Marshall University Athletics
Sunday, March 16
Huntington, W.Va.
10 a.m.
Marshall University
4
vs
0
South Alabama
Photo by: Cody Linn
No. 65 Herd Tennis Ends Weekend with Sweep of No. 48 South Alabama
3/16/2025 3:31:00 PM | Women's Tennis
El Ouazzani win at No. 5 singles clinched match for Marshall
Championship Fund
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The No. 65 Marshall University Tennis team (13-3, 2-2 SBC) picked up a big 4-0 sweep of the No. 48 South Alabama Jaguars (10-3, 3-1 SBC) Sunday at the 7827 Tennis Center in Barboursville.
"It was a little closer than the sweep shows," Herd Tennis Head Coach John Mercer said after the win. "They (South Alabama) are always a very competitive and well coached team. They're tough to get four points on. I'm excited. It's good to a ranked win. It's a really good conference and every match is a battle."
In doubles, Emma Vanderheyden and Alina Mokrynskaya wasted little time taking their contest at No. 1 doubles, 6-3, over Delien Kleinhans and Rio Maeda.
At No. 3 doubles, Johanna Strom and Nel Van Hout trailed Lara van der Merwe and Manal Ennaciri, 3-0. However, the MU duo powered back with six of the final seven games to win 6-4 and clinch the doubles point.
The Herd carried its momentum into singles with Sophia Hurrion taking her contest in straight sets over Ennaciri, 6-2, 6-1, in No. 4 singles.
Then Strom and Nour El Ouazzani nearly finished simultaneously with Strom taking her match at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 7-5, and El Ouazzani clinching the match at No. 5, 6-3, 6-4.
RESULTS
Doubles
No. 1 Emma Vanderheyden/Alina Mokrynskaya (MU) def. Delien Kleinhans/Rio Maeda (USA) 6-3
No. 2 Sophia Hurrion/Aisling McGrane (MU) vs. Chems Doha Zeghlouli/Kenza Elakili (USA) 5-6
No. 3 Johanna Strom/Nel Van Hout (MU) def. Manal Ennaciri/Lara van der Merwe (USA) 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3
Singles
No. 1 Johanna Strom (MU) def. Delien Kleinhans (USA) 6-2, 7-5
No. 2 Emma Vanderheyden (MU) vs. Malannia Vashkevich (USA) 6-2, 1-6, 3-2 UF
No. 3 Alina Mokrynskaya (MU) vs. Chems Doha Zeghlouli (USA) 2-6, 6-2, 0-5 UF
No. 4 Sophia Hurrion (MU) def. Manal Ennaciri (USA) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 Nour El Ouazzani (MU) def. Kenza Elakili (USA) 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 Aisling McGrane (MU) vs. Lara van der Merwe (USA) 1-2 UF
Order of finish: 4, 1, 5
UP NEXT
Marshall stays at home with a contest against App State on Saturday at 10 a.m.
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!
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The No. 65 Marshall University Tennis team (13-3, 2-2 SBC) picked up a big 4-0 sweep of the No. 48 South Alabama Jaguars (10-3, 3-1 SBC) Sunday at the 7827 Tennis Center in Barboursville.
"It was a little closer than the sweep shows," Herd Tennis Head Coach John Mercer said after the win. "They (South Alabama) are always a very competitive and well coached team. They're tough to get four points on. I'm excited. It's good to a ranked win. It's a really good conference and every match is a battle."
In doubles, Emma Vanderheyden and Alina Mokrynskaya wasted little time taking their contest at No. 1 doubles, 6-3, over Delien Kleinhans and Rio Maeda.
At No. 3 doubles, Johanna Strom and Nel Van Hout trailed Lara van der Merwe and Manal Ennaciri, 3-0. However, the MU duo powered back with six of the final seven games to win 6-4 and clinch the doubles point.
The Herd carried its momentum into singles with Sophia Hurrion taking her contest in straight sets over Ennaciri, 6-2, 6-1, in No. 4 singles.
Then Strom and Nour El Ouazzani nearly finished simultaneously with Strom taking her match at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 7-5, and El Ouazzani clinching the match at No. 5, 6-3, 6-4.
RESULTS
Doubles
No. 1 Emma Vanderheyden/Alina Mokrynskaya (MU) def. Delien Kleinhans/Rio Maeda (USA) 6-3
No. 2 Sophia Hurrion/Aisling McGrane (MU) vs. Chems Doha Zeghlouli/Kenza Elakili (USA) 5-6
No. 3 Johanna Strom/Nel Van Hout (MU) def. Manal Ennaciri/Lara van der Merwe (USA) 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3
Singles
No. 1 Johanna Strom (MU) def. Delien Kleinhans (USA) 6-2, 7-5
No. 2 Emma Vanderheyden (MU) vs. Malannia Vashkevich (USA) 6-2, 1-6, 3-2 UF
No. 3 Alina Mokrynskaya (MU) vs. Chems Doha Zeghlouli (USA) 2-6, 6-2, 0-5 UF
No. 4 Sophia Hurrion (MU) def. Manal Ennaciri (USA) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 Nour El Ouazzani (MU) def. Kenza Elakili (USA) 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 Aisling McGrane (MU) vs. Lara van der Merwe (USA) 1-2 UF
Order of finish: 4, 1, 5
UP NEXT
Marshall stays at home with a contest against App State on Saturday at 10 a.m.
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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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Delien Kleinhans / 0 [USA]
25
67
#2 Singles Match
1234
Rio Maeda / 0 [USA]
262UF
613UF
#3 Singles Match
1234
Chems Doha Zeghlouli / 0 [USA]
625UF
360UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Manal Ennaciri / 0 [USA]
21
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Kenza Elakili / 0 [USA]
34
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Lara van der Merwe / 0 [USA]
2UF
1UF
Order of Finish:
4,1,5
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