Tulsa’s No. 37-Ranked Women’s Tennis Team Defeated No. 51-Ranked Purdue, 4-0, Sunday Afternoon

Sunday, February 14

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12:00 p.m.

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Tulsa’s No. 37-Ranked Women’s Tennis Team Defeated No. 51-Ranked Purdue, 4-0, Sunday Afternoon

2/14/2016 4:11:00 PM | Women's Tennis

By: Drake Allen

West Lafayette, Ind. – The University of Tulsa women's tennis team defeated No. 51-ranked Purdue in a 4-0 decision Sunday afternoon at the Schwartz Tennis Center in the West Lafayette, Ind. The No. 37-ranked Golden Hurricane went 2-0 over the weekend defeated No. 43-ranked DePaul, 4-0, Saturday afternoon.

Tulsa improves to 9-1 overall, while Purdue falls to 7-5 overall.

In doubles play, Renata Kuricova and Ksenia Laskutova defeated Andjela Djokovic and Nicole Robinson, 6-3, in the first flight. In the second flight, No. 55-ranked doubles team Martha Matoula and Rongrong Leenabanchong clinched the doubles point defeating Krisztina Kapitany and Marta Ruedas-Burgos, 7-5, taking a 1-0 match advantage going into singles play. In the third flight, Purdue's Claudia Escribens and Natalia Davila defeated Saana Saarteinen and Mahitha Dadireddy in a 6-3 decision.

In singles play, Yelena Nemchen was the first to finish defeating Claudia Escribens, 6-0, 6-1, in the fifth flight. Saana Saarteinen was the second to finish play defeating Andjela Djokovic, 6-3, 6-2, in the first flight. Renata Kuricova clinched the Tulsa win defeating Marta Ruedas-Burgos, 6-3, 6-4, in the sixth flight. Kuricova's win allowed for the other three singles matches not to finish play.

Tulsa 4, Purdue 0
SINGLES
1. Saana Saarteinen (Tulsa) defeated Andjela Djokovic (Purdue), 6-3, 6-2
2. Ksenia Laskutova (Tulsa) vs. Nicole Robinson (Purdue), 6-4, 5-3, DNF
3. Rongrong Leenabanchong (Tulsa) vs Krisztina Kapitany (Purdue), 6-2, 4-6, DNF
4. Marcelina Cichon (Tulsa) vs Natalia Davila (Purdue), 6-4, 1-4, DNF
5. Yelena Nemchen (Tulsa) defeated Claudia Escribens (Purdue), 6-0, 6-1
6. Renata Kuricova (Tulsa) defeated Marta Ruedas-Burgos (Purdue), 6-3, 6-4

DOUBLES
1. Laskutova/Kuricova (Tulsa) defeated Djokovic/Robinson (Purdue), 6-3
2. No 55 Matoula/Leenabanchong (Tulsa) defeated Kapitany/Ruedas-Burgos (Purdue), 7-5
3. Escribens/Davila (Purdue) defeated Saarteinen/Dadireddy (Tulsa), 6-3

Records: Tulsa 9-1, Purdue 7-5

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The University of Tulsa's Michael D. Case Tennis Center is host site for the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Tennis Championships, May 19-30