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Marshall University
West Virginia
Herd Tennis Drops Friday Contest to WVU
2/20/2026 6:44:00 PM | Women's Tennis
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.. – The Marshall University Tennis team (5-4) dropped a tough 4-0 contest to WVU (6-1) Friday afternoon.
"Congratulations to West Virginia, they definitely played a lot better than we played, a lot more experienced. We hope to learn from that and it will make us better down the line," Herd Tennis Head Coach John Mercer said.
The doubles point was closely contested, with WVU sealing the decisive third match. Sarah Copley and Paula Berzina rallied to win No. 2 doubles, 7-5.
The Mountaineers carried the momentum and the four singles matches to take the contest, with Johanna Strom entering the third set in her No. 2 singles match when clinch play was reached.
RESULTS vs. WVU
Doubles
No. 1 Julie Bousseau/Zuzana Kudlackova (WVU) def. Polina Gumeniuk/Alina Mokrynska (MU) 6-4
No. 2 Sarah Copley/Paula Berzina (MU) def. Lyla Byers/Audrey Moutama 7-5
No. 3 Lucia Tognoni/Laura V. Morillo def. Nour El Ouazzani/Johanna Strom (MU) 7-5
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
No. 1 Audrey Moutama (WVU) def. Polina Gumeniuk (MU) 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 Johanna Strom (MU) vs. Laura V. Morillo (WF)6-1, 2-6, UF
No. 3 Alina Mokrynska (MU) vs. Julie Bousseau (WVU) 3-6, 3-1 UF
No. 4 Zuzana Kudlackova (WVU) def. Sarah Copley (MU) 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 Lyla Byers (WVU) def. Thalia Smith (MU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 Nour El Ouazzani (MU) vs. Lucia Tognani (WVU) DNS
Order of finish: 1, 4, 5
UP NEXT
Marshall travels to Penn State Sunday, Feb. 22 for a noon start.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
1,4,5
Players Mentioned
