Friday, April 13
Tulsa, Okla.
5 pm
Tulsa
4
vs
2
UCF
Photo by: Dave Crenshaw
Tulsa Takes Down No. 19 UCF, 4-2
4/13/2018 10:15:00 PM | Women's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. – For the second straight match, Tamara Kupkova clinched the match for the Golden Hurricane. No. 29 Tulsa (18-5) ended the No. 19 UCF Knights' (17-3) 11-match win streak Friday at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center, 4-2, on senior night.
Kupkova and Rouxanne Janse van Rensburg beat Natalia Serrano and Monica Matias, 6-4, in the No. 3 doubles position.
The No. 51 ranked Maria Martinez and Ksenia Kuznetsova defeated Ksenia Laskutova and Martha Matoula, 6-3, in the No. 1 doubles match. In the No. 2 doubles match, Rebeka Stolmar and Silvia Bordes knocked off Vera Ploner and Shura Poppe, 7-6 (7-4). The Knights claimed the doubles point.
In the No. 1 singles match, the No. 72 ranked Laskutova took the opening set against Kuznetsova, 6-2. Laskutova matched the first set results, with a 6-2 victory in the second, to win her match. Laskutova improved to 21-7 and won her final regular season dual singles match. Most importantly, she tied the overall match at 1-1.
Poppe ran away with the first set against Serrano, 6-4, in the No. 6 singles spot. Poppe breezed through the second set, 6-2, after breaking Serrano twice. Poppe put the Hurricane on top, 2-1, while she improved to 6-1 in dual match play.
UCF's Maria Martinez tied the match at 2-2, when she defeated the No. 117 ranked Martina Okalova, 6-1 and 7-5.
Ploner broke Bordes' serve in the 12th game of the first set, to claim a 7-5 first-set victory in the No. 5 singles match. Ploner managed to break Bordes' service in the eighth game of the second set, before she held serve to take the second set, 6-3. Ploner is now 11-4 in dual matches and put Tulsa back up, 3-2.
In the No. 4 matchup, Kupkova and Matias needed a tiebreaker to decide a winner of the first set. Kupkova stormed away with a 7-2 victory in the tiebreaker and won the first set, 7-6 (7-2). Much like the first set, the two would need yet another tiebreaker to determine a winner. Kupkova jumped out to an early 3-1 lead, before she held on to win the tiebreaker, 7-3, and the set, 7-6. For the second straight time, Kupkova clinched a match for the Golden Hurricane. Kopkova is 11-6 on the season in dual singles competition.
With the victory, the Golden Hurricane improved to 18-5 on the year. Tulsa returns to action in the American Athletic Conference Tournament, which starts on Wednesday, April 18, in Dallas, Texas. The matchups and seedings will be announced at a later time.
#29 Tulsa 4, #19 UCF 2
Singles competition
1. #72 Ksenia Laskutova (TU) def. Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF) 6-2, 6-2
2. Maria Martinez (UCF) def. #117 Martina Okalova (TU) 6-1, 7-5
3. Martha Matoula (TU) vs. #120 Rebeka Stolmar (UCF) 2-6, 7-5, 1-2, unfinished
4. Tamara Kupkova (TU) def. Monica Matias (UCF) 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-3)
5. Vera Ploner (TU) def. Silvia Bordes (UCF) 7-5, 6-3
6. Shura Poppe (TU) def. Natalia Serrano (UCF) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #51 Maria Martinez/Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF) def. Ksenia Laskutova/Martha Matoula (TU) 6-3
2. Rebeka Stolmar/Silvia Bordes (UCF) def. Vera Ploner/Shura Poppe (TU) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Tamara Kupkova/Rouxanne Janse van Rensburg (TU) def. Natalia Serrano/Monica Matias (UCF) 6-4
UCF 17-3; National ranking #19
Tulsa 18-5; National ranking #29
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,6,2,5,4)
Official: Bob Holland T-3:15 A-90
Kupkova and Rouxanne Janse van Rensburg beat Natalia Serrano and Monica Matias, 6-4, in the No. 3 doubles position.
