BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. – Host Marshall defeated the Eastern Kentucky University women's tennis team Saturday evening at the Huntington Tennis Club, 6-1.
 
Eastern's (1-4) lone point came from Amandine Faouzi at No. 1 singles. The senior fought off a match point at 9-8 in the super tiebreaker before knocking off nationally ranked Derya Turhan. This was the second straight season Faouzi was able to defeat Turhan.
 
Fellow senior Marcela Jimenez was the only other Colonel to win a set. She won the second set of her match at No. 4 singles before falling in a super tiebreaker, 10-4.
 
Eastern Kentucky's next match is a home contest against Lindsey Wilson on Friday, Feb. 13.
 
Marshall 6, Eastern Kentucky 1
 
Singles
1. Amandine Faouzi (EKU) def. #116 Derya Turhan (MAR) 5-7, 6-3, (11-9)
2. Maddie Silver (MAR) def. Kristina Labeja (EKU) 6-4, 6-0
3. Anna Pomyatinskaya (MAR) def. Melissa Gerritsen (EKU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Kai Broomfield (MAR) def. Marcela Jimenez (EKU) 6-3, 4-6, (10-4)
5. Marija Bogicevic (MAR) def. Dominika Hadnadova (EKU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Rachael Morales (MAR) def. Marina Marti (EKU) 6-3, 6-1
 
Doubles
1. Pomyatinskaya/Turhan (MAR) led Gerritsen/Hadnadova (EKU) 5-4 DNF
2. Morales/Silver (MAR) def. Jimenez/Labeja (EKU) 6-2
3. Bogicevic/Broomfield (MAR) def. Faouzi/Marti (EKU) 6-3

Match Notes: Eastern Kentucky (1-4); Marshall (3-2)
Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 3*); Singles (5, 3, 2*, 4, 1, 6)