South Alabama gets 4-3 win over Marshall

MOBILE, Ala. – The Jaguars took a lead early in the match and held off a Marshall attack to take a 4-3 win Saturday afternoon at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.

In highly contested doubles play, it was South Alabama who came out on top, taking a 1-0 advantage early.

Number one doubles finished first, with the duo of Elysia Pool and Tereza Dejnozkova taking the match 6-1 over Johanna Strom and Emma Vanderheyden. The Herd answered by winning at number two doubles, where Sophia Hurrion and Aisling McGrane defeated Nikola Novotna and Manal Ennaciri 7-5.

Attention then turned to court one, where Chems Doha Zeghlouli and Lara van der Merwe were battling with Gabrielle Clairotte and Doretja Joksovic, with the Jaguar duo coming out on top 7-5.

In singles, the Jags claimed three first sets, while the Herd took the other three.

Elysia Pool gave the Jaguars a 2-0 advantage over Marshall with a win from court two, beating Emma Vanderheyden 6-3, 6-1.

Tereza Dejnozkova gave the Jags a 3-0 lead with a win in straight sets over Johanna Strom, winning 6-3, 6-3.

Marshall got on the board with a win from court four, with Sophia Hurrion getting the 6-3, 6-3 win over South Alabama's Manal Ennaciri.

Delien Kleinhans cliched the match for the Jaguars on court six, defeating Rieke Gillar 6-1, 6-4.

Doroteja Joksovic from Marshall made the score on the day 4-2 with a win on court three, winning 6-3, 7-5 over Nikola Novotna.

On court five, Chems Doha Zeghlouli and Aisling McGrane were even at a set a piece, but Zeghlouli retired, giving the Thundering Herd another win in the match to close the day.

Match Results
April 6, 2024
10 am – Mobile, Ala.
Singles
1. Tereza Dejnozkova (USA) def. Johanna Strom (MAR) 6-3, 6-3
2. Elysia Pool (USA) def. Emma Vanderheyden (MAR) 6-3, 6-1
3. Doroteja Joksovic (MAR) def. Nikola Novotna (USA) 6-3, 7-5
4. Sophia Hurrion (MAR) def. Manal Ennaciri (USA) 6-3, 6-3
5. Aisling McGrane (MAR) def. Chems Doha Zeghlouli (USA) 6-3, 3-6, retired
6. Delien Kleinhans (USA) def. Rieke Gillar (MAR) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles
1. Tereza Dejnozkova/Elysia Pool (USA) def. Johanna Strom/Emma Vanderheyden (MAR) 6-1
2. Sophia Hurrion/Aisling McGrane (MAR) def. Nikola Novotna/Manal Ennaciri (USA) 7-5
3. Chems Doha Zeghlouli/Lara van der Merwe (USA) def. Gabrielle Clairotte/Doroteja Joksovic (MAR) 7-5

Quotable from coach Dr. Jaco Keyser
"Great team win. Marshall, in the standings, is one of the better teams in the conference. They are a well-coached team. If you are going to beat them, you have to finish them off. I thought the girls played with great energy and confidence. Like I've said before, this is a good team. If I do my job, we can establish consistency in our output, we will be a difficult team to play against. Looking forward to another battle tomorrow against App State. Hopefully we can keep on moving forward."

Up Next
South Alabama stays home through the weekend, welcoming in App State on Sunday.

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