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@Herd_Tennis Defeats Cincinnati for Third Straight Win
2/3/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Results (PDF)
CINCINNATI - The Marshall women's tennis team won its third straight match Friday evening, defeating the Cincinnati Bearcats, 6-1, at the Western Tennis and Fitness Club.
The Herd improved to 4-1 with the win. Cincinnati dropped to 2-2. Marshall has beaten Cincinnati in 17 straight meeting and is now 19-1 against the Bearcats. Cincinnati's lone win over the Herd was in 1999.
Derya Turhan and Anna Pomyatinskaya opened the match with a 6-1 win over Lauren Bellinger and Kelly Poggensee-Wei. Rachael Morales and Maddie Silver clinched the doubles point for the Herd with their 16th straight doubles win, defeating Caroline Morton and Anna Philp, 7-6 (6). Stephanie Smith and Daniela Dankanych fell to Antonella Bramato and Harley Hutchison, 6-4.
Turhan opened singles play with a 6-2, 6-2 straight sets win over Bellinger. Silver followed suit with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Bramato. Dankanych clinched the match for the Herd, coming back after losing the first set of her match to defeat Hutchison, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. Pomyatinskaya rallied after dropping the first set of her match to defeat Morton, 1-6, 7-6, 6-2. Smith responded after dropping the first set of her match in a tiebreaker to defeat Poggensee-Wei, 6-7, 6-3, 1-0. Morales fell to Philp, 7-6, 6-3.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Derya Turhan/Anna Pomyatinskaya (Marshall) def. Lauren Bellinger/Kelly Poggensee-Wei (Cincinnati); 6-1
2. Rachael Morales/Maddie Silver (Marshall) def. Caroline Morton/Anna Philp (Cincinnati); 7-6 (6)
3. Antonella Bramato/Harley Hutchison (Cincinnati) def. Stephanie Smith/Daniela Dankanych (Marshall); 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
1. No. 90 Derya Turhan (Marshall) def. Lauren Bellinger (Cincinnati); 6-2, 6-2
2. Stephanie Smith (Marshall) def. Kelly Poggensee-Wei (Cincinnati); 6-7 (1), 6-3, 1-0 (10-7)
3. No. 94 Maddie Silver (Marshall) def. Antonella Bramato (Cincinnati); 6-2, 6-3
4. Anna Pomyatinskaya (Marshall) def. Caroline Morton (Cincinnati); 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2
5. Anna Philp (Cincinnati) def. Rachael Morales (Marshall); 7-6 (2), 6-3
6. Daniela Dankanych (Marshall) def. Harley Hutchison (Cincinnati); 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 1, 3, 4, 6, 5, 2
COACH'S CORNER
Quote from head coach John Mercer
The score was not indicative of the match. The match was very tight all the way to the end. Give a lot of credit to Cincinnati. They were tough fighters and have really improved since moving to the American Athletic Conference. Fortunately, we pulled out three wins after losing first sets. Dani (Dankanych) and Anna (Pomyatinskaya) did great competing after falling behind. It was also good to see Derya (Turhan) and Maddie (Silver) continue to play well and get us off to a solid 3-0 lead.
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