Tulsa
Houston
Women's Tennis Takes Down Houston, 7-0
3/31/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 31, 2012
Results
TULSA, Okla. - The No. 31-ranked University of Tulsa women's tennis team defeated Conference USA foe Houston 7-0 Saturday morning on the John E. Hoff Courts.
TU (14-3, 2-0 C-USA) won its fourth-straight match overall and its 13th-straight against league opponents. The Cougars (9-7, 0-2) saw their recent three-match win streak come to an end.
The Golden Hurricane opened competition by sweeping the doubles point. Senior Bonny Davidson and sophomore Samantha Vickers topped Laura Ring and Liselot Koenen 8-2 on the second court.
The No. 69-ranked doubles team of seniors Anastasia Erofeeva and Ewa Szatkowska clinched the opening point of the match with an 8-5 triumph over Bryony Hunter and Giorgia Pozzan on the top court.
Junior Michelle Farley and sophomore Maria Sant'Anna made it a clean sweep with an 8-2 win over Charlotte Phillips and Maja Kazimieruk at the third flight.
Farley was the first off court in singles play after she defeated Koenen 6-0, 6-3 at the fifth position. Szatkowska dropped Hunter 6-3, 6-1 at the third flight, and freshman Isaura Enrique clinched the team win with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Phillips on the fourth court.
No. 75-ranked Vickers topped Celia Fraser 6-4, 6-2 at the second position, and No. 83 Erofeeva defeated Pozzan 6-1, 6-4 at the top of the lineup. Sant'Anna closed proceedings with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Kazimieruk on the sixth court.
There were a few milestones reached in the win over the Cougars. Szatkowska moved into a tie for third place in school history with 88 career doubles victories, and she also moved into a tie for sixth in school history with 82 career singles triumphs. Her 170 combined victories are fourth-most in school history.
Farley is now alone in 10th on the school charts with 69 singles victories. She is currently 14-1 in singles play this dual season, and she is on an eight-match win streak.
Erofeeva has won seven of her last eight singles matches, and her and Szatkowska are on an eight-match win streak in doubles. Erofeeva and Vickers are a combined 25-5 in singles this spring.
TU will stay in Houston for the night and face No. 30 Rice at 11 a.m. Sunday morning at Jake Hess Tennis Stadium. The Owls are 10-1 at home this season.
Tennis Match Results Mar 31, 2012 at Houston, Texas (John E. Hoff Courts)#31 Tulsa 7, Houston 0
Singles competition 1. #83 Anastasia Erofeeva (TLS) def. Giorgia Pozzan (UH) 6-1, 6-4 2. #75 Samantha Vickers (TLS) def. Celia Fraser (UH) 6-4, 6-2 3. Ewa Szatkowska (TLS) def. Bryony Hunter (UH) 6-3, 6-1 4. Isaura Enrique (TLS) def. Charlotte Phillips (UH) 6-1, 6-2 5. Michelle Farley (TLS) def. Liselot Koenen (UH) 6-0, 6-3 6. Maria Sant'Anna (TLS) def. Maja Kazimieruk (UH) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles competition 1. #69 Anastasia Erofeeva/Ewa Szatkowska (TLS) def. Bryony Hunter/Giorgia Pozzan (UH) 8-5 2. Bonny Davidson/Samantha Vickers (TLS) def. Laura Ring/Liselot Koenen (UH) 8-2 3. Michelle Farley/Maria Sant'Anna (TLS) def. Charlotte Phillips/Maja Kazimieruk (UH) 8-2
Match Notes: Tulsa 14-3; National ranking #31 Houston 9-7 Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,3,4,2,1,6)
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