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@Herd_Tennis Tops Miami (Ohio) to Complete Weekend Sweep
3/5/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The Marshall women's tennis team recorded its second consecutive win Sunday, defeating the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks, 5-2, at the Brian David Fox Tennis Center.
The Herd (8-5) took the doubles point for the third time in the last four matches. Stephanie Smith and Rachael Morales opened the match with a 6-2 win over Anzhelika Shapovalova and Abby Brady. Derya Turhan and Anna Pomyatinskaya defeated Nelli Ponomareva and Anastasiia Vasiukhina, 6-4, to clinch the doubles point for the Herd. Maddie Silver and Marija Bogicevic were ahead in their match against Emily Struble and Andreea Badileanu, 4-3, but the match went unfinished.
The Herd took four of the six singles matches for the second consecutive match. Turhan opened singles play with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Ponomareva. Nikola Novackova won her first career singles match in dual match play for the Herd, defeating Brady, 6-1, 6-0. Silver dropped a tough three-set match against Badileanu, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0. Smith rallied after dropping the first set of her match against Shapovalova to win in three sets, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, to clinch the match for the Herd. Morales lost her match against Struble, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3). Pomyatinskaya rallied to win in three sets over Vasiukhina, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (4).
COACH'S CORNER
Quote from head coach John Mercer
Another good close match that we were fortunate to pull out. I was really impressed with how competitive Miami (Ohio) was, but I probably shouldn't be that surprised because they're coached that way. They'll do well in the Mid-American Conference. It was good for us to get two wins in a row this weekend. Hopefully we can build off of that.
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UP NEXT
The Herd concludes its five-match homestand Saturday when it takes on the Maryland Terrapins at noon.
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