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Lineup Changes Pay Dividends in @Herd_Tennis Win Over Winthrop
3/3/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The Marshall women's tennis team picked up its seventh win of the season Friday evening, defeating the Winthrop Eagles, 5-2, at the Huntington Tennis Club.
The Herd picked up the doubles point for the second time in the last three matches. Head coach John Mercer rolled out a new lineup after starting the same doubles pairs in the first 11 matches of the season. Derya Turhan and Marija Bogicevic defeated Alya Mourad and Aida Kelic, 6-1. Rachael Morales and Stephanie Smith defeated Caitlin Cridland and Alisa Soloveva, 6-4. Anna Pomyatinskaya and Maddie Silver lost in a tiebreaker to Lauren Proctor and Megan Kauffman, 7-6 (5).
The Herd continued its strong play in the singles competition, taking four of the six matches. Morales opened singles play by defeating Kauffman in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0. Proctor put the Eagles on the board with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Turhan. Smith picked up a point for the Herd with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Soloveva. Silver clinched the win for the Herd with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over Cridland. Pomyatinskaya rallied after dropping the first set of her match to defeat Kelic, 6-7 (0), 6-3, 6-1. Nikola Novackova made her first appearance of the season, losing in straight sets to Mourad, 6-4, 6-0.
COACH'S CORNER
Quote from head coach John Mercer
This was one of our best matches that we have played this season. Winthrop is a very good team with two losses coming against top-35 teams, so to get a win today is huge. We'll look to continue that momentum into Sunday's match and get a weekend sweep.
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UP NEXT
The Herd continues its five-match homestand Sunday when it hosts the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks at 11 a.m. Sunday's match marks the return to the Brian David Fox Tennis Center outdoors on Marshall's campus.
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