Marshall Tennis Drops Road Match At JMU

HARRISONBURG, Va.—The Marshall tennis team dropped its road match against the James Madison University Dukes on Friday afternoon with a final score of 6-1.

Marshall fell to 6-6 on the season while the Dukes improved to 10-3 overall.

The Herd picked up an early 1-0 lead over the Dukes after securing the doubles point with a win by partners Anna Smith and Daniela Dankanych, 6-4, and a win from Madison Riley and Madi Ballow, 6-3.

However, the Dukes fought back and claimed every singles match to take the overall victory.

Doubles:
1. Afanasyeva/Franco (JMU) def. Stefancic/Van Hansewyck (MU), 6-4.
2. Smith/Dankanych (MU) def. Moulin/Roka (JMU), 7-5.
3. Riley/Ballow (MU) def. Nikolopoulou/Voloh (JMU), 6-3.

Finishing Order: 3, 1, 2

Singles:
1. Afanasyeva (JMU) def. Smith (MU), 7-5, 6-2.
2. Roka (JMU) def. Dankanych (MU), 6-1, 6-3.
3. Nikolopoulou (JMU) def. Ballow (MU), 6-3, 7-5.
4. Moulin (JMU) def. Stefancic (MU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
5. Franco (JMU) def. Van Hansewyck (MU), 6-2, 6-4.
6. Voloh (JMU) def. Riley (MU), 6-1, 6-0.

Finishing Order: 6, 5, 2, 3, 1, 4

UP NEXT
The Herd will travel back to Huntington to face the University of Cincinnati and the University of Charleston for a doubleheader match on Sunday afternoon at 10 a.m./3p.m. It will also serve as Senior Day.

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Players Mentioned

Madi Ballow

Daniela Dankanych

Madison Riley

Anna Smith

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