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TCU Ends Tulsa's Undefeated Season with 6-1 Upset
3/2/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 2, 2001
Tulsa, Oklahoma - The 33rd-ranked and defending Western Athletic Conference champion TCU Horned Frogs swept all six singles matches to hand Tulsa a 6-1 loss today at the Tulsa Southern Tennis Club.
The loss snaps Tulsa's six-match win streak and gives the 28th-ranked Hurricane its first defeat of the season. TU falls to 6-1 overall this season and suffered its first loss at home during the regular season since a 5-4 loss to then 61st-ranked Oklahoma State on March 31, 1999.
TCU improves to 3-2 overall this season and has won its last two meetings against Tulsa. The Horned Frogs downed the Hurricane, 5-3, in the WAC title match last April.
Tulsa began the contest by claiming the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles matches to earn the doubles point. TU's top tandem of senior Jennifer DeSpain and junior Jana Sedivec upped their overall record to 16-5 with an 8-2 win over TCU's Rosa Perez and Saber Pierce.
Tulsa's No. 2 duo of sophomores Aleksandra Durska and Marjolein van Dongen routed the Horned Frogs' combination of Katrin Gaber and Karolina Roubickova, 8-0. TCU held on for an 8-6 decision at the third doubles slot.
After a brief intermission, the two teams returned to the courts for singles play. TCU dominated singles from start to finish and handed the Hurricane its first shutout in singles action since a 9-0 loss at Arkansas last season.
RESULTS
Singles-
Katrin Gaber (TCU) def. Aleksandra Durska (TU), 6-4, 6-2
Patricia Aburto (TCU) def. Bianca Posada (TU), 6-1, 6-0
Rosa Perez (TCU) def. Jana Sedivec (TU), 6-4, 6-2
Saber Price (TCU) def. Jennifer DeSpain (TU), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Karolina Roubickova (TCU) def. Marjolein van Dongen (TU), 6-3, 6-4
Leoni Weirich (TCU) def. Mariana Barrios (TU), 7-5, 6-7, 7-6
Doubles-
DeSpain/Sedivec (TU) def. Perez/Pierce (TCU), 8-2
Durska/van Dongen (TU) def. Roubickova/Gaber (TCU), 8-0
Weirich/Aburto (TCU) def. Posada/Zoe Buhagiar (TU), 8-6
