MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Jan. 18, 2025)--The Morgan State women's tennis team began the 2025 season with a 7-0 non-conference loss to West Virginia on Saturday at Summit Tennis Academy. It was the second consecutive season that the Lady Bears opened the season on the road against the Mountaineers.
 
West Virginia (2-0), which earlier in the day defeated Duquesne, 4-3, claimed the doubles' point over Morgan State with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. The Mountaineers then won all six singles matches for the final score.
 
The Lady Bears' Lauryn Hall gave West Virginia's Julie Bousseau fits in their No. 2 singles contest. Hall would eventually fall in the opening set, 7-6 (7-1), before falling in Set 2, 6-3.
     
Next Up: The Lady Bears (0-1) return to the courts on Sunday, Feb. 2, when they travel to Queens, N.Y. to take on St. John's.
 
How It Happened
Singles
No. 1 – Mille Haagensen (WVU) d. Hannah Smith 6-0, 6-3
No. 2 – Julie Bousseau (WVU) d. Lauryn Hall 7-6 (7-1), 6-3
No. 3 – Michaela Kucharova (WVU) d. Jula Jeffrey 6-1. 6-3
No. 4 – Maja Dodik (WU) d. Tyler Williams 6-3, 7-5
No. 5 – Susannah Su (WVU) d. Roua Limem 6-1, 6-4
No. 6 – Lyla Byers (WVU) d. Marta Serra Carles 6-3, 6-4
 
Doubles
No. 1  - Mille Haagensen/Lyla Byers (WVU) d. Hannah Smith/Aleksandra Evdokimova 6-1
No. 2 – Michaela Kucharoval/Laura Villanueva Morillo (WVU) d. Lauryn Hall/Roua Limem 6-1
No. 3 – Maja Dodik/Susannah Su (WVU) d. Tyler Williams/Jula Jeffrey 5-1, unfinished


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