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Day Three
Turhan and Pomyatinskaya Reach Semifinals at ITA Atlantic Regional
10/16/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
NORFOLK, Va. — The Marshall women's tennis team completed the third day of the ITA Atlantic Regional Championship Sunday at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center. One singles entrant and one doubles team
Senior Derya Turhan is the lone member of the Herd to remain in the singles field, which has reached the quarterfinal round. Turhan and Anna Pomyatinskaya have reached the semifinals of the doubles main draw.
Turhan defeated Samantha Smith of Penn State in the round of 32, 6-3, 6-3, and
Turhan and Pomyatinskaya advanced to the semifinals of the doubles main draw by defeating the Virginia pair of Mercer and Chloe Gullickson in the quarterfinals, 8-2. The Herd duo will take on Anna Dollar and Evangeline Crist of Liberty Monday at noon.
SUNDAY'S RESULTS
Doubles
Derya Turhan/Anna Pomyatinskaya (Marshall) def. Cassie Mercer/Chloe Gullickson (Virginia); 8-2
Singles
Derya Turhan (Marshall) def. Samantha Smith (Penn State); 6-3, 6-3
Derya Turhan def.
Maddie Silver (Marshall) def. (4) Caroline Daxhelet (Virginia Tech); 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
Cassie Mercer (Virginia) def. Maddie Silver; 6-2, 6-2
Stephanie Smith (Marshall) def. Audrey Ann Blakely (Pitt); 6-2, 6-4
(1) Francesca Fusinato (Virginia Tech) def. Stephanie Smith; 6-2, 7-5
Natalie Novotna (Virginia Tech) def. Rachael Morales (Marshall); 6-3, 6-2
MONDAY'S SCHEDULE
Doubles Semifinal
Derya Turhan/Anna Pomyatinskaya (Marshall) vs. Anna Dollar/Evangeline Crist (Liberty) - noon
Doubles final will take place Monday, time TBD
Singles Quarterfinal
Derya Turhan (Marshall) vs. (3) Elena Cerezo-Codina (Virginia Tech) - 9:30 a.m.
COACH'S CORNER
Quotes from head coach John Mercer
On the doubles team of Derya Turhan and Anna Pomyatinskaya
"Derya and Anna played a very solid match from beginning to end to reach the semifinals. They are now just two matches away from qualifying for the national indoor championships in New York City. It's exciting to see them playing better each round."
On Maddie Silver's performance
"Maddie played one of the best matches I've seen her play at Marshall as she took out the No. 4 seed from Virginia Tech. It's great to see her continue to come around and rebound from her sophomore season."
On Stephanie Smith
Stephanie played a very solid match taking out the No. 1 player from Pitt before falling to the No. 1 overall seed, 6-2, 7-5, in a very closely contested second set She's been an awesome addition to our team. She always gives 100 percent effort and I'm sure fans in Huntington will enjoy watching her this spring."
On Derya Turhan
"Derya was once again a great competitor. She won both her matches and is now in the final eight. She competes hard every point and is someone that you have to beat because she's not going to beat herself."
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