Match Results

NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State women's tennis team dropped its season opening match to Old Dominion, 6-1, Sunday night at the ODU Tennis Center.

Junior Naaemah Brooks picked up the only win on the evening for the Spartans at the No. 3 singles position, as she defeated Arina Alilueva in straight sets, 6-0, 6-3.

All three doubles teams fell by 8-0 scores to begin the match. Brooks and senior Jennifer Astbury came up short against Joanna Dobrowolska and Melissa Esnal Olguin in the No. 1 slot, while sophomore Rebecca Graff and freshman Gabriella Jonsson lost to Alihera and Nika Khmolovska at the No. 2 spot.

At No. 3 doubles, senior Chenge Tsapayi and freshman Maryna Kariuk dropped their match to Juliana Pires and Diana Ivanova.

Tsapayi gave Ivanova all she could handle at No. 5 singles, but in the end Tsapayi came up on the short end of a 7-5, 6-4 decision. At No. 4 singles, Graff dropped a pair of sets, 6-1, 6-0, to Pires.

Jonsson, at the No. 1 spot, and Astbury, at No. 2, fell by identical 6-0 scores, with Jonsson going up against Dobrowolsha and Astbury facing Esnal.

Kariuk competed at the No. 6 slot, and also lost by 6-0 scores to Khmolosha.

The NSU women will face a trio of opponents next weekend at the VCU 4-1 Invitational, starting with UNC Wilmington at noon on Saturday.