Marshall University Athletics
Saturday, April 26
Rome, Ga.
1:00 PM
Marshall University
4
vs
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Troy
Photo by: Cody Linn
Marshall Tennis Advances to 2025 SBC Women’s Tennis Championship
4/26/2025 5:12:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Herd trounces Troy, 4-1, in semifinal
Championship Fund
ROME, Ga. – The sixth-seeded Marshall University Tennis team (20-5) is headed to the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Women's Tennis Championship on Sunday after a 4-1 win over the seventh-seeded Troy Trojans (13-10) Saturday in the semifinals at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Georgia.
"I'm proud of the way the team fought today to make it to the Championship. Alina did another great job fighting back to seal the match like yesterday. Now we face a tough Old Dominion team tomorrow," Head Coach John Mercer said.
Like on Friday, Alina Mokrynskaya fell her in opening set at No. 3 singles. Like clockwork, the freshman battled back to take her second set 6-4 and followed that up with a 6-2 triumph in the third set to down Valeriia Avdeeva and send The Herd to the Championship.
In doubles, Sophia Hurrion and Aisling McGrane dropped their first game at No. 2 doubles but rallied to capture the next six to take their contest over Troy's Emilia Namyslo and Gabrielle Leslie.
Mokrynskaya and Emma Vanderheyden quickly followed with a 6-1 win at No. 1 over Avdeeva and Maria Guirguis to take the doubles point for MU. Johanna Strom and Nel Van Hout were leading 5-0 at No. 3 as their match went unfinished.
McGrane finished the first singles contest 6-3, 6-0, over Leena Metwally to give Marshall a 2-0 lead. Strom quickly followed with a 6-3, 6-0, triumph at No. 1 over Gabrielle Leslie to make it 3-0 for The Herd before Mokrynskaya sealed the match.
Nour El Ouazzani was up 5-2 and on match point in the third set before her match went unfinished.
RESULTS
Doubles
No. 1 Alina Mokrynskaya/Emma Vanderheyden (MU) def. Valeriia Avdeeva/Maria Guirguis (TROY) 6-1
No. 2 Sophia Hurrion/Aisling McGrane (MU) def. Emilia Namyslo/Gabrielle Leslie (TROY) 6-1
No. 3 Johanna Strom/Nel Van Hout (MU) vs. Leena Metwally/Veena Mariam Nazar (TROY) 5-0 unfinished
Order of finish: 2, 1
Singles
No. 1 Johanna Strom (MU) def. Gabrielle Leslie (TROY) 6-3, 6-0
No. 2 Maria Guirguis (TROY) def. Emma Vanderheyden (MU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
No. 3 Alina Mokrynskaya (MU) def. Valeriia Avdeeva (TROY) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 Aisling McGrane (MU) def. Leena Metwally (TROY) 6-3, 6-0
No. 5 Sophia Hurrion (MU) vs. Hagar Ramadan (TROY) 3-6, 5-6 unfinished
No. 6 Nour El Ouazzani (MU) vs. Veena Mariam Nazar (TROY) 6-2, 5-7, 5-2 unfinished
Order of finish: 4, 1, 2, 3
UP NEXT
Marshall prepares to face top-seeded ODU in the Championship Match at 1 p.m. on Sunday in Rome, Georgia.
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!
ROME, Ga. – The sixth-seeded Marshall University Tennis team (20-5) is headed to the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Women's Tennis Championship on Sunday after a 4-1 win over the seventh-seeded Troy Trojans (13-10) Saturday in the semifinals at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Georgia.
"I'm proud of the way the team fought today to make it to the Championship. Alina did another great job fighting back to seal the match like yesterday. Now we face a tough Old Dominion team tomorrow," Head Coach John Mercer said.
Like on Friday, Alina Mokrynskaya fell her in opening set at No. 3 singles. Like clockwork, the freshman battled back to take her second set 6-4 and followed that up with a 6-2 triumph in the third set to down Valeriia Avdeeva and send The Herd to the Championship.
In doubles, Sophia Hurrion and Aisling McGrane dropped their first game at No. 2 doubles but rallied to capture the next six to take their contest over Troy's Emilia Namyslo and Gabrielle Leslie.
Mokrynskaya and Emma Vanderheyden quickly followed with a 6-1 win at No. 1 over Avdeeva and Maria Guirguis to take the doubles point for MU. Johanna Strom and Nel Van Hout were leading 5-0 at No. 3 as their match went unfinished.
McGrane finished the first singles contest 6-3, 6-0, over Leena Metwally to give Marshall a 2-0 lead. Strom quickly followed with a 6-3, 6-0, triumph at No. 1 over Gabrielle Leslie to make it 3-0 for The Herd before Mokrynskaya sealed the match.
Nour El Ouazzani was up 5-2 and on match point in the third set before her match went unfinished.
RESULTS
Doubles
No. 1 Alina Mokrynskaya/Emma Vanderheyden (MU) def. Valeriia Avdeeva/Maria Guirguis (TROY) 6-1
No. 2 Sophia Hurrion/Aisling McGrane (MU) def. Emilia Namyslo/Gabrielle Leslie (TROY) 6-1
No. 3 Johanna Strom/Nel Van Hout (MU) vs. Leena Metwally/Veena Mariam Nazar (TROY) 5-0 unfinished
Order of finish: 2, 1
Singles
No. 1 Johanna Strom (MU) def. Gabrielle Leslie (TROY) 6-3, 6-0
No. 2 Maria Guirguis (TROY) def. Emma Vanderheyden (MU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
No. 3 Alina Mokrynskaya (MU) def. Valeriia Avdeeva (TROY) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 Aisling McGrane (MU) def. Leena Metwally (TROY) 6-3, 6-0
No. 5 Sophia Hurrion (MU) vs. Hagar Ramadan (TROY) 3-6, 5-6 unfinished
No. 6 Nour El Ouazzani (MU) vs. Veena Mariam Nazar (TROY) 6-2, 5-7, 5-2 unfinished
Order of finish: 4, 1, 2, 3
UP NEXT
Marshall prepares to face top-seeded ODU in the Championship Match at 1 p.m. on Sunday in Rome, Georgia.
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:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Gabrielle Leslie / 0 [TROY]
30
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Maria Guirguis / 0 [TROY]
266
641
#3 Singles Match
123
Valeriia Avdeeva / 0 [TROY]
642
266
#4 Singles Match
12
Leena Metwally / 0 [TROY]
30
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Hagar Amin / 0 [TROY]
66UF
35UF
#6 Singles Match
1234
Veena Nazar / 0 [TROY]
272UF
655UF
Order of Finish:
4,1,2,3
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