Saana Saarteinen and Or Ram-Harel to Participate in NCAA Singles Championships

TULSA, Okla. –Senior Saana Saarteinen and junior Or Ram-Harel will represent The University of Tulsa men's and women's tennis teams in the NCAA Singles Championships, which will be held on May 25-30 at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.

The singles and doubles competition will follow the conclusion of the team championship, which runs from May 19-24. All matches will be the best-of-three sets. No-ad scoring and a seven-point tiebreaker at six-games will be used for all matches. In doubles, a 10-point match tiebreak will be play in lieu of a third set.

The women's side of the bracket had 15 players who automatically qualified for the tournament and 49 who were at-large selections, and the men's side had 14 players who automatically qualified and 50 players who were at-large selections.

Saarteinen was one of the 15 players who automatically qualified for the women's singles bracket. Currently, she is nationally ranked 90^th in singles play, which is the highest singles rank achieved of any Tulsa women's player this season. She has posted an impressive 23-9 singles record this season, and she helped lead the Golden Hurricane to an overall 21-4 record. Saarteinen also played a major role in leading TU to its second consecutive American Athletic Conference Tennis Championship, where she was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Performer.

Ram-Harel earned one of the 50 at-large bids to enter the men's singles bracket. He is nationally ranked 46^th in singles play, and he has been nationally ranked in the top-50 seven times this year. Ram-Harel was ranked 21^st in the nation on September 15, which is the highest singles rank achieved by any Tulsa men's player this season. He has compiled a 9-12 singles record this year, and he is riding a three-match winning streak going into the tournament.

Click here for a list of the women's participants.

Click here for a list of the men's participants.

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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

Saana Saarteinen and Or Ram-Harel to Participate in NCAA Singles Championships

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