Goldne Hurricane Compete at SMU Invite
11/4/2017 9:10:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Friday
Singles
Ksenia Laskutova (TU) def. Fatima Bizhukova (Wichita St.), 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
Vera Ploner (TU) def. Alexandra Lazarova (Wichita St.), 6-4, 6-0
Gabriela Porubin (Wichita St.) def. Martina Okalova (TU), 6-7, 6-0, 7-6
Marta Belluco (Wichita St.) def. Martha Matoula (TU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Sarvi Saidhujaeva (Wichita St.) def. Tamara Kupkova (TU), 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Ting-Ya Hsu (Wichita St.) def. Shura Poppe (TU), 6-4, 0-6, 6-4
Rada Manataweewat (Central Arkansas) def. Alexandrina Chinikova (TU), 6-2, 6-2
Friday
Doubles
Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (TU) def. Nicole Petchey/Liza Buss (SMU), 6-2
Sarai Monarrez Yesaki/Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) def. Ksenia Laskutova/Martha Matoula (TU), 6-4
Anzhelika Shapovalova/Tiffany Hollebeck (SMU) def. Shura Poppe/Tamara Kupkova (TU), 6-2
Saturday
First Round Singles
Martina Okalova (TU) def. Sarai Monarrez Yesaki (SMU), 6-3, 6-0
Martha Matoula (TU) def. Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
Tamara Kupkova (TU) def. Anzhelika Shapovalova (SMU), 6-4, 7-6
Shura Poppe (TU) def. Tiffany Hollebeck (SMU), 6-2, 6-2
Alexandrina Chinikova (TU) def. Amiru Shimoguchi (Central Arkansas), 6-2, 6-3
Liza Buss (SMU) def. Ksenia Laskutova (TU), 7-6, 6-5 default
Karina Traxler (SMU) def. Vera Ploner (TU), 6-3, 7-6
First Round Doubles
Ksenia Laskutova/Martha Matoula (TU) def. Elisa Koonik/Tessa Van der Ploeg (Wyoming), 6-4
Shura Poppe/Tamara Kupkova (TU) def. QiLi Ma/Rada Manataweet (Central Arkansas), 6-4
Magdalena Stencel/Ana Tkachenko (Wyoming) def. Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (TU), 7-6
Second Round Doubles
Shura Poppe/Tamara Kupkova (TU) def. Amiru Shimoguchi/Xylia Chunan Xiang (Central Arkansas), 6-4
Elisa Koonik/Tessa Van der Ploeg (Wyoming) def. Vera Ploner/Martina Okalova (TU), 6-3
Magdalena Stencel/Ana Tkachenko (Wyoming) def. Ksenia Laskutova/Martha Matoula (TU), 6-4
DALLAS, Texas – The Tulsa women's tennis team returned to the courts on Friday, Nov. 3, and Saturday, Nov. 4, at the SMU Invite. The Golden Hurricane won seven singles matches and four doubles matches in the first two days.
On Friday, Ksenia Laskutova faced Wichita State's Fatima Bizhukova. Laskutova won the first set, 6-0. After Bizhukova won the second set, 6-4, Laskutova took the third and final set, 6-2, to win the match. Vera Ploner knocked off Alexandra Lazarova of Wichita State, 6-4 and 6-0.
Gabriela Porubin of Wichita State defeated Martina Okalova in three sets. Okalova won the first set, 6-7, but Porubin went on to win the next two sets, 6-0 and 7-6. Wichita State's Marta Belluco faced Martha Matoula. Belluco won the first set, 6-4. Matoula won the second set, 6-4, but fell in the third and final set, 6-4. Sarvi Saidhujaeva of Wichita State defeated Tamara Kupkova in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 6-1). Ting-Ya Hsu of Wichita State knocked off Shura Poppe in three sets (6-4, 0-6, 6-4). Central Arkansas' Rada Manataweewat swept Alexandrina Chinikova, 6-2 and 6-2.
