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Saturday, February 15
Morgantown, WV
3:00 PM

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Women's Tennis Battles Hard but Falls to West Virginia

2.15.25 | Women's Tennis

Morgantown, WV - Temple fought hard in its road matchup against West Virginia but fell 1-4 in a tightly contested battle. Marianthi Christoforidou won the singles match, and the Owls led in one unfinished match before the Mountaineers secured the victory.

How It Happen
  • Marianthi Christoforidou and Thamara Kawaratani were on track for a doubles victory at the No. 1 spot, leading 5-3 when the match was left unfinished. However, West Virginia clinched the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and 3 positions.
  • Christoforidou delivered a strong performance in singles, taking down Laura V Morillo in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, to give the Owls their first point of the match.
  • Martyna Mackiewicz was also in a competitive battle, winning her first set 6-4 before her match was left unfinished at 6-4, 1-3. 

Results
Doubles

1.Marianthi Christoforidou/Thamara Kawaratani (TEM) v.s Lyla Byers/Mille Haagensen (WVU), 5-3 UF
2. Michaela Kucharova/Laura V Morillo (WVU) def. Shevita Aulana/Maria Martinez (TEM), 6-0
3. Tatiana Lipatova/Julie Bousseau (WVU) def. Kelly Richter/Irmak Ozturk (TEM), 6-3
Singles
1. Mille Haagensen (WVU) def. Irmak Ozturk (TEM), 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
2. Julie Bousseau (WVU) def. Thamara Kawaratani (TEM), 6-4, 7-5
3. Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Maria Martinez (TEM), 6-2, 6-3
4. Marianthi Christoforidou (TEM) def. Laura V Morillo (WVU), 6-4, 6-3
5. Martyna Mackiewicz (TEM) v.s Lyla Byers (WVU), 6-4,1-3 UF
6. Aditi Vaidya (TEM) v.s Susannah Su (WVU), 1-6,2-4 UF

Order of finish:
Doubles: 2,3
Singles: 3,2,4,1

Up Next
The Owls will compete against the University of Toledo on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 10 a.m.

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Next Event

University of Toledo
L, 0-7

Feb 16 (Sun)

10:00 AM

Team Stats

#1 Doubles Match

12
50
Mille Haagensen/ Lyla Byers [WVU_W]
3UF

#2 Doubles Match

1
LogoShevita Aulana/ Martinez, Maria [TEM_W]
0
Laura Villanueva/ Michaela Kuckarova [WVU_W]
6

#3 Doubles Match

1
3
Tatiana Lipatova/ Julie Bousseau [WVU_W]
6

Order of Finish:

2,3

#1 Singles Match

123
LogoOzturk, Irmak / 0 [TEM_W]
265
Mille Haagensen / 0 [WVU_W]
647

#2 Singles Match

12
LogoKawaratani, Thamara / 0 [TEM_W]
45
Julie Bousseau / 0 [WVU_W]
67

#3 Singles Match

12
LogoMartinez, Maria / 0 [TEM_W]
23
Maja Dodik / 0 [WVU_W]
66

#4 Singles Match

12
LogoChristoforidou, Marianthi / 0 [TEM_W]
66
Laura Villanueva / 0 [WVU_W]
43

#5 Singles Match

123
LogoMackiewicz, Martyna / 0 [TEM_W]
610
Lyla Byers / 0 [WVU_W]
43UF

#6 Singles Match

123
LogoVaidya, Aditi / 0 [TEM_W]
120
Susannah Su / 0 [WVU_W]
64UF

Order of Finish:

3,2,4,1

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