A line judge at a professional tennis match brought an action against a fan, alleging that the fan had thrown a souvenir mini-tennis racquet at her during a controversial call in the mixed doubles final. The fan admitted that he was present at the match, but denied throwing the mini-racquet. He claimed that the mini-racket was thrown by one of the other 15,000 fans in attendance. The plaintiff called a nurse as a witness, who worked for the plaintiff's treating doctor. The nurse was to testify that the plaintiff told her during an initial doctor visit that she was hit in the arm by a souvenir tennis racquet thrown by the defendant. The defendant's attorney objected to the admission of this statement into evidence.

How should the court rule on the matter?