Saturday, March 24
New Orleans, La.
12 pm
Tulsa
4
at
0
Tulane
Tulsa’s Winning Streak Hits Four Matches with Victory Against Tulane
3/24/2018 3:49:00 PM | Women's Tennis
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Ksenia Laskutova and Martha Matoula each recorded a singles victory and a doubles victory to lead the 23rd-ranked Golden Hurricane women's tennis team Saturday. Tulsa (16-3) knocked off the host Tulane Green Wave (8-9), 4-0, at the City Park Pepsi Tennis Center.
The Green Wave won the first doubles match, when Ivone Alvaro and Elena Muller bested Vera Ploner and Martina Okalova, 6-0, in the No. 2 position.
Rouxanne Janse van Rensburg and Tamara Kupkova collected the first doubles victory for the Hurricane in the No. 3 match against Daniela La Fuente and Sofia Kurtz, 6-1. Laskutova and Matoula clinched the doubles point for the Golden Hurricane, as they defeated Sade Atkinson and Laura Fabrizi, 7-5.
Matoula faced La Fuente in the No. 4 singles match. Matoula claimed the opening stanza 6-3, before she won the second, 6-2. Matoula improved to 11-2 on the season in dual matches and gave TU an overall lead of 2-0 for the match.
Kupkova won the first set of the No. 3 singles match against Fabrizi, 6-4. Kupkova used the momentum from the opening set, as she earned a 6-2 victory in the second. Kupkova is now 9-4 in dual matches. Her victory put the Hurricane on top, 3-0.
In the No. 1 singles spot, No. 75 Laskutova squared off with Atkinson. Laskutova won the first set, 6-2, before she pulled away to a 6-1 victory in the second. Laskutova clinched the match for TU and improved to 14-3 in dual singles matches.
With the win, the Golden Hurricane extended its winning streak to four and moves to 16-3 on the season. Tulsa will be in action on Wednesday, March 28, as it travels to Dallas for a neutral site match against No. 9 Texas Tech.
#23 Tulsa 4, Tulane 0
Singles competition
1. #75 Ksenia Laskutova (TU) def. Sade Atkinson (Tulane) 6-2, 6-1
2. Ivone Alvaro (Tulane) vs. #109 Martina Okalova (TU) 4-6, 1-4, unfinished
3. Tamara Kupkova (TU) def. Laura Fabrizi (Tulane) 6-4, 6-2
4. Martha Matoula (TU) def. Daniela La Fuente (Tulane) 6-3, 6-2
5. Elena Muller (Tulane) vs. Vera Ploner (TU) 1-6, 5-4, unfinished
6. Christina Sisti (Tulane) vs. Shura Poppe (TU) 0-6, 5-5, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Ksenia Laskutova/Martha Matoula (TU) def. Sade Atkinson/Laura Fabrizi (Tulane) 7-5
2. Ivone Alvaro/Elena Muller (Tulane) def. Vera Ploner/Martina Okalova (TU) 6-0
3. Rouxanne Janse van Rensburg/Tamara Kupkova (TU) def. Daniela La Fuente/Sofia Kurtz (Tulane) 6-1
Tulsa 16-3; National ranking #23
Tulane 8-9
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,3,1)
The Green Wave won the first doubles match, when Ivone Alvaro and Elena Muller bested Vera Ploner and Martina Okalova, 6-0, in the No. 2 position.
Rouxanne Janse van Rensburg and Tamara Kupkova collected the first doubles victory for the Hurricane in the No. 3 match against Daniela La Fuente and Sofia Kurtz, 6-1. Laskutova and Matoula clinched the doubles point for the Golden Hurricane, as they defeated Sade Atkinson and Laura Fabrizi, 7-5.
Matoula faced La Fuente in the No. 4 singles match. Matoula claimed the opening stanza 6-3, before she won the second, 6-2. Matoula improved to 11-2 on the season in dual matches and gave TU an overall lead of 2-0 for the match.
Kupkova won the first set of the No. 3 singles match against Fabrizi, 6-4. Kupkova used the momentum from the opening set, as she earned a 6-2 victory in the second. Kupkova is now 9-4 in dual matches. Her victory put the Hurricane on top, 3-0.
In the No. 1 singles spot, No. 75 Laskutova squared off with Atkinson. Laskutova won the first set, 6-2, before she pulled away to a 6-1 victory in the second. Laskutova clinched the match for TU and improved to 14-3 in dual singles matches.
With the win, the Golden Hurricane extended its winning streak to four and moves to 16-3 on the season. Tulsa will be in action on Wednesday, March 28, as it travels to Dallas for a neutral site match against No. 9 Texas Tech.
#23 Tulsa 4, Tulane 0
Singles competition
1. #75 Ksenia Laskutova (TU) def. Sade Atkinson (Tulane) 6-2, 6-1
2. Ivone Alvaro (Tulane) vs. #109 Martina Okalova (TU) 4-6, 1-4, unfinished
3. Tamara Kupkova (TU) def. Laura Fabrizi (Tulane) 6-4, 6-2
4. Martha Matoula (TU) def. Daniela La Fuente (Tulane) 6-3, 6-2
5. Elena Muller (Tulane) vs. Vera Ploner (TU) 1-6, 5-4, unfinished
6. Christina Sisti (Tulane) vs. Shura Poppe (TU) 0-6, 5-5, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Ksenia Laskutova/Martha Matoula (TU) def. Sade Atkinson/Laura Fabrizi (Tulane) 7-5
2. Ivone Alvaro/Elena Muller (Tulane) def. Vera Ploner/Martina Okalova (TU) 6-0
3. Rouxanne Janse van Rensburg/Tamara Kupkova (TU) def. Daniela La Fuente/Sofia Kurtz (Tulane) 6-1
Tulsa 16-3; National ranking #23
Tulane 8-9
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,3,1)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Sade Atkinson / 0 [TLN]
21
#2 Singles Match
123
640
Ivone Alvaro / 0 [TLN]
41UF
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Laura Fabrizi / 0 [TLN]
42
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Daniela La Fuente / 0 [TLN]
32
#5 Singles Match
123
640
Elena Muller / 0 [TLN]
15UF
#6 Singles Match
123
650
Christina Sisti / 0 [TLN]
05UF
Order of Finish:
4,3,1
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