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Tulsa Women's Tennis Defeats Mississippi 5-2
1/25/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Jan. 25, 2008
Tulsa, Okla. - The University of Tulsa's women's tennis team defeated the Mississippi Rebels 5-2, Friday afternoon at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
The Golden Hurricane won the double point by winning the third match in a tiebreaker. TU's second team of Thalia Diaz-Barriga and Marta Marcinkowska defeated Soledad Podlipnik and Preethi Subramanian, 9-8 (7-5), clinching the doubles point. The third pair of Alexandra Kichoutkin and Jie Zeng beat Mimi Renaudin and Laura van de Stroet, 8-2. Tulsa's duo of Rebecca Row and Carla Zabaleta lost to Nika Koukhartchouk and Karen Nijssen, 8-3.
Tulsa won four of the six singles matches. Row and Kichoutkin won pretty easily defeating Podlipnik, 6-1, 6-2 and van de Stroet, 6-2, 6-1, respectively. Zeng also won handily, clinching the duel by beating Renaudin, 6-2, 6-1. Tulsa's last victory was a tough three set match with Agostina Santoro defeating Subramanian, 2-6, 7-6(4-2), 1-0(10-4). The Golden Hurricane's two losses were by its No. 1 and 2 positions. Diaz-Barriga fell to Koukhartchouk, 6-2, 6-1 and Zabaleta lost to Nijssen, 6-3, 6-3.
On Sunday, Tulsa will face No. 33-ranked LSU on Sunday, January 27 at 9 am.
All Tulsa Tennis Matches can be viewed live from: http://jonsanjuan.com/tulsatennis.htm.
Singles
1. Nika Koukhartchouk (MISS) def. Thalia Diaz-Barriga (TLS) 6-2, 6-1
2. Karen Nijssen (MISS) def. Carla Zabaleta (TLS) 6-3, 6-3
3. Alexandra Kichoutkin (TLS) def. Laura van de Stroet (MISS) 6-2, 6-1
4. Rebecca Row (TLS) def. Soledad Podlipnik (MISS) 6-1, 6-2
5. Agostina Santoro (TLS) def. Preethi Subramanian (MISS) 2-6, 7-6 (4-2), 1-0 (10-4)
6. Jie Zeng (TLS) def. Mimi Renaudin (MISS) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1. Nika Koukhartchouk/Karen Nijssen (MISS) def. Rebecca Row/Carla Zabaleta (TLS) 8-3
2. Thalia Diaz-Barriga/Marta Marcinkowska (TLS) def. Soledad Podlipnik/Preethi Subramanian (MISS) 9-8 (7-5)
3. Alexandra Kichoutkin/Jie Zeng (TLS) def. Mimi Renaudin/Laura van de Stroet (MISS) 8-2
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