The No. 51 ranked Maria Martinez and Ksenia Kuznetsova defeated Ksenia Laskutova and Martha Matoula, 6-3, in the No. 1 doubles match. In the No. 2 doubles match, Rebeka Stolmar and Silvia Bordes knocked off Vera Ploner and Shura Poppe, 7-6 (7-4). The Knights claimed the doubles point.
In the No. 1 singles match, the No. 72 ranked Laskutova took the opening set against Kuznetsova, 6-2. Laskutova matched the first set results, with a 6-2 victory in the second, to win her match. Laskutova improved to 21-7 and won her final regular season dual singles match. Most importantly, she tied the overall match at 1-1.
Poppe ran away with the first set against Serrano, 6-4, in the No. 6 singles spot. Poppe breezed through the second set, 6-2, after breaking Serrano twice. Poppe put the Hurricane on top, 2-1, while she improved to 6-1 in dual match play.
UCF's Maria Martinez tied the match at 2-2, when she defeated the No. 117 ranked Martina Okalova, 6-1 and 7-5.
Ploner broke Bordes' serve in the 12th game of the first set, to claim a 7-5 first-set victory in the No. 5 singles match. Ploner managed to break Bordes' service in the eighth game of the second set, before she held serve to take the second set, 6-3. Ploner is now 11-4 in dual matches and put Tulsa back up, 3-2.
In the No. 4 matchup, Kupkova and Matias needed a tiebreaker to decide a winner of the first set. Kupkova stormed away with a 7-2 victory in the tiebreaker and won the first set, 7-6 (7-2). Much like the first set, the two would need yet another tiebreaker to determine a winner. Kupkova jumped out to an early 3-1 lead, before she held on to win the tiebreaker, 7-3, and the set, 7-6. For the second straight time, Kupkova clinched a match for the Golden Hurricane. Kopkova is 11-6 on the season in dual singles competition.
With the victory, the Golden Hurricane improved to 18-5 on the year. Tulsa returns to action in the American Athletic Conference Tournament, which starts on Wednesday, April 18, in Dallas, Texas. The matchups and seedings will be announced at a later time.
#29 Tulsa 4, #19 UCF 2
Singles competition
1. #72 Ksenia Laskutova (TU) def. Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF) 6-2, 6-2
2. Maria Martinez (UCF) def. #117 Martina Okalova (TU) 6-1, 7-5
3. Martha Matoula (TU) vs. #120 Rebeka Stolmar (UCF) 2-6, 7-5, 1-2, unfinished
4. Tamara Kupkova (TU) def. Monica Matias (UCF) 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-3)
5. Vera Ploner (TU) def. Silvia Bordes (UCF) 7-5, 6-3
6. Shura Poppe (TU) def. Natalia Serrano (UCF) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #51 Maria Martinez/Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF) def. Ksenia Laskutova/Martha Matoula (TU) 6-3
2. Rebeka Stolmar/Silvia Bordes (UCF) def. Vera Ploner/Shura Poppe (TU) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Tamara Kupkova/Rouxanne Janse van Rensburg (TU) def. Natalia Serrano/Monica Matias (UCF) 6-4
UCF 17-3; National ranking #19
Tulsa 18-5; National ranking #29
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,6,2,5,4)
Official: Bob Holland T-3:15 A-90
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Ksenia Kuznetsova / 0 [UCF-W]
22
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Maria Martinez / 0 [UCF-W]
67
15
#3 Singles Match
1234
Rebeka Stolmar / 0 (120/-) [UCF-W]
6520
271UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Monica Matias / 0 [UCF-W]
66
77
#5 Singles Match
12
Silvia Bordes / 0 [UCF-W]
53
76
#6 Singles Match
12
Natalia Serrano / 0 [UCF-W]
42
66
Order of Finish:
1,6,2,5,4
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