Dukes Close Regular Season with Loss at Marshall

Saturday, April 20

Huntington, W.Va.

10 a.m.

James Madison University

Marshall

4/20/2024 12:53:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall turned in a strong performance, winning the doubles point and claiming five singles courts in straight sets to hand James Madison a 6-1 loss in Sun Belt Conference women's tennis action on Saturday afternoon at the Brian David Fox Tennis Center.

The Thundering Herd improved to 18-7 on the year and 8-2 in Sun Belt play, wrapping up the No. 2 seed for next week's Sun Belt Conference Championship. The loss dropped the Dukes to 8-12 on the spring and 4-6 in league matches.

The Dukes await all conference matches to conclude to find out its seed for next week's tournament.

Highlighting JMU's day in Huntington was Reka Matko, who earned a straight-set triumph on court five. She and Hope Moulin were also leading 5-4 on court three when their match was abandoned due to a doubles clinch.

However, Marshall won the other five courts in straight sets to earn the team victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Doubles Play

The team of Sophia Hurrion and Aisling McGrane earned a 6-2 win over Cate Broerman and Alexandra Prudente on court two.
A short while later, Marshall clinched the doubles point on court one, where Johanna Strmo and Emma Vanderheyden downed Daria Munteanu and Ines Oliveira, 6-2.
Matko and Moulin had also rallied to take a 5-4 lead when their match with Gabrielle Clairotte and Doroteja Joksovic went unfinished on three.

Singles Play

All six bouts would conclude in straight sets, with just one frame going to a tiebreak.
MU took a 2-0 lead when Rieke Gillar cruises past Prudente on court six, 6-1, 6-0.
The lead grew to three-love on court four, as Hurrion defeated Moulin, 6-1, 6-4.
Vanderheyden clinched the win for Marshall on court two, as she downed Oliveira, 6-2, 6-4.
Marshall also got wins on courts three and one, as Joksovic earned a 6-2, 6-2 win against Broerman and Strom registered a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Munteanu.
JMU got on the board on the final court, as Matko overcame a first-set deficit and had a strong second to beat McGrane on court five, at 7-6 (3), 6-2.

UP NEXT
JMU will head to Rome, Ga., for the Sun Belt Championship where it will compete as either the No. 9 or No. 10 seed on Thursday, April 25.