Tulsa Women’s Tennis Team Opens 2015-16 Season at OU Invitational
9/25/2015 6:46:00 PM | Women's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. – The University of Tulsa women's tennis team traveled to Norman, Okla. to compete in the OU Invitational at the Headington Family Tennis Center. Matches began today and will continue through Sept. 27. There are 59 student-athletes representing 10 teams competing in singles and doubles play.
Seniors Saana Saarteinen and Renata Kuricova posted a 1-1 record in their doubles draw. Juniors Marcelina Cichon and Mahitha Dadireddy went 0-2 in their doubles draw. Freshmen Martha Matoula and junior Rongrong Leenabanchong received a first round bye before going 1-1 in their doubles draw.
In singles play, Leenabachong, Saarteinen, Matoula, Kurikova, and junior Yelena Nemchen lost the first match in their singles draw. Cichon went on to win in her singles draw, and advances to the quarterfinals to face Gabriela Porubin of Wichita State University.
There was only one round of singles today and doubles play will resume on Sunday.
For all Tulsa women's tennis news and information, visit www.TulsaHurricane.com. Follow Tulsa Athletics on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TulsaHurricane and Facebook at www.facebook.com/TulsaHurricane. Follow Tulsa Women's Tennis on Twitter (http://twitter.com/TulsaWTennis) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/TulsaWTennis).
The University of Tulsa's Michael D. Case Tennis Center is the host site for the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Tennis Championships.
• (Tulsa)Saarteinen/Kuricova lost to Schiller/Porubin(WSU), 6-2
• (Tulsa)Saarteinen/Kuricova defeated Zenovka/Garrido-Riva(TCU), 6-2
• (Tulsa)Cichon/Dadireddy lost to Bago/Costamagna(KSU), 6-4
• (Tulsa)Cichon/Dadireddy lost to Valenstein/Kirov(TTU), 6-1
• (Tulsa)Matoula/Leenabanchong lost to Pump/Guidetti(WSU), 6-3
• (Tulsa)Matoula/Leenabanchong defeated Stevens/Thongsing(WSU), 6-3
• (Tulsa)Leenabachong lost to Talaba(TTU), 6-2, 6-7, 6-4
• (Tulsa)Cichon defeated King(TCU), 6-1, 6-4
• (Tulsa)Saarteinen lost to Khmelnitckaia(KU)
• (Tulsa)Nemchen lost to Zenovka(TCU)
• (Tulsa)Kurikova lost to Guidetti(WSU), 6-3, 4-5 ret.
• (Tulsa)Matoula lost to Bago(KSU), 6-4, 7-6
Seniors Saana Saarteinen and Renata Kuricova posted a 1-1 record in their doubles draw. Juniors Marcelina Cichon and Mahitha Dadireddy went 0-2 in their doubles draw. Freshmen Martha Matoula and junior Rongrong Leenabanchong received a first round bye before going 1-1 in their doubles draw.
In singles play, Leenabachong, Saarteinen, Matoula, Kurikova, and junior Yelena Nemchen lost the first match in their singles draw. Cichon went on to win in her singles draw, and advances to the quarterfinals to face Gabriela Porubin of Wichita State University.
There was only one round of singles today and doubles play will resume on Sunday.
For all Tulsa women's tennis news and information, visit www.TulsaHurricane.com. Follow Tulsa Athletics on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TulsaHurricane and Facebook at www.facebook.com/TulsaHurricane. Follow Tulsa Women's Tennis on Twitter (http://twitter.com/TulsaWTennis) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/TulsaWTennis).
The University of Tulsa's Michael D. Case Tennis Center is the host site for the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Tennis Championships.
• (Tulsa)Saarteinen/Kuricova lost to Schiller/Porubin(WSU), 6-2
• (Tulsa)Saarteinen/Kuricova defeated Zenovka/Garrido-Riva(TCU), 6-2
• (Tulsa)Cichon/Dadireddy lost to Bago/Costamagna(KSU), 6-4
• (Tulsa)Cichon/Dadireddy lost to Valenstein/Kirov(TTU), 6-1
• (Tulsa)Matoula/Leenabanchong lost to Pump/Guidetti(WSU), 6-3
• (Tulsa)Matoula/Leenabanchong defeated Stevens/Thongsing(WSU), 6-3
• (Tulsa)Leenabachong lost to Talaba(TTU), 6-2, 6-7, 6-4
• (Tulsa)Cichon defeated King(TCU), 6-1, 6-4
• (Tulsa)Saarteinen lost to Khmelnitckaia(KU)
• (Tulsa)Nemchen lost to Zenovka(TCU)
• (Tulsa)Kurikova lost to Guidetti(WSU), 6-3, 4-5 ret.
• (Tulsa)Matoula lost to Bago(KSU), 6-4, 7-6
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