MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women's tennis team lost to Marshall, 5-2, on Sunday at Summit Tennis Academy in Morgantown.
 
Marshall started the match dominantly as it cruised through doubles play to earn the point over West Virginia (6-5).
 
In singles play, graduate student Julie Bousseau put WVU on the board in the No. 2 seed match. Bousseau defeated Marshall's Emma Vanderheyden, 6-3, 6-1.
 
Redshirt sophomore Maja Dodik had a tough match in the No. 4 spot, losing the first set, 7-6. In the second set, Dodik fell behind, 5-1, before she stormed back to tie it at 5-5. Marshall's Nour El Ouazzani ultimately won, 7-6, to clinch the match.
 
Doubles Results

• Emma Vanderheyden/Alina Mokrynskaya (MARS) def. Mille Haagensen/Lyla Byers (WVU), 6-0
• Michaela Kucharova/Laura Villanueva Morillo (WVU) vs. Sophia Hurrion/Aisling McGrane (MARS), 4-3 (unfinished)
• Johanna Strom/Nel Van Hout (MARS) def. Julie Bousseau/Tatiana Lipatova (WVU), 6-1

Singles Results

• Johanna Strom (MARS) def. Mille Haagensen (WVU), 7-5, 6-1
• Julie Bousseau (WVU) def. Emma Vanderheyden (MARS), 6-3, 6-1
• Alina Mokrynskaya (MARS) def. Michaela Kucharova (WVU), 6-4, 6-2
• Nour El Ouazzani (MARS) def. Maja Dodik (WVU), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2)
• Sophia Hurrion (MARS) def. Laura Villanueva Morillo (WVU), 6-2, 6-1
• Lyla Byers (WVU) def. Aisling McGrane (MARS), 6-1, 2-6, 10-2

West Virginia begins Big 12 play against TCU on Friday, Feb. 28, in Fort Worth, Texas.
 
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