HUNTINGTON, W.V. — Bellarmine women's tennis started a stretch of three road matches in three days on Friday, and the Knights fall at Marshall by a final score of 6-1.

The Thundering Herd, fresh off wins over Kentucky and the University of Charleston, moved to 3-0 on the season, while the Knights dropped to 1-5.
 
"Marshall is a talented team," Knights Head Coach Brian Slack said.  "They came out in doubles with a lot of energy. Marshall has a good following fan-wise and had around 75-100 people in the stands that also brought energy. It was a good real first road test to come here and play. It's a great opportunity and a lot of fun for a senior like Channing to be able to come home and play here her senior year – also for Hanley to get to play in front of her home crowd.  We got better as the match went on and I was proud of how we competed from about the middle of the match and on."

The Bellarmine no. 1 doubles team of Ekaterina Tikhonko and Lailaa Bashir battled but fell to Emma Vanderheyden and Johanna Storm by a final score of 6-4.  Marshall swept the doubles matches and claimed the doubles point.

In singles action, freshman Vendula Kryslova moved to 3-1 this spring with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Vanderheyden at the no. 3 spot.  Ekaterina Tikhonko battled at no. 1 singles, but fell 6-3, 7-6 (7-2).  The Thundering Herd claimed straight set victories at no. 2, no. 4, no. 5, and no. 6 singles to officially wrap up the win.
 
Bellarmine heads to Miami Ohio on Saturday for a 10:00 a.m. matchup against the Redhawks in Oxford.

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