HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Towson women's tennis team dropped a 4-0 decision to Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rival Elon in a neutral site match at Hillside Courts on Sunday. The match was suspended early due to weather conditions.
 
THE BASICS
Towson (8-8, 1-4 CAA) vs. Elon (10-9, 5-0 CAA)
Location: Hillside Courts, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Format: singles and doubles (doubles counts as one point)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (DOUBLES PLAY)

• Elon won two of the three doubles matches to claim the opening doubles point.
• The Phoenix won at the No. 1 spot 6-3 and at the No. 3 spot 6-2.
• The Tiger duo of Nicole Shakhnazarova and Barbora Vasilkova were up 5-2 at No. 2 doubles before the match was called.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED (SINGLES PLAY)

• Elon took three singles matches to earn the 4-0 win before the final three singles matches were called. The Phoenix won all three matches in straight sets.
• Towson's Barbora Vasilkova won the first set 7-6(1) at the No. 3 spot. She was tied with Elon's Natalia Janowicz 4-4 in the second set when the match was called.
• Renate van Oorschodt was tied with Taylor Casey 2-2 in the first set at No. 5 singles when the match was suspended.

 
UP NEXT
Towson travels to CAA rival Drexel on Wednesday, April 4 before returning home for a four-match home stand to close out the regular season.
 
SCORING SHEET – DOUBLES
#1 N. Janowicz/K. Ward (Elon) def. L. Williams/L. Gloninger (Tow) 6-3
#2 N. Shakhnazarova/B. Vasilkova (Tow) vs. T. Casey/E. Braschi (Elon) DNF (5-2)
#3 O. Lucas/ S. Zenari (Elon) def. A.J. Gomer/R. van Oorschodt (Tow) 6-2
 
SCORING SHEET – SINGLES
#1 O. Lucas (Elon) def. N. Shakhnazarova (Tow) 7-6(4), 6-4
#2 E. Braschi (Elon) def. L. Williams (Tow) 6-3, 6-1
#3 B. Vasilkova (Tow) vs. N. Janowicz (Elon) DNF, 7-6 (1), 4-4
#4 S. Zenani (Elon) def. A.J. Gomer (Tow) 6-2, 6-2
#5 R. van Oorschodt (Tow) vs. T. Casey (Elon) DNF, 2-2
#6 M. Paraja (Elon) vs. Y. Shusterman (Tow) DNF, 4-1