App State Tennis Suffers 5-2 Loss to Old Dominion in SBC Opener

NORFOLK, Va. – The App State tennis team faced its first conference setback of the season, falling to Old Dominion 5-2.
 
What Happened
The Mountaineers (6-4, 0-1 SBC) struggled to gain momentum from the start, as ODU claimed the doubles point. While Naledi Manyube and Olwyn Ryan-Bovey posted a win in doubles, losses from the pairs of Savannah Dada-Mascoll/Ruby Broadbent and Alexi Cleveland/Riley Collins left App State trailing by one heading into singles play.
 
Dada-Mascoll, who had been undefeated this season, took her first loss to Sofia Johnson, the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Year, falling in straight sets.
 
With additional singles losses from Broadbent, Collins, and Dada-Mascoll, the Monarchs (6-3, 1-0 SBC) clinched the win, pushing the Mountaineers to an 0-1 record in SBC play.
 
Despite the results, the Mountaineers fought on. Manyube and Ryan-Bovey each secured impressive singles victories, bringing App State's tally to two for the day.
 
Up Next
The Mountaineers will head to Harrisonburg, Va., for a Sunday match against James Madison, set to begin at 10 a.m.
 
The 2024-2025 season is presented by Hound Ears Club.
 
Old Dominion 5, App State, 2
 
Results:
(Doubles)
Olwyn Ryan-Bovey/Naledi Manyube (APP) def. Sofia Johnson/Lidiia Rasskouskaia (ODU) |  6-4
Ulyana Romanova/Victoria Matasova (ODU) def. Ruby Broadbent/Savannah DadaMascoll (APP) | 7-5
Marina Markina/Kira Matushkina (ODU) def. Alexi Cleveland/Riley Collins (APP) | 6-3
 
(Singles)
Sofia Johnson (ODU) def. Savannah DadaMascoll (APP) | 7-5, 6-2
Naledi Manyube (APP) def. Kira Matushkina (ODU) | 1-6, 7-6, 6-4
Olwyn Ryan-Bovey (APP) def. Lidiia Rasskouskaia (ODU) | 7-5, 7-6
Ulyana Romanova (ODU) def. Ruby Broadbent (APP) | 6-3, 6-1
Victoria Matasova (ODU) def. Alexi Cleveland (APP) | 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Marina Markina (ODU) def. Riley Collins (APP) | 6-1, 6-3