Tulsa
Oklahoma State
TU Trumps Cowgirls, 5-2
3/27/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 27, 2012
STILLWATER, Okla. - The No. 29-ranked University of Tulsa women's tennis team defeated No. 41 Oklahoma State 5-2 Tuesday afternoon at DeBois Tennis Complex.
TU (13-3) has now won six of its last seven matches, while the Cowgirls (10-4) saw their recent four-match win streak come to an end.
The Golden Hurricane started play by taking the doubles point. The No. 60-ranked senior team of Anastasia Erofeeva and Ewa Szatkowska topped Kanyapat Narattana and Malika Rose 8-2 on the top court.
Junior Michelle Farley and sophomore Maria Sant'Anna secured the opening point of the match by defeating C.C. Sardinha and Isabela Miro 8-5 at the third flight.
Senior Bonny Davidson and sophomore Samantha Vickers were unable to make it a clean sweep as they fell 8-4 to Meghan Blevins and Mary Jeremiah on the second court.
Jeremiah opened singles play with a 6-3, 6-2 triumph over Davidson on the sixth singles court.
Oklahoma State went ahead 2-1 after Blevins defeated Szatkowska 6-2, 6-2 at the third position, but the Golden Hurricane was able to bring the proceedings back on even terms after Farley dropped Miro 6-1, 6-4 at the fifth flight.
Tulsa took the final four courts, and freshman Isaura Enrique gave the road side a 3-2 advantage after she defeated Narattana 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 at the fourth position.
No. 91-ranked Erofeeva clinched the team victory after she took down No. 114-ranked Sardinha 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 at the top of the lineup.
Erofeeva's two victories give her a school-record 205 combined wins for her career. She broke a tie for first place at 203 wins with Aleksandra Durska (1999-03). Erofeeva is 12-3 in singles play this spring.
No. 67 Vickers made the final score 5-2 after she defeated Rose 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 on Court 2. She now owns an 11-2 record this spring.
The Golden Hurricane will now travel to Houston for two Conference USA matches. TU will face Houston at 10 a.m. March 31, and the team will then play Rice at 11 a.m. April 1.
Tennis Match Results Mar 27, 2012 at Stillwater, Okla. (DeBois Tennis Complex)#29 Tulsa 5, #41 Oklahoma State 2
Singles competition 1. #91 Anastasia Erofeeva (TLS) def. #114 C.C. Sardinha (OSU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 2. #67 Samantha Vickers (TLS) def. Malika Rose (OSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 3. Meghan Blevins (OSU) def. Ewa Szatkowska (TLS) 6-2, 6-2 4. Isaura Enrique (TLS) def. Kanyapat Narattana (OSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 5. Michelle Farley (TLS) def. Isabela Miro (OSU) 6-1, 6-4 6. Mary Jeremiah (OSU) def. Bonny Davidson (TLS) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition 1. #60 Anastasia Erofeeva/Ewa Szatkowska (TLS) def. Kanyapat Narattana/Malika Rose (OSU) 8-2 2. Meghan Blevins/Mary Jeremiah (OSU) def. Bonny Davidson/Samantha Vickers (TLS) 8-4 3. Michelle Farley/Maria Sant'Anna (TLS) def. C.C. Sardinha/Isabela Miro (OSU) 8-5
Match Notes: Tulsa 13-3; National ranking #29 Oklahoma State 10-4; National ranking #41 Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,3,5,4,1,2)
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