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@Herd_Tennis Blanks Wisconsin for Second Win
1/21/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -The Marshall women's tennis team improved to 2-1 on the season with a 7-0 win over the Wisconsin Badgers Saturday afternoon at the Huntington Tennis Club.
The Herd won both completed doubles matches and all six singles matches.
Derya Turhan and Anna Pomyatinskaya opened the match with a 6-1 doubles win over Sydney Rider and Melissa Pick. Stephanie Smith and Daniela Dankanych followed suit with a 6-1 win over Maria Avgerinos and Michelle Linden. Maddie Silver and Rachael Morales were trailing to Christina Zordani and Kelsey Grambeau, 4-2, but their match went unfinished.
The Herd swept the six singles matches, dropping just three sets between the six matches. Silver opened singles play for the Herd with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Zordani. Smith defeated Grambeau in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3. Turhan won a hard-fought match against Avgerinos, 6-3, 6-2. Morales dropped the first set of her match against Pick before rallying to take the second set, 6-3, and the third set tiebreak, 10-5. Pomyatinskaya won a pair of tiebreaks to defeat Linden, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3). Dankanych rallied after dropping the first set of her match against Rider, taking the second set, 6-2, and the third set tiebreak, 11-9.
RESULTS
Doubles:
1. Derya Turhan/Anna Pomyatinskaya (Marshall) def. Sydney Rider/Melissa Pick (Wisconsin); 6-1
2. Maddie Silver/Rachael Morales (Marshall) vs. Christina Zordani/Kelsey Grambeau (Wisconsin); 2-4, unfinished
3. Stephanie Smith/Daniela Dankanych (Marshall) def. Maria Avgerinos/Michelle Linden (Wisconsin); 6-1
Order of finish: 1, 3
Singles
1. No. 90 Derya Turhan (Marshall) def. Maria Avgerinos (Wisconsin); 6-3, 6-2
2. Stephanie Smith (Marshall) def. Kelsey Grambeau (Wisconsin); 6-2, 6-3
3. No. 94 Maddie Silver (Marshall) def. Christina Zordani (Wisconsin); 6-0, 6-2
4. Anna Pomyatinskaya (Marshall) def. Michelle Linden (Wisconsin); 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3)
5. Rachael Morales (Marshall) def. Melissa Pick (Wisconsin); 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5)
6. Daniela Dankanych (Marshall) def. Sydney Rider (Wisconsin); 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (11-9)
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 6
COACH'S CORNER
Quote from head coach John Mercer
On the match todayââ'¬Â¦
Wisconsin is a very well-coached team and plays very tough. They challenged us today and that will only help us as we prepare for the rest of our schedule. This was a great win for us after losing a tough one to Kentucky earlier this week. We're looking forward to playing Minnesota at home next Saturday in what should be another good match.
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UP NEXT
The Herd closes out its four-match homestand when it hosts the Minnesota Golden Gophers next Saturday. First serve is set for 5 p.m.
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