Women's Tennis Loses Against Marshall, 6-0

Sunday, January 30

Clemson, S.C.

TBA

Dartmouth College

Marshall

1/30/2011 4:36:00 PM | Women's Tennis

By: Dartmouth

MARSHALL, S.C. - The 61st-ranked Dartmouth women's tennis team fell 6-0 to 53rd-ranked Marshall in the consolation match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Big Green moves to 1-2 for the spring season, while the Thundering Herd is now 4-1.

Senior tri-captain Molly Scott (Trabuco Cyn, Calif.), the country's 94th-ranked player, gave No. 27 Michaela Kissell all she could handle at the top singles spot, but Kissell prevailed 6-1, 4-6, 7-6. And freshman Melissa Matsuoka (Newport Beach, Calif.) battled back from a 5-0 deficit to take the first set 7-5 at No. 2 singles, but ultimately fell in three sets to Dominika Zaprazna.

Next up for the Big Green is a match at Boston University on Wednesday, February 9, at 3 p.m.

No. 53 Marshall 6, No. 61 Dartmouth 0

Singles:
1. #94 Molly Scott lost to #27 Michaela Kissell, Marshall, 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (1)
2. Melissa Matsuoka lost to Dominika Zaprazna, Marshall, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
3. Ryan Reichel lost to Catherine Kellner, Marshall, 6-0, 6-2
4. Sabrina Stewart lost to Kristina Kopricina, Marshall, 7-5, 6-2
5. Georgie Smyser lost to Maria Voscekova, Marshall, 6-0, 6-2
6. Valeriya Tatisheva led Kara Kucin, Marshall, 3-2 (DNF)

Doubles:
1. Scott/Matsuoka lost to #63 Kissell/Zaprazna 8-5
2. Smyser/Reichel lost to Kellner/Voscekova 8-5
3. Rachel Decker-Sadowski/Sarah Leonard trailed Kucin/Timko 6-7 (DNF)