Tennis Wins Over Marshall in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH – UNT Tennis battled back after dropping doubles point to pick up a 4-2 win over Marshall at a neutral site in Fort Worth. Freshman Liisa Vehvilainen was undefeated on day winning both her doubles and singles matches as the Mean Green improved to 8-2 on the season.

DOUBLES

Lucie Devier and Jasmine Adams fought through a difficult matchup at No.1 doubles, but ultimately fell 6-4 to Emma Vanderheyden and Liz Stefancic.
Kexuan Zhou and Maria Ponomareva also played a tough match in the number three position but came up short, 6-4.
Saki Oyama and Liisa Vehvilainen earned a dominant 6-1 win only dropped one game.

SINGLES

Oyama struggled against Madi Ballow falling 6-4, 6-2 earning Marshall their second point of the evening and setting the stage for UNT's comeback.
Vehvilainen earned the first Mean Green point of the night with 6-2, 6-3 victory in the fifth position.
Devier came back strong in singles play with a solid 6-3, 6-3 victory to knot the match at 2-2.
Ponomareva played a dramatic tiebreaker winning set one 6-2 but losing set two 3-6. She quickly bounced back in set three winning 6-1 bringing UNT ahead for the first time in the match.
Adams played a wild, back-and-forth match in the number one position that earned the Mean Green the win. After she won her first set 6-3, Marshall's Sophia Hurrion came back with a 6-4 win. The talented freshman refused to give in and scrapped to a 6-4 third-set victory that secured the match.
Zhou sparred with Aisling McGrane before falling 7-5 in her first set and leaving the match unfinished.

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"We have talked about being a resilient team and at times finding a way to win after a tough loss of the doubles point," head coach Sujay Lama said. "Today we did just that. It was about being gritty and determined and refusing to lose. We have a day to recover and prepare for another conference opponent. FIU presents a great challenge but also a tremendous opportunity. We are super excited to be playing at home."

UP NEXT
North Texas faces FIU at Waranch Tennis Facility in Denton at 2 pm on Sunday. Admission is free.

DOUBLES RESULTS

Emma Vanderheyden/Liz Stefancic (Marshall) def. Jasmine Adams/Lucie Devier (UNT); 6-4
Saki Oyama/Liisa Vehvilainen (UNT) def. Madi Ballow/Jutte Van Hansewyck (Marshall); 6-1
Aisling McGrane/Gabrielle Clairotte (Marshall) def. Kexuan Zhou/Maria Ponomareva (UNT); 6-4

Order of Finish – (2, 3, 1)

SINGLES RESULTS

Jasmine Adams (UNT) def. Emma Vanderheyden; 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Lucie Devier (UNT) def. Liz Stefancic (Marshall); 6-3, 6-3
Madi Ballow (Marshall) def. Saki Oyama (UNT); 6-4, 6-2
Maria Ponomareva (UNT) def. Sophia Hurrion (Marshall); 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
Liisa Vehvilainen (UNT) def. Jutte Van Hansewyck (Marshall); 6-2, 6-3
Kexuan Zhou (UNT) vs. Aisling McGrane (Marshall); 5-7 (unfinished)

Order of Finish – (3, 5, 2, 4, 1)

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Jasmine Adams

Lucie Devier

Saki Oyama

Maria Ponomareva

Kexuan Zhou

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