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Winthrop
No. 74 @Herd_Tennis Sweeps Eagles
3/15/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. -- No. 74 Marshall tennis remained a strong force at home after a 7-0 sweep over Winthrop (6-9) Sunday at the Huntington Tennis Club in Barboursville.
The Herd's record improved to 11-4 overall and 8-1 at home.
In doubles, sophomore Rachael Morales (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) and freshman Maddie Silver (Grand Rapids, Mich.) took a swift 8-1 win at the No. 3 spot.
The pair of freshman Marija Bogecevic (Belgrade, Serbia) and sophomore Anne Gulsrud (Stavenger, Norway) made their doubles debut together, but ultimately fell 8-4 on court 2.
With the doubles point on the line, sophomore Derya Turhan (Bad Salzuflen, Germany) and Anna Pomyatinskaya (Sochi, Russia) remained on the court at the No. 1 spot.
The duo battled back from a 3-6 deficit, capturing the win 8-6 and putting the Herd up 1-0 heading into singles.
Singles play was a clean sweep up and down the lineup.
Bogecevic won her second straight-set match of the weekend (6-3, 6-2) at the No. 4 spot.
Turhan also went 2-0 on the weekend, capturing a 7-5, 6-1 win at the No. 1 spot.
Silver's win on court 2 (6-3, 6-1) secured the official win over the Eagles, but the Herd didn't stop there.
Two more wins straight-set wins came from Pomyatinskaya (6-3, 6-4) on court 3 and Morales (6-4, 6-4) on court 5.
Gulsrud ended the day with a 7-5, 7-6(4) win at the No. 6 spot. She is undefeated in regular season singles action (3-0).
Up next, the Herd will head to Houston to take on Conference USA rival Rice on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Quotes from head coach John Mercer
"Winthrop has always had a good team, so this is a good win. They have some good players and it was nice to see the girls come out and take care of business. Overall I feel like we played pretty well up and down the lineup. We had a little different lineup today, so it was nice to see players step up in places we needed them."
"I'm looking forward to our match against Rice. They've always been a tough opponent for us and I'm excited to see what our team can do."
Complete Results
Doubles
1. Derya Turhan/Anna Pomyatinskaya (MAR) def. GUNAYSU, Ekin/GARCIA, Alice (WU) 8-6
2. HUMBERG, Mariana/UZELAC, Tijana (WU) def. Marija Bogicevic/Anne Gulsrud (MAR) 8-4
3. Maddie Silver/Rachael Morales (MAR) def. AMRANI, Camille`/AGUADO, Monica (WU) 8-1
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
1. Derya Turhan (MAR) def. GUNAYSU, Ekin (WU) 7-5, 6-1
2. Maddie Silver (MAR) def. GARCIA, Alice (WU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Anna Pomyatinskaya (MAR) def. HUMBERG, Mariana (WU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Marija Bogicevic (MAR) def. UZELAC, Tijana (WU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Rachael Morales (MAR) def. AGUADO, Monica (WU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Anne Gulsrud (MAR) def. AMRANI, Camille` (WU) 7-5, 7-6 (4-0)
Order of finish: 4, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
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