Herd Tennis Splits Pair of Duals in Virginia

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University tennis team (1-1) split a pair of duals on Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia, falling to the No. 7 Virginia Cavaliers, 7-0, and sweeping the Longwood Lancers, 4-0.

"It was a good trip to get a lot of matches in and start the season," Marshall tennis head coach John Mercer said after the pair of matches.

In doubles against the Lancers, Emma Vanderheyden/Liz Stefancic picked up a convincing 6-2 victory over Maria Saez/Nina Hederich. Madi Ballow/Aisling McGrane sealed the doubles point with a 6-3 triumph against the pairing of Emma Nurgazieva/Karina Rizvanova. Jutte Van Hansewyck/Gabrielle Clairotte were tied 3-3 on court three as their match went unfinished.

Van Hansewyck picked up the first win in singles over Longwood on court six as she dropped just one game in a 6-0, 6-1 defeat of Alexandra Hincu.

Clairotte carried the momentum on court five with a 6-2, 6-2, win over Hederich. Stefancic then clinched the sweep for Marshall taking down Saez on court two 6-3, 6-2.

Vanderheyden, Ballow and McGrane were all leading in their respective matches when the Herd sealed the win.

RESULTS VS. NO. 7 VIRGINIA
DOUBLES
1. Emma Navarro/Amber O'Dell (VA) def. Emma Vanderheyden/Liz Stefancic (MAR) 6-4
2. Elaine Chervinsky/Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Madi Ballow/Aisling McGrane (MAR) 6-0
3. Sofia Munera/Hibah Shaikh (VA) def. Jutte Van Hansewyck/Gabrielle Clairotte (MAR) 6-1

SINGLES
1. Emma Navarro (VA) def. Emma Vanderheyden (MAR) 6-3, 6-2
2. #90 Elaine Chervinsky (VA) def. Liz Stefancic (MAR) 6-1, 6-1
3. #29 Natasha Subhash (VA) def. Madi Ballow (MAR) 6-0, 6-1
4. Sofia Munera (VA) def. Aisling McGrane (MAR) 6-0, 6-0
5. Amber O'Dell (VA) def. Gabrielle Clairotte (MAR) 6-1, 7-5
6. Hibah Shaikh (VA) def. Jutte Van Hansewyck (MAR) 7-5, 7-5

RESULTS VS. LONGWOOD
DOUBLES
1. Emma Vanderheyden/Liz Stefancic (MAR) def. Maria Saez/Nina Hederich (LWU) 6-2
2. Madi Ballow/Aisling McGrane (MAR) def. Emma Nurgazieva/Karina Rizvanova (LWU) 6-3
3. Alexandra Hincu/Wiktoria Czerny (LWU) vs. Jutte Van Hansewyck/Gabrielle Clairotte (MAR) 3-3, unfinished

SINGLES
1 Emma Nurgazieva (LWU) vs. Emma Vanderheyden (MAR) 1-6, 5-6, unfinished
2. Liz Stefancic (MAR) def. Maria Saez (LWU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Wiktoria Czerny (LWU) vs. Madi Ballow (MAR) 4-6, 4-4, unfinished
4. Karina Rizvanova (LWU) vs. Aisling McGrane (MAR) 6-4, 3-6, 1-4, unfinished
5. Gabrielle Clairotte (MAR) def. Nina Hederich (LWU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Jutte Van Hansewyck (MAR) def. Alexandra Hincu (LWU) 6-0, 6-1

UP NEXT
Marshall is back in action on Jan. 21 when heads to Louisville to take on the Cardinals.

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Players Mentioned

Madi Ballow

Gabrielle Clairotte

Aisling McGrane

Liz Stefancic

Jutte Van Hansewyck

Emma Vanderheyden

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