Marshall University’s tennis team dropped its Conference USA opener to 29th-ranked Rice University Sunday, 4-3, at the Huntington Tennis Club.
Head coach John Mercer said he thought his team played tough but was outperformed by Rice.
“For the most part we played well,” Mercer said in a news release. “There were some errors today but give Rice credit. They’re a good team and deserved to win this one.”
Juniors Derya Turhan and Rachael Morales earned a doubles win for the Herd.
Turhan, Morales and sophomore Maddie Silver won singles matches for Marshall.
The Herd dropped to 4-5 overall (0-1 C-USA) with the loss.