Women's Tennis Flies Past Dayton, 5-1

Friday, February 20

Dayton, Ohio

12:00 p.m.

Temple University

Dayton

Photo by: Ed Davis

Women's Tennis Flies Past Dayton, 5-1

2.20.15 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

DAYTON, Ohio – The women's tennis team continued to dominate as they defeated Dayton, 5-2 on Friday, February 20. The team is now 4-2 in road contests.

In doubles play, the Owls were quick to wrap up the point, as Monet Stuckey-Willis and Anais Nussaume defeated Dayton's Carly Peck and Katie Shepard, 6-0 at the second flight, while Alina Abdurakhimova and Yana Khon took the first flight and the point against Mandy Marchant and Marlys Bridgham, 6-3.

Singles was once again all Owls, as Khon brought the score to 2-0 after she defeated Alex Townsend at the second flight, 6-1, 6-1. Dayton picked up their only point of the game when Jackie Kawamoto defeated Nussaume, 6-1, 6-2 at the fourth flight.

Stuckey-Willis gave Temple an extended 3-1 lead after winning a 6-2, 6-1 fifth flight against Marchant. Dina Karina clinched the winning point at the third flight, defeating Peck, 6-3, 6-1 at the third flight. Abdurakhimova extended her straight-set victory streak to eight with a 6-4, 6-1 victory at the first flight over Bridgham.

The Owls (8-2) will stay in the state of Ohio, as they travel to face American Athletic Conference rival Cincinnati tomorrow at noon.

Temple 5, Dayton 1
Doubles:
1) Abdurakhimova/Khon (TU) def. Marchant/Bridgham (UD), 6-3
2) Stuckey-Willis/Nussaume (TU) def. Peck/Shepherd (UD), 6-0
3) Jackie Kawamoto/Townsend (UD) def. Karina/Okajima (TU), 6-3
Singles:
1) Abdurakhimova (TU) def. Bridgham (UD), 6-4, 6-1
2) Khon (TU) def. Townsend (UD), 6-1, 6-1
3) Karina (TU) def. Peck (UD), 6-3, 6-1
4) Jackie Kawamoto (UD) def. Nussaume (TU), 6-1, 6-2
5) Stuckey-Willis (TU) def. Marchant (UD), 6-2, 6-1
6) Bedon (TU) vs. Jade Kawamoto (UD), did not finish

Order of Finish
Doubles: 2,1,3
Singles: 2,4,5,3,1