasnouskaya (ODU) def. Kimhi, May (FAU-W) 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Buzkova, Radka (FAU-W) def. Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) 6-2, 7-5
5. Brooke Pilkington (ODU) vs. Kallmunzerova, Natalie (FAU-W) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0, unfinished
6. Alexandra Viktorovic (ODU) vs. Filip, Katerina (FAU-W) 6-2, 3-6, 2-0, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Buzkova, Radka/Kudelova, Martina (FAU-W) def. #60 Yulia Starodubtseva/Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) 7-5
2. #76 Tatsiana Sasnouskaya/Holly Hutchinson (ODU) def. Boltinskaya, Natalia/McLelland, Louie (FAU-W) 7-6 (7-3)
3. Brooke Pilkington/Alexandra Viktorovic (ODU) def. Filip, Katerina/Kimhi, May (FAU-W) 6-4
Match Notes:
Florida Atlantic 10-7
Old Dominion 11-4; National ranking #34
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,4,3,1)
Next week, the Owls will complete the 2021 semester and bid farewell to seniors Natalia Boltinskaya, Natalie Kallmunzerova and Louie McLelland. Follow the Owls socially @fauwtennis or visit www.fausports.com.
The battle began with doubles play, where the Owls played their best doubles' tennis of the shortened season, ultimately surrendering the match's first point, but not before the FAU duo of Radka Buzkova and Martina Kudelova took court No. 1 over the nation's 60th best duo. Shortly after, the FAU No. 2 duo of Natalia Boltinskaya and Louie McLeland pushed No. 76 ODU duo to a tiebreak-decision, falling 7-6 (7-3), which awarded the doubles point to the Monarchs.
ODU started singles play strong, but quickly turned with every point hard to come by. Courts 1-3 showcased nationally-ranked players. FAU's Buzkova captured court No. 4 in straight sets 6-2, 7-5 for the Owls' lone point.
Results
#34 Old Dominion 4, Florida Atlantic 1
Singles competition
1. #123 Holly Hutchinson (ODU) def. Kudelova, Martina (FAU-W) 6-2, 7-6 (15-13)
2. #52 Yulia Starodubtseva (ODU) def. Boltinskaya, Natalia (FAU-W) 6-3, 6-3
3. #64 Tatsiana Sasnouskaya (ODU) def. Kimhi, May (FAU-W) 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Buzkova, Radka (FAU-W) def. Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) 6-2, 7-5
5. Brooke Pilkington (ODU) vs. Kallmunzerova, Natalie (FAU-W) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0, unfinished
6. Alexandra Viktorovic (ODU) vs. Filip, Katerina (FAU-W) 6-2, 3-6, 2-0, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Buzkova, Radka/Kudelova, Martina (FAU-W) def. #60 Yulia Starodubtseva/Alesya Yakubovich (ODU) 7-5
2. #76 Tatsiana Sasnouskaya/Holly Hutchinson (ODU) def. Boltinskaya, Natalia/McLelland, Louie (FAU-W) 7-6 (7-3)
3. Brooke Pilkington/Alexandra Viktorovic (ODU) def. Filip, Katerina/Kimhi, May (FAU-W) 6-4
Match Notes:
Florida Atlantic 10-7
Old Dominion 11-4; National ranking #34
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,4,3,1)
What's Next
Next week, the Owls will complete the 2021 semester and bid farewell to seniors Natalia Boltinskaya, Natalie Kallmunzerova and Louie McLelland. Follow the Owls socially @fauwtennis or visit www.fausports.com.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
1
6
Tatsiana Sasnouskaya/ Holly Hutchinson (76/-) [ODU]
7
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
26
Holly Hutchinson / 0 (123/-) [ODU]
67
#2 Singles Match
12
33
Yulia Starodubtseva / 0 (52/-) [ODU]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
06
Tatsiana Sasnouskaya / 0 (64/-) [ODU]
67
#4 Singles Match
12
67
Alesya Yakubovich / 0 [ODU]
25
#5 Singles Match
1234
6400
Brooke Pilkington / 0 [ODU]
361UF
#6 Singles Match
1234
2600
Alexandra Viktorovic / 0 [ODU]
632UF
Order of Finish:
2,4,3,1
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