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Marshall Tennis Finishes Day Two at Thunder in the Mountains
9/23/2023 10:31:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Herd goes 4-0 in doubles
Championship Fund
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University tennis team closed out day two of Thunder in the Mountains with a perfect 4-0 record on Saturday.
"Our doubles performed better today," Herd tennis head coach John Mercer said. "It will be good to get more singles matches tomorrow and they should continue to improve just as our doubles has improved."
In doubles, the pairings of Emma Vanderheyden/Doroteja Joksovic, Rieke Gillar/Andjela Lopicic, Sophia Hurrion/Aisling McGrane and Emily Schut/Gabrielle Clairotte combined to give up just five games across the four matches.
Vanderheyden also took her singles match over WVU's Love-Star Alexis and Gillar swept Cleveland State's Sim Tounsi in straight sets.
RESULTS
Singles
Emma Vanderheyden (Marshall) def. Love-Star Alexis (WVU) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (11)
Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Sophia Hurrion (Marshall) 6-4, 6-1
Nagato (WVU) def. Doroteja Joksovic (Marshall) 7-6 (5), 6-2
Ting-Pei Chang (WVU) def. Gabrielle Clairotte (Marshall) 6-3, 6-3
Michaela Kucharova (WVU) def. Emily Schut (Marshall) 6-2, 6-4
Sima Heren (CSU) def. Aisling McGrane (Marshall) 6-1, 6-1
Rieke Gillar (Marshall) def. Selma Tounsi (CSU) 6-2, 6-4
Mikaela Konstaninova (CSU) def. Katy Limanen (Marshall) 6-0, 6-2
Love-Star Alexis (WVU) def. Andjela Lopicic (Marshall) 6-0, 7-6 (2)
Catherine Wassick (WVU) def. Kylie Fisher (Marshall) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
Emma Vanderheyden/Doroteja Joksovic (Marshall) def. Ella Franz/Tereza Vevere (CSU) 6-1
Rieke Gillar/Andjela Lopicic (Marshall) def. Mikaela Konstantinova/Filippa Frogner (CSU) 6-2
Sophia Hurrion/Aisling McGrane (Marshall) def. Julia Abrams/Emily Brandow (Radford) 6-1
Emily Schut/Gabrielle Clairotte (Marshall) def. Lexi Smolder/Brooke Murphy (Radford) 6-1
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University tennis team closed out day two of Thunder in the Mountains with a perfect 4-0 record on Saturday.
"Our doubles performed better today," Herd tennis head coach John Mercer said. "It will be good to get more singles matches tomorrow and they should continue to improve just as our doubles has improved."
In doubles, the pairings of Emma Vanderheyden/Doroteja Joksovic, Rieke Gillar/Andjela Lopicic, Sophia Hurrion/Aisling McGrane and Emily Schut/Gabrielle Clairotte combined to give up just five games across the four matches.
Vanderheyden also took her singles match over WVU's Love-Star Alexis and Gillar swept Cleveland State's Sim Tounsi in straight sets.
RESULTS
Singles
Emma Vanderheyden (Marshall) def. Love-Star Alexis (WVU) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (11)
Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Sophia Hurrion (Marshall) 6-4, 6-1
Nagato (WVU) def. Doroteja Joksovic (Marshall) 7-6 (5), 6-2
Ting-Pei Chang (WVU) def. Gabrielle Clairotte (Marshall) 6-3, 6-3
Michaela Kucharova (WVU) def. Emily Schut (Marshall) 6-2, 6-4
Sima Heren (CSU) def. Aisling McGrane (Marshall) 6-1, 6-1
Rieke Gillar (Marshall) def. Selma Tounsi (CSU) 6-2, 6-4
Mikaela Konstaninova (CSU) def. Katy Limanen (Marshall) 6-0, 6-2
Love-Star Alexis (WVU) def. Andjela Lopicic (Marshall) 6-0, 7-6 (2)
Catherine Wassick (WVU) def. Kylie Fisher (Marshall) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
Emma Vanderheyden/Doroteja Joksovic (Marshall) def. Ella Franz/Tereza Vevere (CSU) 6-1
Rieke Gillar/Andjela Lopicic (Marshall) def. Mikaela Konstantinova/Filippa Frogner (CSU) 6-2
Sophia Hurrion/Aisling McGrane (Marshall) def. Julia Abrams/Emily Brandow (Radford) 6-1
Emily Schut/Gabrielle Clairotte (Marshall) def. Lexi Smolder/Brooke Murphy (Radford) 6-1
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall tennis, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall tennis.
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!
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