By Scott Sutton, The Miami Student
The Miami University women’s tennis team (2-3) pulled off a 4-3 upset against No. 55 nationally ranked Marshall University (4-3) Sunday morning at the Riverside Athletic Club in Hamilton, Ohio.
In the last match of the day, sophomore Nelli Ponomareva overcame a 6-1 first set loss and took the final two sets at 6-3 from Marshall’s sophomore Maddie Silver. This win clinched the overall victory for Miami.
“It really meant a lot to have my teams support and to hear them cheering for me during the final sets of the match,” Ponomareva said.