Hoosiers Drop Match Against Mountaineers

Saturday, January 28

Bloomington, Ind.

11:00 A.M.

Indiana University

West Virginia

Photo by: Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - January 28, 2023 - during the meet between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Indiana Hoosiers at IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - January 28, 2023 - Lauren Lemonds during the meet between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Indiana Hoosiers at IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - January 28, 2023 - Mile Mejic during the meet between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Indiana Hoosiers at IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - January 28, 2023 - Xiaowei “Rose” Hu during the meet between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Indiana Hoosiers at IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - January 28, 2023 - Alexandra Staiculescu during the meet between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Indiana Hoosiers at IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - January 27, 2023 - Sabby Nihalani during the meet between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Indiana Hoosiers at IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - January 27, 2023 - during the meet between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Indiana Hoosiers at IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - January 27, 2023 - Lara Schneider during the meet between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Indiana Hoosiers at IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - January 28, 2023 - Lara Schneider during the meet between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Indiana Hoosiers at IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - January 28, 2023 - Saby Nihalani during the meet between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Indiana Hoosiers at IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - January 28, 2023 - Saby Nahalani during the meet between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Indiana Hoosiers at IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Sammy Nance/Indiana Athletics

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1/28/2023 2:50:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score (PDF)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women's tennis drops their first match of the season against the West Virginia Mountaineers, 4-3, at the IU Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon.

Mila Mejic won the No. 5 singles in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2 putting the Hoosiers on the scoreboard after West Virginia claimed the doubles point.

Lara Schneider would keep Indiana close as she swept the No. 1 singles, 6-4, 6-1.

Graduate Saby Nihalani came up with a win in the No. 2 singles match. She defeated her opponent after a tiebreaker set in the second, 6-1, 7-6 (6-1).

NOTABLES
• Nihalani is now 3-0 in singles matches on the season. She has won her last two singles matches in tiebreaker sets.
• Schneider is 2-0 in singles matches after dominating performances against Cincinnati and West Virginia.

INDIANA 3, WEST VIRGINIA 4
SINGLES
1. Lara Schneider (IU) def. Camilla Bossi (WV), 6-4, 6-1
2. Saby Nihalani (IU) def. Ting-Pei Chang (WV),
3. Michaela Kucharova (WV) def. Alexandra Staiculescu (IU), 6-2, 3-6, 6-0
4. Momoko Nagato (WV) def. Lauren Lemonds (IU), 6-2, 6-1
5. Mila Mejic (IU) def. Maja Dodik (WV), 6-2, 6-2
6. Pei-ju Hsieh (WV) def. Xiaowei "Rose" Hu (IU), 6-4, 7-5

DOUBLES
1. Bossi/Chang (WV) def. Schneider/Nihalani (IU), 7-6 (9-7)
2. Nagato/Kucharova (WV) def. Mejic/Lemonds (IU), 6-3
3. Staiculescu/Hu (IU) def. Hsieh/Dodik (WV), 6-3

ORDER OF FINISH
Singles: 4, 5, 3, 1, 6, 2
Doubles: 2, 3, 1

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will hit the road or the first time this season as they travel to the east coast for match ups against Cornell (Feb. 3) and Yale (Feb. 5).

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