In doubles play, Martina Okalova and Vera Ploner defeated Nicole Petchey and Liza Buss from SMU, 6-2. SMU's Sarai Monarrez Yesaki and Ana Perez-Lopez knocked off Ksenia Laskutova and Martha Matoula, 6-4. Anzhelika Shapovalova and Tiffany Hollebeck of SMU beat Shura Poppe and Tamara Kupkova, 6-2.
In singles action on Saturday, Okalova swept Sarai Monarrez Yesaki of SMU, 6-3 and 6-0. Matoula faced Perez-Lopez from SMU in three sets. After Perez-Lopez won the first set, 6-2, Matoula bounced back and won the next two sets, 6-1 and 6-3. Kupkova won in straight sets, 6-4 and 7-6, against SMU's Shapovalova. Poppe only needed two sets to secure victory against SMU's Tiffany Hollebeck, 6-2 and 6-2. Chinikova defeated Amiru Shimoguchi from Central Arkansas, 6-2 and 6-3. SMU"S Buss knocked off Laskutova in two sets (7-6, 6-5 default). Karina Traxler of SMU swept Ploner, 6-3 and 7-6.
In the first round of doubles play on Saturday, Laskutova and Matoula beat Wyoming's Elisa Koonik and Tessa Van der Ploeg, 6-4. Poppe and Tamara Kupkova defeated Central Arkansas' QiLi Ma and Rada Manataweet, 6-4. Magdalena Stencel and Ana Tkachenko from Wyoming knocked off Okalova and Ploner, 7-6.
In the second round of doubles action, Poppe and Kupkova knocked off Shimoguchi and Xiang of Central Arkansas, 6-4. Koonik and Van der Ploeg of Wyoming defeated Ploner and Okalova, 6-3. Wyoming's Stencel and Tkachenko beat Laskutova and Matoula, 6-4.
Tulsa returns to action on Sunday, Nov. 5, as they close out the SMU Invite.
Singles
Ksenia Laskutova (TU) def. Fatima Bizhukova (Wichita St.), 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
Vera Ploner (TU) def. Alexandra Lazarova (Wichita St.), 6-4, 6-0
Gabriela Porubin (Wichita St.) def. Martina Okalova (TU), 6-7, 6-0, 7-6
Marta Belluco (Wichita St.) def. Martha Matoula (TU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Sarvi Saidhujaeva (Wichita St.) def. Tamara Kupkova (TU), 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Ting-Ya Hsu (Wichita St.) def. Shura Poppe (TU), 6-4, 0-6, 6-4
Rada Manataweewat (Central Arkansas) def. Alexandrina Chinikova (TU), 6-2, 6-2
Friday
Doubles
Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (TU) def. Nicole Petchey/Liza Buss (SMU), 6-2
Sarai Monarrez Yesaki/Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) def. Ksenia Laskutova/Martha Matoula (TU), 6-4
Anzhelika Shapovalova/Tiffany Hollebeck (SMU) def. Shura Poppe/Tamara Kupkova (TU), 6-2
Saturday
First Round Singles
Martina Okalova (TU) def. Sarai Monarrez Yesaki (SMU), 6-3, 6-0
Martha Matoula (TU) def. Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
Tamara Kupkova (TU) def. Anzhelika Shapovalova (SMU), 6-4, 7-6
Shura Poppe (TU) def. Tiffany Hollebeck (SMU), 6-2, 6-2
Alexandrina Chinikova (TU) def. Amiru Shimoguchi (Central Arkansas), 6-2, 6-3
Liza Buss (SMU) def. Ksenia Laskutova (TU), 7-6, 6-5 default
Karina Traxler (SMU) def. Vera Ploner (TU), 6-3, 7-6
First Round Doubles
Ksenia Laskutova/Martha Matoula (TU) def. Elisa Koonik/Tessa Van der Ploeg (Wyoming), 6-4
Shura Poppe/Tamara Kupkova (TU) def. QiLi Ma/Rada Manataweet (Central Arkansas), 6-4
Magdalena Stencel/Ana Tkachenko (Wyoming) def. Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (TU), 7-6
Second Round Doubles
Shura Poppe/Tamara Kupkova (TU) def. Amiru Shimoguchi/Xylia Chunan Xiang (Central Arkansas), 6-4
Elisa Koonik/Tessa Van der Ploeg (Wyoming) def. Vera Ploner/Martina Okalova (TU), 6-3
Magdalena Stencel/Ana Tkachenko (Wyoming) def. Ksenia Laskutova/Martha Matoula (TU), 6-4
DALLAS, Texas – The Tulsa women's tennis team returned to the courts on Friday, Nov. 3, and Saturday, Nov. 4, at the SMU Invite. The Golden Hurricane won seven singles matches and four doubles matches in the first two days.
