Marshall University Athletics
@Herd_Tennis Begins Fall Season at Tribe Invite
9/15/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. -- The Marshall women's tennis team opens up its fall season Friday at the eight-team Tribe Invite, hosted by William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
Play will consist of three singles matches and three doubles matches for each team. The Herd will play Conference USA foe Old Dominion, in-state rival West Virginia and Liberty in doubles competition while taking on Penn, the host school William and Mary and Old Dominion in singles play.
The Herd returns all five members of the 2015-16 team that went 11-11 and took down two ranked opponents, including reigning Conference USA Player of the Year Derya Turhan (Bad Salzuflen, Germany). The five returning players are joined by junior Stephanie Smith, a transfer student from Indiana University and freshmen Daniela Dankanych and Nikola Novackova.
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE OF PLAY
Doubles
William and Mary vs. Penn - 9:30 a.m.
West Virginia vs. Liberty - 9:30 a.m.
Dartmouth vs. Maryland - 9:30 a.m.
MARSHALL vs. Old Dominion - 9:30 a.m., McCormack-Nagelsen Indoor Tennis Center
William and Mary vs. Dartmouth - 11 a.m.
Maryland vs. Penn - 3 p.m.
Singles
Penn vs. MARSHALL - 11 a.m., Millie West Tennis Facility
Maryland vs. Liberty - 11 a.m.
William and Mary vs. Old Dominion - 3 p.m.
Dartmouth vs. West Virginia - 3 p.m.
COURT LOCATIONS
Millie West Tennis Facility: 500 Brooks Street, Williamsburg, Va. 23185
McCormack-Nagelsen Indoor Tennis Facility: 705 South Henry Street, Williamsburg, Va. 23185
Commons Courts: 651 Ukrop Way, Williamsburg, Va. 23185
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UP NEXT
The Herd travels to Charlottesville, Va. for the UVA Fall Invite. The three-day invitational, hosted by the University of Virginia, takes place Sept. 23-25.
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