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@Herd_Tennis Falls to Clemson
3/23/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
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CHARLESTON, S.C. -The Marshall women's tennis team dropped its second consecutive match Thursday morning, falling in a 4-2 decision against the Clemson Tigers at the CofC Tennis Center at Patriots Point.
The Herd dropped the doubles point for the third consecutive match. Derya Turhan and Marija Bogicevic fell to Fernanda Navarro and Daniela Ruiz, 6-2. Maddie Silver and Anna Pomyatinskaya fell to No. 50 Ayan Broomfield and Marie Leduc, 6-2. Rachael Morales and Stephanie Smith were leading in their match against Constanza Gorches and Sydney Riley, but their match went unfinished.
The Herd won just two of the six singles matches with one going unfinished. Daniela Dankanych opened singles play by falling to Ruiz in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0. Silver rebounded after a close loss against College of Charleston to defeat Navarro in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. Turhan beat her second ranked opponent in the last three matches, defeating No. 83 Broomfield, 6-1, 6-4. Morales fell in straight sets to Gorches, 6-2, 7-5. Pomyatinskaya won the first set of her match against Riley but was defeated, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3.
COACH'S CORNER
Quote from head coach John Mercer
Another tough loss. It came down to two three-set matches and unfortunately we couldn't pull it out. Derya Turhan had a great win, defeating another ranked player. Maddie Silver had a nice comeback win after a tough match on Tuesday. We look forward to playing at home again on April 2 under the lights.
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The Herd will play a day-night doubleheader on Apr. 2. Marshall will play at Eastern Kentucky at 10 a.m. before hosting West Virginia State for senior night at 7 p.m.
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