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Vanderheyden Named C-USA Women’s Tennis Player of the Week
1/26/2022 1:32:00 PM | Women's Tennis
First weekly honor
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University tennis freshman Emma Vanderheyden was named Conference USA Women's Tennis Player of the Week on Wednesday, as announced by the league office.
The native of Lummen, Belgium, had a great weekend going 1-1 in doubles and 2-0 in No. 1 singles as Marshall went 1-1. Against Louisville opponent Andrea Di Palma, the freshman dropped just one game in a 6-1, 6-0, win against the ACC foe.
As the Herd defeated Bellarmine on Saturday 6-1, Vanderheyden combined with Liz Stefancic in doubles for a 6-4 win on court one and took down Ekaterina Tikhonko in a three-set battle, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, in singles.
The Herd is back in action on Friday when it plays host to Eastern Michigan at 5 p.m.
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The native of Lummen, Belgium, had a great weekend going 1-1 in doubles and 2-0 in No. 1 singles as Marshall went 1-1. Against Louisville opponent Andrea Di Palma, the freshman dropped just one game in a 6-1, 6-0, win against the ACC foe.
As the Herd defeated Bellarmine on Saturday 6-1, Vanderheyden combined with Liz Stefancic in doubles for a 6-4 win on court one and took down Ekaterina Tikhonko in a three-set battle, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, in singles.
The Herd is back in action on Friday when it plays host to Eastern Michigan at 5 p.m.
FOLLOW THE #HERDFAMILY
For the latest information on Marshall women's tennis, follow on Twitter and Instagram 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!
---HerdZone.com---
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