Marshall University Athletics
Sunday, April 27
Rome, Ga.
1:00 PM
Marshall University
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Herd Tennis Falls in 2025 SBC Women’s Tennis Championship to ODU
4/27/2025 6:49:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Marshall took doubles point from Monarchs
Championship Fund
ROME, Ga. – The No. 6 seed Marshall University Tennis team (20-6) fell 4-1 to the No. 1 seed Old Dominion Monarchs (19-4) in the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Championship match on Sunday in Rome, Georgia.
"Nothing to be ashamed of from our group. We played great doubles to get the doubles point and played hard in singles. I'm proud of how our group competed all season to get to this point," Head Coach John Mercer said.
In doubles, Sophia Hurrion and Aisling McGrane continued their dominance. They quickly dispatched Ulyana Romanova and Lidiia Rasskouskaia 6-2 at No. 2 doubles. The duo closed the season with a nine-match winning streak, dropping just seven games in those nine matches.
With doubles tied 1-1, Johanna Strom and Nel Van Hout trailed 5-4 at No. 3 doubles to Marina Markina and Kira Matushkina. However, The Herd duo forced a tiebreak and took the tiebreak 7-5 to seal the doubles point.
In singles, Strom forced a third set against No. 24-ranked Johnson before their match went unfinished at No. 1 singles.
Nour El Ouazzani was up 5-3 in her second set trying to force a third as her match was abandoned at No. 6 singles.
RESULTS
Doubles
No. 1 Sofia Johnson/Victoria Matasova (ODU) def. Alina Mokrynskaya/Emma Vanderheyden (MU) 6-4
No. 2 Sophia Hurrion/Aisling McGrane (MU) def. Ulyana Romanova/Lidiia Rasskouskaia (ODU) 6-2
No. 3 Johanna Strom/Nel Van Hout (MU) def. Marina Markina/Kira Matushkina (ODU) 7-6 (5)
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles
No. 1 Johanna Strom (MU) vs. No. 24 Sofia Johnson (ODU) 2-6, 6-2 unfinished
No. 2 Kira Matushkina (ODU) def. Emma Vanderheyden (MU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 Lidiia Rasskouskaia (ODU) def. Alina Mokrynskaya (MU) 7-6 (1), 6-2
No. 4 Ulyana Romanova (ODU) def. Aisling McGrane (MU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 Victoria Matasova (ODU) def. Sophia Hurrion (MU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 Nour El Ouazzani (MU) vs. Veena Mariam Nazar (ODU) 5-7, 5-3 unfinished
Order of finish: 2, 5, 4, 3
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ROME, Ga. – The No. 6 seed Marshall University Tennis team (20-6) fell 4-1 to the No. 1 seed Old Dominion Monarchs (19-4) in the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Championship match on Sunday in Rome, Georgia.
"Nothing to be ashamed of from our group. We played great doubles to get the doubles point and played hard in singles. I'm proud of how our group competed all season to get to this point," Head Coach John Mercer said.
In doubles, Sophia Hurrion and Aisling McGrane continued their dominance. They quickly dispatched Ulyana Romanova and Lidiia Rasskouskaia 6-2 at No. 2 doubles. The duo closed the season with a nine-match winning streak, dropping just seven games in those nine matches.
With doubles tied 1-1, Johanna Strom and Nel Van Hout trailed 5-4 at No. 3 doubles to Marina Markina and Kira Matushkina. However, The Herd duo forced a tiebreak and took the tiebreak 7-5 to seal the doubles point.
In singles, Strom forced a third set against No. 24-ranked Johnson before their match went unfinished at No. 1 singles.
Nour El Ouazzani was up 5-3 in her second set trying to force a third as her match was abandoned at No. 6 singles.
RESULTS
Doubles
No. 1 Sofia Johnson/Victoria Matasova (ODU) def. Alina Mokrynskaya/Emma Vanderheyden (MU) 6-4
No. 2 Sophia Hurrion/Aisling McGrane (MU) def. Ulyana Romanova/Lidiia Rasskouskaia (ODU) 6-2
No. 3 Johanna Strom/Nel Van Hout (MU) def. Marina Markina/Kira Matushkina (ODU) 7-6 (5)
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles
No. 1 Johanna Strom (MU) vs. No. 24 Sofia Johnson (ODU) 2-6, 6-2 unfinished
No. 2 Kira Matushkina (ODU) def. Emma Vanderheyden (MU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 Lidiia Rasskouskaia (ODU) def. Alina Mokrynskaya (MU) 7-6 (1), 6-2
No. 4 Ulyana Romanova (ODU) def. Aisling McGrane (MU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 Victoria Matasova (ODU) def. Sophia Hurrion (MU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 Nour El Ouazzani (MU) vs. Veena Mariam Nazar (ODU) 5-7, 5-3 unfinished
Order of finish: 2, 5, 4, 3
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.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
26UF
Sofia Johnson / 0 (24/-) [ODU]
62UF
#2 Singles Match
12
21
Kira Matushkina / 0 [ODU]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
62
Lidiia Rasskouskaia / 0 (117/-) [ODU]
76
#4 Singles Match
12
22
Ulyana Romanova / 0 [ODU]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
20
Victoria Matasova / 0 [ODU]
66
#6 Singles Match
123
55UF
Marina Markina / 0 [ODU]
73UF
Order of Finish:
2,5,4,3
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