Women's Tennis Drops Match at App State

Sunday, March 16

Boone, NC

9 a.m.

Southern Miss

App State

Women's Tennis Drops Match at App State

3/16/2025 12:54:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

BOONE, N.C.-Southern Miss women's tennis (4-7, 0-4 Sun Belt) dropped a 4-1 decision to App State (8-5, 2-2 Sun Belt) on Sunday morning at the Deer Valley Athletic Club.

Miranda Xu recorded the lone point for Southern Miss, edging past Taya Powell in the second set of singles play on court three for a straight-set victory of 6-2, 7-6 (7-5). Xu leads the Golden Eagles with seven wins in singles competition this season.

The Mountaineers jumped to an early lead by securing the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. App State's Taya Powell and Ruby Broadbent opened with a 6-1 victory over Talia Wunnenberg and Malannia Vashkevich at No. 2 doubles, followed by a 6-2 win from Savannah DadaMascoll and Alexi Cleveland over Xu and Sakura Sudo at the No. 3 spot.

In singles play, App State extended its lead with a 6-1, 6-2 win from Savannah Dada Mascoll over Hannah Chambers on court one. While Xu put Southern Miss on the board with her win at the No. 3 spot, Naledi Manyube sealed the match for the Mountaineers with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Malannia Vashkevich.

Results

Doubles

Olwyn Ryan-Bovey/Naledi Manyube (APP) vs. Hannah Chambers/Jordan Parker (USM) 3-3, unfinished
Taya Powell/Ruby Broadbent (APP) def. Talia Wunnenberg/Malannia Vashkevich (USM) 6-1
Savannah Dada Mascoll/Alexi Cleveland (APP) def. Miranda Xu/Sakura Sudo (USM) 6-2

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3)

Singles

Savannah DadaMascoll (APP) def. Hannah Chambers (USM) 6-1, 6-2
Naledi Manyube (APP) def. Malannia Vashkevich (USM) 6-3, 7-5
Miranda Xu (USM) def. Taya Powell (APP) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
Olwyn Ryan-Bovey (APP) vs. Sakura Sudo (USM) 4-6, 6-1, unfinished
Alexi Cleveland (APP) vs. Talia Wunnenberg (USM) 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
Ruby Broadbent (APP) def. Gagana Mohan Kumar (USM) 6-2, 6-0

Order of Finish: Singles (1,3,2,6)

Up Next

The Golden Eagles continue their conference road stretch with an upcoming match against James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va. next Saturday at 9 a.m. CT.

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