Marshall University Athletics
Herd Tennis Completes Day One at William & Mary Invitational
9/10/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Sept. 10, 2010
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The Marshall University women's tennis team completed day one at the William & Mary Invitational with very positive results Friday afternoon at the Millie West Tennis Facilities.
Michaela Kissell, the number one overall seed in singles, advanced to the semifinals with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Joanna Dobrowlska and a 6-1, 6-3 triumph over Jeltje Loomans of W&M.
Kissell was also successful in her one doubles match as she and teammate Kristina Koprcina took down Cepeda/Loomans of William & Mary. The duo will play Fraser/Tomljanovic of Virginia Saturday morning.
Also in Flight A singles, Dominika Zaprazna defeated Miriam Westerink of Eastern Michigan in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 then fell to Holly Cao of Harvard in the quarterfinals 6-1, 6-2.
She and teammate Maria Voscekova also advanced in Flight A doubles with a 8-6 victory over Norton/Tachibana of Harvard. The two will face Bara/Hjertquist of VCU on Saturday.
Action continues all day Saturday with doubles in the morning followed by singles in the afternoon. Fans can follow live stats by logging on to http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/10944/
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