Saturday, May 13
Berkeley, Calif.
11:00 am (CT)
Tulsa
3
vs
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LSU
Tulsa Falls to No. 21 LSU in First Round of NCAA Tournament on Saturday, 4-3
5/13/2017 4:10:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BERKELEY, Calif. — The 40th-ranked Tulsa women's tennis team took the first three points of the day only to see No. 21 LSU storm back to take a 4-3 decision in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Division I Championships on Saturday afternoon.
The Golden Hurricane (20-8), who made their 11th consecutive NCAA appearance, saw their season come to an end, while the Tigers (15-10) advance to Sunday's second round.
Tulsa started the match strong by winning the doubles point. The LSU duo of Skylar Holloway and Jessica Golovin won on the No. 3 court, but the Hurricane stormed back to take the point as Rongrong Leenabanchong and Martha Matoula defeated Jade Lewis and Rebecca Weissmann, 6-2, before Ksenia Laskutova and Mahitha Dadireddy downed the No. 16 team of Joana Valle Costa and Ryann Foster, 6-4.
The Hurricane kept rolling into singles play as Vera Ploner defeated Holloway by scores of 6-4, 6-4 before Matoula downed Weissmann 6-2, 6-2 for the 3-0 advantage.
However, the Tigers would not go away as No. 46 Valle Costa took a 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 win over Leenabanchong and Golovin took another tight match against Okalova, 6-3, 7-6 (4). LSU then pulled even when No. 105 Foster took a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 victory against Dadireddy.
With the match tied, 3-3, the contest came down to the No. 1 singles spot where Laskutova took the first set against No. 11 Lewis, 6-4. But Lewis rallied for a 6-1 win in the second set and she claimed the match for the Tigers with a tight 6-4 triumph in the final set.
Doubles
1. Ksenia Laskutova/Mahitha Dadireddy (Tulsa) def. No. 16 Joana Valle Costa/Ryann Foster (LSU), 6-4*
2. Rongrong Leenabanchong/Martha Matoula (Tulsa) def. Jade Lews/Rebecca Weissmann (LSU), 6-2
3. Skylar Holloway/Jessica Golovin (LSU) def. Vera Ploner/Martina Okalova (Tulsa), 6-2
Singles
1. No. 11 Jade Lewis (LSU) def. Ksenia Laskutova (Tulsa), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4^
2. No. 46 Joana Valle Costa (LSU) def. Rongrong Leenabanchong (Tulsa), 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
3. No. 105 Ryann Foster (LSU) def. Mahitha Dadireddy (Tulsa), 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
4. Jessica Golovin (LSU) def. Martina Okalova (Tulsa), 6-3, 7-6(4)
5. Martha Matoula (Tulsa) def. Rebecca Weissmann (LSU), 6-2, 6-2
6. Vera Ploner (Tulsa) def. Skylar Holloway (LSU), 6-4, 6-4
The Golden Hurricane (20-8), who made their 11th consecutive NCAA appearance, saw their season come to an end, while the Tigers (15-10) advance to Sunday's second round.
Tulsa started the match strong by winning the doubles point. The LSU duo of Skylar Holloway and Jessica Golovin won on the No. 3 court, but the Hurricane stormed back to take the point as Rongrong Leenabanchong and Martha Matoula defeated Jade Lewis and Rebecca Weissmann, 6-2, before Ksenia Laskutova and Mahitha Dadireddy downed the No. 16 team of Joana Valle Costa and Ryann Foster, 6-4.
The Hurricane kept rolling into singles play as Vera Ploner defeated Holloway by scores of 6-4, 6-4 before Matoula downed Weissmann 6-2, 6-2 for the 3-0 advantage.
However, the Tigers would not go away as No. 46 Valle Costa took a 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 win over Leenabanchong and Golovin took another tight match against Okalova, 6-3, 7-6 (4). LSU then pulled even when No. 105 Foster took a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 victory against Dadireddy.
With the match tied, 3-3, the contest came down to the No. 1 singles spot where Laskutova took the first set against No. 11 Lewis, 6-4. But Lewis rallied for a 6-1 win in the second set and she claimed the match for the Tigers with a tight 6-4 triumph in the final set.
Doubles
1. Ksenia Laskutova/Mahitha Dadireddy (Tulsa) def. No. 16 Joana Valle Costa/Ryann Foster (LSU), 6-4*
2. Rongrong Leenabanchong/Martha Matoula (Tulsa) def. Jade Lews/Rebecca Weissmann (LSU), 6-2
3. Skylar Holloway/Jessica Golovin (LSU) def. Vera Ploner/Martina Okalova (Tulsa), 6-2
Singles
1. No. 11 Jade Lewis (LSU) def. Ksenia Laskutova (Tulsa), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4^
2. No. 46 Joana Valle Costa (LSU) def. Rongrong Leenabanchong (Tulsa), 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
3. No. 105 Ryann Foster (LSU) def. Mahitha Dadireddy (Tulsa), 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
4. Jessica Golovin (LSU) def. Martina Okalova (Tulsa), 6-3, 7-6(4)
5. Martha Matoula (Tulsa) def. Rebecca Weissmann (LSU), 6-2, 6-2
6. Vera Ploner (Tulsa) def. Skylar Holloway (LSU), 6-4, 6-4
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