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Women's Tennis Routs Jayhawks, 5-2
4/8/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
LAWRENCE, Kan. - The No. 74 University of Tulsa women's tennis team won the first five points of the afternoon, en route to a 5-2 win over the Kansas Jayhawks, Wednesday at the Jayhawk Tennis Center. The win gives TU its 13th straight over KU.
The Golden Hurricane improves to 13-9 on the season, while the loss drops Kansas to 7-11 overall.
The first doubles match was won from the No. 2 position, as TU's Rongrong Leenabanchong and Marcelina Cichon defeated Summer Collins and Smith Hinton, 6-1. The Jayhawks took the No. 3 match to even the score, however, Ksenia Laskutova and Renata Kuricova took the No. 1 doubles match over KU's Madison Harrison and Maria Belen Luduena, 6-3, to capture the early lead.
Tulsa would not look back as Cichon would go on to take the first singles point of the afternoon, 6-2, 6-2, from the No. 3 position. Saana Saarteinen picked up TU's third point of the day, after a win from the No. 5 spot, 6-3, 6-0, over Rachel McNeely.
Laskutova clinched the match for the Hurricane, after a straight-set win from the No. 1 spot over Luduena, 6-1, 6-4. TU picked up its final point when Kuricova won the No. 6 match, 6-1, 2-6, 6-0, over Lauren Pickens.
Kansas won the final two points after the fact, taking the No. 2 and No. 4 position to close out the match.
The Hurricane will wrap up its 2015 regular season with a showdown at Wichita State on Saturday, beginning at 5:00 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Tulsa vs. Kansas
Apr 08, 2015 at Lawrence, Kan. (Jayhawk Tennis Center)
 
#74 Tulsa 5, Kansas 2
 
DOUBLES (Order of Finish: 2,3,1*)
1. Ksenia Laskutova/Renata Kuricova (TU) def. Madison Harrison/Maria Belen Luduena (KU) 6-3
2. R. Leenabanchong/Marcelina Cichon (TU) def. Summer Collins/Smith Hinton (KU) 6-1
3. Alexis Czapinski/Rachel McNeely (KU) def. Mahitha Dadireddy/Saana Saarteinen (TU) 6-3
 
SINGLES (Order of Finish: 3,5,1*,6,2,4)
1. Ksenia Laskutova (TU) def. Maria Belen Luduena (KU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Smith Hinton (KU) def. Rongrong Leenabanchong (TU) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0
3. Marcelina Cichon (TU) def. Madison Harrison (KU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Summer Collins (KU) def. Yelena Nemchen (TU) 4-6, 7-6, 1-0
5. Saana Saarteinen (TU) def. Rachel McNeely (KU) 6-3, 6-0
6. Renata Kuricova (TU) def. Lauren Pickens (KU) 6-1, 2-6, 6-0
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