Box Score ROME, Ga. (4/24/26) – Arkansas State battled hard but ultimately dropped a 4-1 decision to top-seeded Old Dominion Saturday in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament at the Rome Tennis Center.

The fourth-seeded Red Wolves end their season at 13-9 overall, the second consecutive season with 13 wins.  

A-State dropped a competitive doubles point to face an early 1-0 deficit. Hanmare McAslin and Helena Bueno fell 6-1 on court three while Lilly Cvanciger and Carla Muro Castellvi suffered a 6-3 setback on court one as Old Dominion clinched the point. Sarah Millard and Anna Grigoreva led 4-3 on court two when the doubles point was claimed.

ODU (12-5) grabbed a 2-0 advantage with Ulyana Romanova downing McAslin 6-2, 6-1 on court three. The Monarchs advantage grew to 3-0 with Lidiia Rasskouskaia downing Meghna Arun Kumar 6-1, 7-5 on court five, but Cvanciger got the Red Wolves on the board with a 6-3, 6-4 win on court two over Victoria Matasova. ODU clinched the match with Marina Markina outlasting Millard 7-5, 6-4 on court six. Grigoreva trailed 4-6, 4-5 on court one while Muro Castellvi trailed 6-3, 2-6, 0-1 on court three when the match was finished.