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Tulsa Women Fall to Virginia Commonwealth, 5-2
2/28/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 28, 2003
Tulsa, Okla. - The 52nd-ranked Tulsa women's tennis team fell, 5-2, to 23rd-ranked Virginia Commonwealth on Friday afternoon at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on The University of Tulsa campus.
Tulsa's 30th-ranked doubles tandem, Alicia Pillay and Aleksandra Durska, were upset by 57th-ranked Silvia Urickova and Barbora Zahnova, 8-6 at the top doubles slot. Zoe Buhagiar and Daniela Muscolino, on the other hand, earned an 8-6 victory at the No. 3 doubles position, over VCU's Marina Escobar-Martinez and Ana Franco-Lopez. The Golden Hurricane also fell at the No. 2 slot, losing the doubles point.
In singles competition, Tulsa's 8th-ranked Pillay earned a victory over Christina Arribas as Arribas retired after the first set, falling 6-0, ret. Also for Tulsa, Durska defeated Urickova, 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 2 slot. The Golden Hurricane, was unsuccessful however, dropping the last four singles matches in straight sets. TU posts a 5-6 record this spring.
#52 Tulsa vs. #23 Virginia Commonwealth - February 28, 2003 - Home - L, 5-2 Singles - #8 Alicia Pillay (TU) def. Christina Arribas (VCU), 6-0, retired Aleksandra Durska (TU) def. Silvia Urickova (VCU), 6-3, 6-3 #80 Barbora Zahnova (VCU) def. Tiffany Smith (TU), 6-1, 6-3 #123 Beatriz Cabrera (VCU) def. Donata Majauskaite (TU), 6-3, 6-3 Ana Franco-Lopez (VCU) def. Daniela Muscolino (TU), 6-3, 6-0 Cristina Gago (VCU) def. Timberly Greenly (TU), 6-4, 6-2 Doubles - #57 Urickova/Zahnova (VCU) def. #30 Pillay/Durska (TU), 8-6 Cabrera/Arribas (VCU) def. Barrios/Majauskaite (TU), 8-4 Buhagiar/Muscolino (TU) def. Marina Escobar-Martinez/Franco-Lopez (VCU), 8-6
