The Owls had a tough start to their season, dropping their first match 6-1 against Old Dominion University on Saturday in Norfolk, Virginia.
Old Dominion took all three doubles matches from the Owls and won five of the six singles matches. Two of the Owls’ losses were in three sets.
“I thought we played well for the first match of the year,” Mauro said. “[Old Dominion is] a very strong team but I think if we were healthy and had another week of practice under our belt, I think the outcome might have been different.”
Graduate student Galina Chernykh, a transfer from the University of Rhode Island, made her Temple debut in the in the No.