BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Towson University women's tennis team earned a singles victory but it was not enough as they fell to West Virginia University by a score of 6-1 on Friday evening. Freshman Nicole Shakhnazarova had the lone point for the Tigers in singles play.
 
"This was a tough loss to a Big 12 team," Head Coach Doug Neagle said. "If you look at the scores and across the board, we were right in it. Experience will help us to get the critical points that were won by WVU today. Nicole was fearless again tonight in her play as she picked up another very solid win."
 
Shakhnazarova recorded Towson's only point of the day as she defeated the Mountaineers' Ikttesh Chahal 7-5, 7-5.
 
Lucy Williams and Renate van Oorschodt both suffered close losses in singles play. Williams dropped the first set 6-4 against Lyn Yuen Choo before battling back and forcing the second set to go to a tiebreaker that she couldn't capitalize on, 7-6 (4).
 
van Oorschodt won the first set against Yvon Martinez 6-4 before dropping the second set 3-6 and getting defeated in the third set tiebreaker 10-5.
 
Williams and Shakhnazarova gave the Mountaineers' a tough run in doubles play before surrendering a 6-4 outcome against West Virginia's pairing of Hailey Barrett and Chahal.
 
The Tigers will stay in Blacksburg to face California University of Pennsylvania in a neutral site match tomorrow at 4 p.m.
 
Doubles:
Hailey Barrett/Ikttesh Chahal (WVU) def. Lucy Williams/Nicole Shakhnazarova (Towson), 6-4
Kaja Mrgole/Carolina Lewis (WVU) vs. A.J. Gomer/Renate van Oorschodt (Towson), unfinished
Habiba Shaker/Yvon Martinez (WVU) def. Sophie Lesage/Barbora Vasilkova (Towson), 6-0
 
Singles:
Kaja Mrgole (WVU) def. Sophie Lesage (Towson), 6-3, 7-5
Lyn Yuen Choo (WVU) def. Lucy Williams (Towson), 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Nicole Shakhnazarova (Towson) def. Ikttesh Chahal (WVU), 7-5, 7-5
Habiba Shaker (WVU) def. A.J. Gomer (Towson), 6-4, 6-3
Carolina Lewis (WVU) def. Barbora Vasilkova (Towson), 6-3, 1-0 retired
Yvon Martinez (WVU) def. Renate van Oorschodt (Towson), 6-4, 3-6, 10-5