Nittany Lions Collect Win Over West Virginia, 6-1Nittany Lions Collect Win Over West Virginia, 6-1

Nittany Lions Collect Win Over West Virginia, 6-1

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Penn State women's tennis team collected a 6-1 win over the West Virginia Mountaineers in their match on Sunday to record their second win of the weekend. 
 
DOUBLES 
 
Penn State won on courts two and three to take the doubles point over West Virginia. 
 
Ioana Gheorghita and Karly Friedland won the first doubles match for the Nittany Lions over 
Momoko Nagato and Michaela Kucharova, 6-2. Yvonne Zuffova and Alexandra Nielsen clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 win against Pei-Ju Hsieh and Maja Dodik.

SINGLES
 
No. 53 Sofiya Chekhlystova carried out Penn State's first singles win of the day at the No. 1 position. Chekhlystova defeated Camilla Bossi 6-4, 6-3. 
 
Carla Girbau won her match at the No. 4 position versus Momoko Nagato, 6-3, 6-2. Ioana Ghoerghita clinched the match for the Nittany Lions with her win over Michaela Kucharova, 7-5, 6-4.
 
Alina Lebedeva added a win with her 6-1, 6-3 victory against Pei-Ju Hseih. Karly Friedland took home the final Nittany Lions win of the day with her singles triumph over Maja Dodik, 6-4, 6-7 (1-7), 10-4.

RESULTS

Penn State 6, West Virginia 1
 
Doubles Results
 

  1. Camilla Bossi/Ting-Pei Chang (WVU) vs. Sofiya Chekhlystova/Carla Girbau (PSU) 5-4, unfinished
  1. Ioana Gheorghita/Karly Friedland (PSU) def. Momoko Nagato/Michaela Kucharova (WVU) 6-2
  1. Yvonne Zuffova/Alexandra Nielsen (PSU) def. Pei-Ju Hsieh/Maja Dodik (WVU) 6-4

 
Order of Finish: 2, 3
 
Singles Results 
 

  1. Sofiya Chekhlystova (PSU) def. Camillia Bossi (WVU) 6-4, 6-3
  1. Ting-Pei Chang (WVU) def. Yvonne Zuffova (PSU) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
  1. Ioana Gheorghita (PSU) def. Michaela Kucharova 7-5, 6-4
  1. Carla Girbau (PSU) def. Momoko Nagato (WVU) 6-3, 6-4
  1. Karly Friedland (PSU) def. Maja Dodik (WVU) 6-4, 6-7 (1-7), 10-4
  1. Alina Lebedeva (PSU) def. Pei-Ju Hseih (WVU) 6-1, 6-3

 
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 3, 2, 6, 5
 
UP NEXT
 
The Penn State women's tennis team will return to Happy Valley for a double-header on Feb. 11. The team will compete against Kentucky for their "wear blue" game at 10 a.m. and Saint Francis at 5 p.m. E.T.
 
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