Savannah Dada-Mascoll
David Katzenmaier
4
Winner App State APP (7-4)
2
James Madison JMU (3-9)
Winner
App State APP
(7-4)
4
Final
2
James Madison JMU
(3-9)

Match Recap: Tennis |

App State Tennis Defeats JMU for First SBC Win

HARRISONBURG, Va. – The App State tennis team secured its first conference victory of the season, defeating James Madison 4-2.
 
What Happened
The Mountaineers (7-4, 1-1 SBC) came out strong, taking an early lead by winning the doubles point. Naledi Manyube and Olwyn Ryan-Bovey led the charge, defeating James Madison's (3-9, 1-1 SBC) No. 51-ranked doubles team in the country 6-3 from the No. 1 spot. Alexi Cleveland and Savannah Dada-Mascoll clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 win.
 
Dada-Mascoll bounced back from her first loss of the season the day before, winning in straight sets 6-1, 7-6 (4). Her singles record improved to 8-1, all from the No. 1 spot, and she also holds a 6-3 doubles record across all three positions.
 
Alexi Cleveland got singles play underway with a dominant 6-3, 6-3 straight-set win from the No. 6 spot. Dada-Mascoll followed with her win, and despite losses from Ruby Broadbent and Ryan-Bovey, the Mountaineers prevailed with a 4-2 victory.
 
Manyube clinched the win for App State, securing a 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 victory in a three-set battle, giving the Mountaineers their seventh win of the season.
 
Up Next
The Mountaineers will return to the High Country to continue Sun Belt Conference play against South Alabama, with play scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
 
The 2024-2025 season is presented by Hound Ears Club.
 
App State 4, James Madison 2
 
Results:
(Doubles)
Naledi Manyube/Olwyn Ryan-Bovey (APP) def. #51 Ines Oliveira and Sophie Williams (JMU) | 6-3
Elena Kraleva/Mia Saveljic (JMU) vs. Ruby Broadbent/Taya Powell (APP) | UF
Alexi Cleveland/Savannah DadaMascoll (APP) def. Hope Moulin/Daria Munteanu (JMU) | 6-4

(Singles)
Savannah DadaMascoll (APP) def. Daria Munteanu (JMU) | 6-1, 77-64
Elena Kraleva (JMU) vs. Taya Powell (APP) | UF
Naledi Manyube (APP) def. Sophie Williams (JMU) | 7-5, 2-6, 6-2
Ines Oliveira (JMU) def. Olwyn Ryan-Bovey (APP) | 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Mia Saveljic (JMU) def. Ruby Broadbent (APP) | 6-4, 7-5
Alexi Cleveland (APP) def. Hope Moulin (JMU) | 6-3, 6-3
 
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