Tulsa
Houston
Hurricane Dominates Houston, 6-0
3/26/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 26, 2003
Tulsa, Okla. - The 53rd-ranked Tulsa women's tennis team dominated the University of Houston, 6-0, on Wednesday evening at the Chancellor's Racquet Club in Houston, Texas, after rain and cold weather forced the match inside.
TU's 30th-ranked doubles tandem, Alicia Pillay and Aleksandra Durska, dominated Miranda Foley and Yolandi Terblanche, 8-3, in the No. 1 position, while Zoe Buhagiar and Daniela Muscolino defeated Sarah Flood and Karine Urbin also by an 8-3 score at the No. 3 slot. Tiffany Smith and Mariana Barrios, however, had a tougher time overcoming Houston's Analia Longoni and Kami Miller, finishing 9-7 and helping the Golden Hurricane claim the doubles point.
With Durska's doubles win, she became the school's career leader with 80, surpassing former Golden Hurricane standout Jana Sedivec (1998-2002) for the top spot. Durska now boasts an 80-34 (.702) doubles record.
In singles competition, 24th-ranked Pillay posted a 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 comeback win over Foley in the top position, while Durska also posted a comeback win against Longoni, 2-6, 7-6, 6-4, in the No. 2 slot. Muscolino, on the other hand, posted an easier victory for TU, finishing 6-3, 6-4 over Miller to finish out the top-half of the lineup.
Buhagiar also netted a straight-set victory, claiming a 6-2, 6-2 win at the No. 5 position, while Smith, who netted a 7-6 first set score and fell 5-7 in the second, came back to win 6-4 in the third set at the No. 4 position. Donata Majauskaite and Flood's match was not finished at the No. 6 slot.
Tulsa will be in action again this Friday evening as they take on 51st-ranked TCU beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on The University of Tulsa campus.
#53 Tulsa vs. Houston - March 26, 2003 - Away - W, 6-0 Singles - #24 Alicia Pillay (TU) def. Miranda Foley (UH), 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 Aleksandra Durska (TU) def. Analia Longoni (UH), 2-6, 7-6, 6-4 Daniela Muscolino (TU) def. Karine Urbin (UH), 6-3, 6-4 Tiffany Smith (TU) def. Kami Miller (UH), 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 Zoe Buhagiar (TU) def. Sandra Blajer (UH), 6-2, 6-2 Donata Majauskaite (TU) and Sarah Flood (UH), did not finish Doubles - #30 Pillay/Durska (TU) def. Foley/Terblanche (UH), 8-3 Smith/Barrios (TU) def. Miller/Longoni (UH), 9-7 Buhagiar/Muscolino (TU) def. Urbin/Flood (UH), 8-3
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