MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Four student-athletes from the West Virginia University tennis team are competing in the Thunder in the Mountains tournament at the Schoenbaum Tennis Courts in Charleston, West Virginia, from Sept. 27-29.
Freshman Laura Villanueva Morillo earned a dominant victory in the first round on Friday, defeating Marshall’s Kylie Fisher, 6-0, 6-0. Villanueva Morillo followed up that victory with a strong performance against Marshall’s Katy Limanen, winning, 6-0, 6-0, to advance to the semifinals of the main draw.
Redshirt sophomore Maja Dodik earned her first win of the day, defeating Nadia Orcutt, 6-0, 6-1. Dodik advanced to the quarterfinals to face Marshall’s Emma Vanderheyden. Dodik lost to Vanderheyden, 6-4, 6-3…