BALTIMORE, Md. – The Towson women's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rival James Madison on Sunday afternoon at Bare Hills Racquet Club.
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THE BASICSTowson (1-1) vs. James Madison (1-1)
Location: Bare Hills Racquet Club, Baltimore, Md.
Format: singles and doubles (doubles counts as one point)
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HOW IT HAPPENED (DOUBLES)- The Tigers won one of the three doubles matchups but that wasn't enough to win the doubles point.
- In the third doubles spot, Renate van Oorschodt and Lucy Gloninger earned a 6-1 win over Kimmy Herrock and Emma Peterson.
- Lucy Williams and Yevgeniya Shusterman dropped a close 6-4 decision in the second doubles spot to Abby Amos and Rebecca Harris.
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HOW IT HAPPENED (SINGLES)- In the third singles spot, Barbora Vasilkova defeated Bella Heidenreich 6-1, 6-4.
- A.J. Gomer won the first set in the fourth doubles spot but ultimately fell to Herrock 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.
- In the fifth singles spot, van Oorschodt won the first set 6-4 against Peterson. She fell 6-3 in the second set to force a tiebreaker that Peterson won 10-4.
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QUOTABLEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â "We lost 6-1 today to a tough James Madison team," said head coach
Doug Neagle. "The Dukes will be a team to reckon with in the CAA. Barbora had a great win in singles play today as well as Renate and Lucy (Gloninger) in doubles."
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The Tigers' next action will be in February as they travel north for a pair of matches in Jersey City, New Jersey. Towson faces Saint Peter's on Friday, Feb. 5 at 3 p.m. before battling the University of Rhode Island in a neutral site match on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m.
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SCORING SHEET – DOUBLES- Guibe/Heidenreich def. Shakhnazarova/Vasilkova 6-1
- Amos/Harrs def. Williams/Shusterman 6-4
- van Oorschodt/Gloninger def. Herrock/Peterson 6-1
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SCORING SHEETS – SINGLES- Guibe def. Shakhnazarova 6-1, 6-2
- Nelson def. Williams 6-3, 7-5
- Vasilkova def. Heidenreich 6-1, 6-4
- Herrock def. Gomer 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Peterson def. van Oorschodt 4-6, 6-3, 10-4
- Harris def. Gloninger 6-1, 6-2
