Wednesday, March 22
Tulsa, Okla.
3 p.m.
Tulsa
1
vs
6
Arkansas
Tulsa Women's Tennis Falls to #18 Arkansas, 6-1
3/22/2017 8:40:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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TULSA, Okla. – The No. 32-ranked University of Tulsa Women's Tennis team fell to No. 18-ranked Arkansas 6-1 on Wednesday afternoon at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. The Hurricane (16-5 Overall) picked up two wins, one at each the doubles and singles as their six-match winning streak came to an end.
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Rongrong Leenabanchong and Martha Matoula won their 20th match this season in doubles play with a 6-4 win over Ana Oparenovic and Mia Jurasic at the No. 2 doubles position.
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Arkansas secured the doubles point with a win at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles positions to go ahead of Tulsa 1-0.
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Ksenia Laskutova picked up a late win in her matchup against No. 48-ranked Shannon Hudson, dropping the first set 6-4 before taking the second 6-3 to send it to a match-deciding third-set tie break, taking it 7-3. The junior picked up her 15th win on the year and second over a ranked opponent.
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Leenabanchong faced off against a ranked opponent at the No. 2 singles position as Arkansas' #115 Ana Oparenovic picked up a 6-3, 6-1 win while Mahitha Dadireddy fell to #121 Leolia Jeanjean 6-2, 7-6.
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Tulsa will remain on their home courts at the Michael D. Tennis Center as they are scheduled to take on Wichita State on April 5 at 5 p.m.
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Singles
1. Ksenia Laskutova (Tulsa) def. #48 Shannon Hudson (Arkansas) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (7-3)
2. #115 Ana Oparenovic (Arkansas) def. Rongrong Leenabanchong (Tulsa) 6-3, 6-1
3. #121 Leolia Jeanjean (Arkansas) def. Mahitha Dadireddy (Tulsa) 6-2, 7-6
4. Mia Jurasic (Arkansas) def. Martina Okalova (Tulsa) 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (7-3)
5. Giulia Pairone (Arkansas) def. Martha Matoula (Tulsa) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
6. Natshuo Arakawa (Arkansas) def. Marcelina Cichon (Tulsa) 6-0, 6-1
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Doubles
1. #38 Shannon Hudson/Giulia Pairone (Arkansas) def. Ksenia Laskutova/Mahitha Dadireddy (Tulsa) 6-0
2. Rongrong Leenabanchong/Martha Matoula (Tulsa) def. Ana Oparenovic/Mia Jurasic (Arkansas) 6-4
3. Leolia Jeanjean/Natsuho Arakawa (Arkansas) def. Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (Tulsa) 7-6
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TULSA, Okla. – The No. 32-ranked University of Tulsa Women's Tennis team fell to No. 18-ranked Arkansas 6-1 on Wednesday afternoon at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. The Hurricane (16-5 Overall) picked up two wins, one at each the doubles and singles as their six-match winning streak came to an end.
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Rongrong Leenabanchong and Martha Matoula won their 20th match this season in doubles play with a 6-4 win over Ana Oparenovic and Mia Jurasic at the No. 2 doubles position.
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Arkansas secured the doubles point with a win at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles positions to go ahead of Tulsa 1-0.
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Ksenia Laskutova picked up a late win in her matchup against No. 48-ranked Shannon Hudson, dropping the first set 6-4 before taking the second 6-3 to send it to a match-deciding third-set tie break, taking it 7-3. The junior picked up her 15th win on the year and second over a ranked opponent.
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Leenabanchong faced off against a ranked opponent at the No. 2 singles position as Arkansas' #115 Ana Oparenovic picked up a 6-3, 6-1 win while Mahitha Dadireddy fell to #121 Leolia Jeanjean 6-2, 7-6.
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Tulsa will remain on their home courts at the Michael D. Tennis Center as they are scheduled to take on Wichita State on April 5 at 5 p.m.
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Singles
1. Ksenia Laskutova (Tulsa) def. #48 Shannon Hudson (Arkansas) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (7-3)
2. #115 Ana Oparenovic (Arkansas) def. Rongrong Leenabanchong (Tulsa) 6-3, 6-1
3. #121 Leolia Jeanjean (Arkansas) def. Mahitha Dadireddy (Tulsa) 6-2, 7-6
4. Mia Jurasic (Arkansas) def. Martina Okalova (Tulsa) 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (7-3)
5. Giulia Pairone (Arkansas) def. Martha Matoula (Tulsa) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
6. Natshuo Arakawa (Arkansas) def. Marcelina Cichon (Tulsa) 6-0, 6-1
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Doubles
1. #38 Shannon Hudson/Giulia Pairone (Arkansas) def. Ksenia Laskutova/Mahitha Dadireddy (Tulsa) 6-0
2. Rongrong Leenabanchong/Martha Matoula (Tulsa) def. Ana Oparenovic/Mia Jurasic (Arkansas) 6-4
3. Leolia Jeanjean/Natsuho Arakawa (Arkansas) def. Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (Tulsa) 7-6
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