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Tulsa Falls to In-State Rival Oklahoma, 4-3
2/13/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 13, 2003
Tulsa, Okla. - The 42nd-ranked Tulsa women's tennis team fell, 4-3, to 55th-ranked Oklahoma Thursday at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on The University of Tulsa campus.
The Sooners dominated the doubles competition, winning all three matches. In the No. 1 position, TU's Alicia Pillay and Aleksandra Durska fell 8-4 to Oklahoma's 36th-ranked doubles tandem, Anda Perianu and Heather Saluri.
In the singles match-ups, the Golden Hurricane 20th-ranked Pillay defeated 58th-ranked Perianu, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, in the No. 1 position, netting one of three Tulsa points. Also for TU, 102nd-ranked Durska defeated Elena Jirnova, 6-1, 7-5 in the No. 2 slot, while teammate Daniela Muscolino defeated Bethany Griffin, 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 4 position.
The Golden Hurricane will go head-to-head with the Lady Razorbacks of Arkansas next Wednesday at home beginning at 6:00 p.m.
#42 Tulsa vs. #55 Oklahoma - February 13, 2003 Singles - #20 Alicia Pillay (TU) def. #58 Anda Perianu (OU), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 #102 Aleksandra Durska (TU) def. Elena Jirnova (OU), 6-1, 7-5 Annette Bryntesson (OU) def. Donata Majauskaite (TU), 6-0, 7-6 Daniela Muscolino (TU) def. Bethany Griffin (OU), 6-2, 6-3 Heather Saluri (OU) def. Timberly Greenly (TU), 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 Melissa Mendieta (OU) def. Tiffany Smith (TU), 6-2, 7-6 (10) Doubles - #36 Perianu/Saluri (OU) def. Pillay/Durska (TU), 8-4 Bryntesson/Griffin (OU) def. Muscolino/Mariana Barrios (TU), 8-6 Jirnova/Mendieta (OU) def. Majauskaite/Zoe Buhagiar (TU), 8-5
