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Herd Has Another Big Day at Thunder In the Mountains Tournament
9/25/2021 10:43:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Marshall, WVU take the court at noon on Sunday
KANAWHA CITY, W.Va. – Marshall's tennis team captured 10 singles wins, including a sweep of West Virginia State, on Saturday in the second day of competition at Thunder In the Mountains.
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The tournament is being held at the Schoenbaum Tennis Courts in Kanawha City.
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Sophia Hurrion, Madi Ballow, Emma Vanderheyden and Jutte Van Hansewyck all won twice in straight sets in singles play.
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Liz Stefancic and Rieke Gillar picked up a victory at No. 3 doubles against Villanova, while Aisling McGrane and Hurrion followed suit against the Wildcats with a 6-3 triumph of their own.
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"It was another good day," said head coach John Mercer. "We got two rounds of singles in and one of doubles. I thought we got better as the day went along. I really like how we finished. There was good intensity and focus throughout the matches."
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"We should have a good match tomorrow with WVU. I know we're looking forward to that. It should be a good test for us to see where we are and it will give us some things to work on heading into next week."
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The Thundering Herd and WVU will compete in singles and doubles tomorrow in action that is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m.
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Complete Thundering Herd results from Saturday can be found below.
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Singles
Hurrion (MAR) def. Dominique Yeo (Saint Francis) 6-1, 6-2
Ballow (MAR) def. Anouk Ma-Ajong (Saint Francis) 6-2, 6-4
Vanderheyden (MAR) def. Bente Vandeputte (Saint Francis) 6-3, 6-3
Van Hansewyck (MAR) def. Valeria Vinces (Saint Francis) 6-4, 6-4
Romina Cutipa (Saint Francis) def. Gabrielle Clairotte (MAR) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (12-10)
Stefancic (MAR) def. Anoek Pruijmboom (Saint Francis) 6-2, 6-2
Gillar (MAR) def. Marie Discini (Saint Francis) 6-4, 6-4
Nagisa Miyake (Saint Francis) def. Kara Joseph (MAR) 6-0, 6-3
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Vanderheyden (MAR) def. Gaya Solomon (WVSU) 6-1, 2-1 (ret.)
Ballow (MAR) def. Julia Daszkiewicz (WVSU) 6-1, 6-1
Hurrion (MAR) def. Maya Haidari (WVSU) 6-4, 6-0
Van Hansewyck (MAR) def. Lea Rolland (WVSU) 6-1, 6-2
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Momoko Nagato (WVU) def. Joseph (MAR) 6-2, 6-2
Penny Hsieh (WVU) def. Audrey Grigore (MAR) 6-0, 6-1
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Doubles
Emily Strande/Sabina Grigorian (Villanova) def. Ballow/Van Hansewyck (MAR) 6-3
Olivia Kapp/Caitlin Fisher (Villanova) def. Clairotte/Vanderheyden (MAR) 6-4
Stefancic/Gillar (MAR) def. Bella Steffen/Emmy Brogan (Villanova) 7-6 (8-6)
McGrane/Hurrion (MAR) def. Taylor Gould/Chloe Floyd (Villanova) 6-3
Marie Discini/Nagisa Miyake (Saint Francis) def. Grigore/Joseph (MAR) 6-1
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The tournament is being held at the Schoenbaum Tennis Courts in Kanawha City.
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Sophia Hurrion, Madi Ballow, Emma Vanderheyden and Jutte Van Hansewyck all won twice in straight sets in singles play.
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Liz Stefancic and Rieke Gillar picked up a victory at No. 3 doubles against Villanova, while Aisling McGrane and Hurrion followed suit against the Wildcats with a 6-3 triumph of their own.
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"It was another good day," said head coach John Mercer. "We got two rounds of singles in and one of doubles. I thought we got better as the day went along. I really like how we finished. There was good intensity and focus throughout the matches."
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"We should have a good match tomorrow with WVU. I know we're looking forward to that. It should be a good test for us to see where we are and it will give us some things to work on heading into next week."
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The Thundering Herd and WVU will compete in singles and doubles tomorrow in action that is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m.
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Complete Thundering Herd results from Saturday can be found below.
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Singles
Hurrion (MAR) def. Dominique Yeo (Saint Francis) 6-1, 6-2
Ballow (MAR) def. Anouk Ma-Ajong (Saint Francis) 6-2, 6-4
Vanderheyden (MAR) def. Bente Vandeputte (Saint Francis) 6-3, 6-3
Van Hansewyck (MAR) def. Valeria Vinces (Saint Francis) 6-4, 6-4
Romina Cutipa (Saint Francis) def. Gabrielle Clairotte (MAR) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (12-10)
Stefancic (MAR) def. Anoek Pruijmboom (Saint Francis) 6-2, 6-2
Gillar (MAR) def. Marie Discini (Saint Francis) 6-4, 6-4
Nagisa Miyake (Saint Francis) def. Kara Joseph (MAR) 6-0, 6-3
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Vanderheyden (MAR) def. Gaya Solomon (WVSU) 6-1, 2-1 (ret.)
Ballow (MAR) def. Julia Daszkiewicz (WVSU) 6-1, 6-1
Hurrion (MAR) def. Maya Haidari (WVSU) 6-4, 6-0
Van Hansewyck (MAR) def. Lea Rolland (WVSU) 6-1, 6-2
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Momoko Nagato (WVU) def. Joseph (MAR) 6-2, 6-2
Penny Hsieh (WVU) def. Audrey Grigore (MAR) 6-0, 6-1
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Doubles
Emily Strande/Sabina Grigorian (Villanova) def. Ballow/Van Hansewyck (MAR) 6-3
Olivia Kapp/Caitlin Fisher (Villanova) def. Clairotte/Vanderheyden (MAR) 6-4
Stefancic/Gillar (MAR) def. Bella Steffen/Emmy Brogan (Villanova) 7-6 (8-6)
McGrane/Hurrion (MAR) def. Taylor Gould/Chloe Floyd (Villanova) 6-3
Marie Discini/Nagisa Miyake (Saint Francis) def. Grigore/Joseph (MAR) 6-1
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