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Saturday, March 23
New Orleans, La.
2:00 p.m.
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Three-Match Tennis Win Streak Halted at Tulane
3/23/2019 6:58:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Thundering Herd drops 5-2 decision to Green Wave
NEW ORLEANS – Liz Stefancic and Madi Ballow extended their singles win streaks Saturday but host Tulane got the best of Marshall in a 5-2 win for the Green Wave at the City Park Tennis Center.
Marshall dropped the doubles point for the first time in the last four matches. Playing at the No. 1 spot for the first time in over a month, Stefancic and Ballow were defeated by Ivona Alvaro and Elena Muller, the 33rd-ranked pairing in the nation, 6-1. Matilde Mulatero and Victoria Walter lost to Christina Sisti and Adelaide Lavery, 6-1, in the deciding match. Anna Smith and Daniela Dankanych were ahead on Daniela La Fuente and Laura Fabrizi, 5-1, but their match went unfinished.
The Herd found itself in a 2-0 hole after Dankanych fell to Alvaro in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, to begin singles play but rallied to tie the match at 2-apiece. Ballow won her fourth straight singles match in straight sets over Sisti, 6-3, 6-1, and Stefancic tied the match with her sixth straight win, a 6-3, 6-2 win over Fabrizi.
Walter dropped a 7-5, 6-2 decision to La Fuente and Mulatero fell in the clinching match to Lavery, 6-3, 6-3. Smith took the first set of her match against Muller before falling in a super tiebreak, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(7).
RESULTS
Singles
1. Elena Muller (TLN) def. Anna Smith (MAR) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
2. Daniela La Fuente (TLN) def. Victoria Walter (MAR) 7-5, 6-2
3. Ivone Alvaro (TLN) def. Daniela Dankanych (MAR) 6-2, 6-2
4. Liz Stefancic (MAR) def. Laura Fabrizi (TLN) 6-3, 6-2
5. Madi Ballow (MAR) def. Christina Sisti (TLN) 6-3, 6-1
6. Adelaide Lavery (TLN) def. Matilde Mulatero (MAR) 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish: 3,5,4,2,6,1
Doubles
1. #33 Ivone Alvaro/Elena Muller (TLN) def. Liz Stefancic/Madi Ballow (MAR) 6-1
2. Laura Fabrizi/Daniela La Fuente (TLN) vs. Daniela Dankanych/Anna Smith (MAR) 1-5, unfinished
3. Christina Sisti/Adelaide Lavery (TLN) def. Matilde Mulatero/Victoria Walter (MAR) 6-1
Order of finish: 3,1
UP NEXT
The Herd travels to Memphis, Tennessee, for matches against Cincinnati (Mar. 30) and Memphis (Mar. 31).
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Marshall dropped the doubles point for the first time in the last four matches. Playing at the No. 1 spot for the first time in over a month, Stefancic and Ballow were defeated by Ivona Alvaro and Elena Muller, the 33rd-ranked pairing in the nation, 6-1. Matilde Mulatero and Victoria Walter lost to Christina Sisti and Adelaide Lavery, 6-1, in the deciding match. Anna Smith and Daniela Dankanych were ahead on Daniela La Fuente and Laura Fabrizi, 5-1, but their match went unfinished.
The Herd found itself in a 2-0 hole after Dankanych fell to Alvaro in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, to begin singles play but rallied to tie the match at 2-apiece. Ballow won her fourth straight singles match in straight sets over Sisti, 6-3, 6-1, and Stefancic tied the match with her sixth straight win, a 6-3, 6-2 win over Fabrizi.
Walter dropped a 7-5, 6-2 decision to La Fuente and Mulatero fell in the clinching match to Lavery, 6-3, 6-3. Smith took the first set of her match against Muller before falling in a super tiebreak, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(7).
RESULTS
Singles
1. Elena Muller (TLN) def. Anna Smith (MAR) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
2. Daniela La Fuente (TLN) def. Victoria Walter (MAR) 7-5, 6-2
3. Ivone Alvaro (TLN) def. Daniela Dankanych (MAR) 6-2, 6-2
4. Liz Stefancic (MAR) def. Laura Fabrizi (TLN) 6-3, 6-2
5. Madi Ballow (MAR) def. Christina Sisti (TLN) 6-3, 6-1
6. Adelaide Lavery (TLN) def. Matilde Mulatero (MAR) 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish: 3,5,4,2,6,1
Doubles
1. #33 Ivone Alvaro/Elena Muller (TLN) def. Liz Stefancic/Madi Ballow (MAR) 6-1
2. Laura Fabrizi/Daniela La Fuente (TLN) vs. Daniela Dankanych/Anna Smith (MAR) 1-5, unfinished
3. Christina Sisti/Adelaide Lavery (TLN) def. Matilde Mulatero/Victoria Walter (MAR) 6-1
Order of finish: 3,1
UP NEXT
The Herd travels to Memphis, Tennessee, for matches against Cincinnati (Mar. 30) and Memphis (Mar. 31).
FOLLOW THE #HERDFAMILY
For the latest information on Marshall women's tennis, follow on Twitter at @Herd_Tennis, on Facebook at Herd Tennis and online at HerdZone.com.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
640
Elena Muller / 0 [TLN]
461
#2 Singles Match
12
52
Daniela La Fuente / 0 [TLN]
76
#3 Singles Match
12
22
Ivone Alvaro / 0 [TLN]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Laura Fabrizi / 0 [TLN]
32
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Christina Sisti / 0 [TLN]
31
#6 Singles Match
12
33
Adelaide Lavery / 0 [TLN]
66
Order of Finish:
3,5,4,2,6,1
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