On Friday, Ksenia Laskutova faced Wichita State's Fatima Bizhukova. Laskutova won the first set, 6-0. After Bizhukova won the second set, 6-4, Laskutova took the third and final set, 6-2, to win the match. Vera Ploner knocked off Alexandra Lazarova of Wichita State, 6-4 and 6-0.
Gabriela Porubin of Wichita State defeated Martina Okalova in three sets. Okalova won the first set, 6-7, but Porubin went on to win the next two sets, 6-0 and 7-6. Wichita State's Marta Belluco faced Martha Matoula. Belluco won the first set, 6-4. Matoula won the second set, 6-4, but fell in the third and final set, 6-4. Sarvi Saidhujaeva of Wichita State defeated Tamara Kupkova in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 6-1). Ting-Ya Hsu of Wichita State knocked off Shura Poppe in three sets (6-4, 0-6, 6-4). Central Arkansas' Rada Manataweewat swept Alexandrina Chinikova, 6-2 and 6-2.
In doubles play, Martina Okalova and Vera Ploner defeated Nicole Petchey and Liza Buss from SMU, 6-2. SMU's Sarai Monarrez Yesaki and Ana Perez-Lopez knocked off Ksenia Laskutova and Martha Matoula, 6-4. Anzhelika Shapovalova and Tiffany Hollebeck of SMU beat Shura Poppe and Tamara Kupkova, 6-2.
In singles action on Saturday, Okalova swept Sarai Monarrez Yesaki of SMU, 6-3 and 6-0. Matoula faced Perez-Lopez from SMU in three sets. After Perez-Lopez won the first set, 6-2, Matoula bounced back and won the next two sets, 6-1 and 6-3. Kupkova won in straight sets, 6-4 and 7-6, against SMU's Shapovalova. Poppe only needed two sets to secure victory against SMU's Tiffany Hollebeck, 6-2 and 6-2. Chinikova defeated Amiru Shimoguchi from Central Arkansas, 6-2 and 6-3. SMU"S Buss knocked off Laskutova in two sets (7-6, 6-5 default). Karina Traxler of SMU swept Ploner, 6-3 and 7-6.
In the first round of doubles play on Saturday, Laskutova and Matoula beat Wyoming's Elisa Koonik and Tessa Van der Ploeg, 6-4. Poppe and Tamara Kupkova defeated Central Arkansas' QiLi Ma and Rada Manataweet, 6-4. Magdalena Stencel and Ana Tkachenko from Wyoming knocked off Okalova and Ploner, 7-6.
In the second round of doubles action, Poppe and Kupkova knocked off Shimoguchi and Xiang of Central Arkansas, 6-4. Koonik and Van der Ploeg of Wyoming defeated Ploner and Okalova, 6-3. Wyoming's Stencel and Tkachenko beat Laskutova and Matoula, 6-4.
Tulsa returns to action on Sunday, Nov. 5, as they close out the SMU Invite.
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