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Day Four
Turhan and Pomyatinskaya Finish Second at ITA Atlantic Regional
10/17/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Doubles Bracket (PDF) | Singles Bracket (PDF)
NORFOLK, Va. — The Marshall women's tennis duo of Derya Turhan and Anna Pomyatinskaya finished the ITA Atlantic Regional doubles draw as the runner-up Monday at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center.
Turhan and Pomyatinskaya opened the day with a semifinal match against the team from Liberty of Anna Dollar and Evangeline Crist. The Herd duo won in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, to advance to the final against Maryland's Kristina Hovsepyan and Alexandra Stanova. After taking the first set, 6-4, the Marshall pair fell in a thrilling three-set match, 4-6, 7-5, 10-5.
Turhan advanced to the semifinals of the singles draw earlier in the day, defeating third seed Elena Cerezo-Codina of Virginia Tech in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. Turhan will play against another Virginia Tech player, Natalie Novotna, in the semifinals Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.
MONDAY'S RESULTS
Doubles
Semifinals: Derya Turhan/Anna Pomyatinskaya (Marshall) def. Anna Dollar/Evangeline Crist (Liberty); 6-4, 6-2
Finals: Kristina Hovsepyan/Alexandra Stanova (Maryland) def. Derya Turhan/Anna Pomyatinskaya (Marshall); 6-7(6), 7-5, 10-5
Singles
Quarterfinals: Derya Turhan (Marshall) def. (3) Elena Cerezo-Codina (Virginia Tech); 6-4, 6-3
TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Singles
Semifinals: Derya Turhan (Marshall) vs. Natalie Novotna (Virginia Tech) - 9:30 a.m.
Finals to be played Tuesday afternoon, time TBD
COACH'S CORNER
Quotes from head coach John Mercer
On Derya Turhan's singles quarterfinals performance
"Derya played a very determined match against the No. 3 seed from Virginia Tech and pulled out another victory to advance to the semifinals tomorrow."
On the doubles team of Derya Turhan and Anna Pomyatinskaya in the semifinals and finals
"In doubles, we played a flawless match against a very determined and well-coached team from Liberty but we did a great job getting the momentum and riding it to the finish. The final was just an awesome college tennis match. We got off to a great start, going up 4-0. Maryland battled back to 4-4 and actually had a set point in the first-set tiebreaker before Derya and Anna pulled it out, 8-6. In the second set, Maryland got up 4-2 before we came back to go up 5-4 before falling in the set, 7-5 and in the third set, 10-5. The momentum shifts were numerous and just showed how determined both teams were to win. Unfortunately, it came down to a couple points that we just didn't win. I'm very proud of how Derya and Anna fought throughout the tournament and how hard they fought back from adversity numerous times in the finals. They were just great representatives of what Marshall University is all about."
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