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Tulsa
Nebraska
No. 42 Tulsa Defeats No. 66 Nebraska, 5-2
4/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 1, 2009
Tulsa, Okla. - The 42nd-ranked Tulsa women's tennis team defeated the 66th-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers, 5-2, on Wednesday afternoon at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. The Hurricane improves its record 20-4 on the year, marking its third consecutive 20-win season.
Tulsa grabbed the early 1-0 lead with a pair of wins in No. 1 and 3 doubles positions. Thalia Diaz-Barriga and Marta Marcinkowska defeated Jana Albers and Madeleine Geibert, 8-3, in the top flight, and Alexandra Kichoutkin and Rebecca Row topped Jennifer Holmberg and Mary Weatherholt, 8-4, in the No. 3 spot.
The Huskers turned around in singles and quickly tied the score at 1-1 with Mary Weatherholt defeating junior Jie Zeng, 6-1, 6-1, in the No. 2 position. The Hurricane responded with junior Rebecca Row's win over Ashley Finnegan in the No. 5 position to retake the 2-1 lead, but Nebraska tied the score once again at 2-2 with Jana Albers beating freshman Anastasia Erofeeva, 6-3, 7-5, in the No. 4 slot.
However, that was as close as Nebraska would get as Tulsa won the remaining three singles matches to seal the 5-2 victory.
Senior Thalia Diaz-Barriga regained the 3-2 lead for Tulsa with an impressive 6-7, 6-1, 6-0, win against Wiveca Swarting in the No. 3 position. Sophomore Alexandra Kichoutkin clinched the victory with her 6-4, 6-3, win over Madeleine Geibert in the top flight, and freshman Ewa Szatkowska topped Jennifer Holmberg, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, in the No. 6 position to complete the 5-2 final score.
The Hurricane concludes its regular season schedule against 71st-ranked Wichita State on Thursday, April 9, at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. It marks the final home match for senior Thalia Diaz-Barriga, who will finish her career in the top-five on both the school's all-time career singles and doubles wins lists.
