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No. 43 Marshall Tennis Wins In-State Rivalry With WVU, 5-2
2/23/2025 4:04:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Strom, Mokrynskaya earn pair of victories for Herd on Sunday
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Marshall Tennis continued its successful start to the 2025 Spring season on Sunday, earning a convincing 5-2 win over in-state rival West Virginia at the Summit Tennis Academy in Morgantown, W.Va.
With the win, Marshall moves to 11-1 on the season and solidifies itself as the premier tennis program in the state of West Virginia.
"It was a great team effort today," Marshall Tennis coach John Mercer said. "Everyone knew it would be a grind playing on the road, but everyone showed a lot of resiliency and that effort got us the win. I'm really happy for our seniors. They wanted this one."
Alina Mokrynskaya and Johanna Strom each earned a pair of wins on the day as the Herd took down the Mountaineers.
Mokrynskaya teamed with Emma Vanderheyden to earn a dominant 6-0 win at No. 1 doubles before Strom and Nel Van Hout clinched the doubles point with their own solid performance in a 6-1 win at No. 3 doubles.
With the Herd leading 1-0 in the match, Mokrynskaya quickly increased that advantage with a 6-4, 6-2 win over WVU's Michaela Kucharova at No. 3 singles. Soon after, Strom followed by taking the momentum from a 7-5 win in the first set and clinching her match with a 6-1 victory in the second set.
Marshall clinched the match at No. 4 singles in the day's most competitive match as Nour El Ouazzani used a pair of tiebreak victories in each set to earn a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2) win over WVU's Maja Dodik, to give the Herd the victory.
Sophia Hurrion also earned a win in singles at No. 5, besting WVU's Laura V Morillo, 6-2, 6-1.
Marshall now sets its sights on Sun Belt Conference play, which begins at 2 p.m. on March 7 with a match at James Madison.
Results vs. West Virginia
Doubles
No. 1: Emma Vanderheyden/Alina Mokrynskaya d. Mille Haagensen/Lyla Byers, 6-0
No. 2: Sophia Hurrion/Aisling McGrane (M) trailed Michaela Kucharova/Laura V Morillo, 4-3 (unfinished)
No. 3: Johanna Strom/Nel Van Hout (M) d. Julie Bousseau/Tatiana Lipatova, 6-1
Order of finish: 1,3
Singles
No. 1: Johanna Strom (M) d. Mille Haagensen, 7-5, 6-1
No. 2: Julie Bousseau (WVU) d. Emma Vanderheyden, 6-3, 6-1
No. 3: Alina Mokrynskaya (M) d. Michaela Kucharova, 6-4, 6-2
No. 4: Nour El Ouazzani (M) d. Maja Dodik, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2)
No. 5: Sophia Hurrion (M) d. Laura V. Morillo, 6-2, 6-1
No. 6: Lyla Byers (WVU) d. Aisling McGrane, 6-1, 2-6, 10-2
Order of finish: 3,2,1,4,5,6
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1,4,5,6
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