Tulsa’s No. 21-Ranked Women’s Tennis Team Storms Past In-State Rival Oklahoma, 4-0, Wednesday Night

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Tulsa’s No. 21-Ranked Women’s Tennis Team Storms Past In-State Rival Oklahoma, 4-0, Wednesday Night

3/9/2016 9:19:00 PM | Women's Tennis

By: Drake Allen

Tulsa, Okla. – The University of Tulsa women's tennis team defeated in-state rival Oklahoma, 4-0, Wednesday night at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. This is the eighth time that the No. 21 Golden Hurricane has won 4-0 this season.

The Hurricane improves to 13-2 overall, while the Sooners fall to 5-6 overall.

Oklahoma's Zita Engbroks and Christiana Brigante (No. 3) defeated Saana Saarteinen and Mahitha Dadireddy in a 6-2 decision to take an early 1-0 doubles match lead. Tulsa's nationally ranked No. 79 doubles team Rongrong Leenabanchong and Martha Matoula (No.2) defeated Emma Devine and Mimi Fotopoulos, 6-2, to tie the double match at 1-1. Ksenia Laskutova and Renata Kuricova (No. 1) defeated OU's Lily Miyazaki and Simran Sethi in a 7-5 thriller to clinch the doubles point to give TU a 1-0 match lead going into singles play.

Tulsa dominated singles play as Ksenia Laskutova (No. 2) defeated OU's No. 84 nationally ranked singles player Emma Devine, 6-1, 6-3, to give TU a 2-0 match lead. Rongrong Leenabanchong (No. 3) defeated Christiana Brigante in a 6-4, 6-3 decision to extend the Tulsa match lead to 3-0. Renata Kuricova (No. 5) defeated Simran Sethi, 6-2, 7-5, to clinch the Tulsa 4-0 match victory.

Tulsa 4, Oklahoma 0
SINGLES
1. Saana Saarteinen (Tulsa) vs. Lily Miyazaki (Oklahoma), DNF 4-6, 3-4
2. Ksenia Laskutova (Tulsa) defeated Emma Devine (Oklahoma), 6-1, 6-3
3. Rongrong Leenabanchong (Tulsa) defeated Christiana Brigante (Oklahoma), 6-4, 6-3
4. Marcelina Cichon (Tulsa) vs. Mimi Fotopoulos (Oklahoma), DNF 6-1, 5-2
5. Renata Kuricova (Tulsa) defeated Simran Sethi (Oklahoma), 6-2, 7-5
6. Martha Matoula (Tulsa) vs. Malene Strip (Oklahoma), DNF 6-2, 3-6, 0-2

Order of singles finish: 2, 3, 5

DOUBLES
1. Laskutova/Kuricova (Tulsa) defeated Miyazaki/Sethi (Oklahoma), 7-5
2. Leenabanchong/Matoula (Tulsa) defeated Devine/Fotopoulos (Oklahoma), 6-2
3. Engbroks/Brigante (Oklahoma) defeated Saarteinen/Dadireddy (Tulsa), 6-2

Order of doubles finish: 3, 2, 1

Records: Tulsa 13-2, Oklahoma 5-6

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The University of Tulsa's Michael D. Case Tennis Center is host site for the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Tennis Championships, May 19-30