PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The University of Akron women's tennis team continued the second day of action at the Nishan Vartabedian Spring Invitational, seizing two victories over #52 Marshall at the University of Pittsburgh's Alpha Tennis and Fitness Center on Saturday.
In doubles action, senior Martina Zerbola (Neuquen, Argentina) and freshman Luisa Echeverry (Cali, Columbia) captured a 6-2 triumph over Marshall's Marija Bogicevic and Anne Gulsrud.
Sophomore Ariadna Blinova (Riga, Latvia) claimed Akron's lone victory in singles action after defeating Bogicevic, 3-6, 7-5, 6-0, at the No. 3 slot. Despite falling 1-6, 6-4, 6-0, junior Karalina Maksimava (Mogilev, Belarus) played a hard-fought match against Rachael Morales at No.