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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Tennis team (4-2) picked up a win over Radford (0-2), 7-0, and fell to West Virginia (3-0), 4-3, in the team’s first home matches of the season.
“Tough match against West Virginia,” Herd tennis head coach John Mercer said after the match. “It was played at a good level. It came down to a couple of points in a couple of the matches and we weren’t able to pull it out. We had the challenge of coming back out and playing again against a team we had a good match against last year and it was good. I think we’re playing at a good level.
The Herd fought hard to start the day in a loss to the Mountaineers. Johanna Strom, Emma Vanderheyden and Rieke Gillar all took their respective singles matches in three sets at No. 1, 2 and 4, respectively.
MU rebounded against Radford in its second match of the day. Strom and Vanderheyden started doubles action with a quick 6-0 win on court one as Doroteja Joksovic and Aisling McGrane sealed the doubles point with a 6-2 win at No. 3.
Joksovic and McGrane quickly began singles play with straight set wins at courts three and five, respectively. Strom then clinched the match for Marshall with a 6-2, 6-0, win at No. 1 singles.
Vanderheyden and Gillar followed with three-set wins on courts two and four.
Andjela Lopicic then sealed the sweep of the Highlanders with a straight sets win on court six.
RESULTS VS WVU
Doubles
1. Michaela Kuchariva/Momoko Nagato (WVU) def. Johanna Strom/Emma Vanderheyden (MAR) 6-2
2. Gabrielle Clairotte/Rieke Gillar (MAR) vs. Camilla Bossi/Ting-Pei Chang (WVU) 3-5, unfinished
3. Maya Bordereau/Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Emily Schut/Doroteja Joksovic (MAR) 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1
Singles
1. Johanna Strom (MAR) def. Camilla Bossi (WVU) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
2. Emma Vanderheyden (MAR) def. Love-Star Alexis (WVU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
3. Momoko Nagato (WVU) def. Doroteja Joksovic (MAR) 6-2, 6-4
4. Rieke Gillar (MAR) def. Ting-Pei Chang (WVU) 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2
5. Maya Bordereau (WVU) def. Aisling McGrane (MAR) 6-3, 6-4
6. Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Emily Schut (MAR) 6-2, 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 5, 2, 1, 6, 4
RESULTS VS RADFORD
Doubles
1. Johanna Strom/Emma Vanderheyden (MAR) def. Julia Abrams/Michaela Stephens (RAD) 6-0
2. Gabrielle Clairotte/Rieke Gillar (MAR) vs. Ameek Batth/Brooke Murphy (RAD) 3-3, unfinished
3. Doroteja Joksovic/Aisling McGrane (MAR) def. Emily Brandow/Lexi Smolder (RAD) 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3
Singles
1. Johanna Strom (MAR) def. Julia Abrams (RAD) 6-2, 6-0
2. Emma Vanderheyden (MAR) def. Michaela Stephens (RAD) 6-3, 6-4
3. Doroteja Joksovic (MAR) def. Lexi Smolder (RAD) 6-1, 6-2
4. Rieke Gillar (MAR) def. Emily Brandow 7-5, 6-7 (3), 10-5
5. Aisling McGrane (MAR) def. Rachel Ekanem (RAD) 6-1, 6-4
6. Andjela Lopicic (MAR) def. Brooke Murphy (RAD) 6-0, 6-3
Order of Finish:3, 5, 1, 2, 4, 6
UP NEXT
Marshall is back in action when it hosts Miami (OH) on Friday in Barboursville.
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