Saturday, February 9
Tulsa, Okla.
12 pm
Tulsa
4
vs
1
Arkansas
Photo by: Ron Jenkins/American Athletic Conference
Tulsa Women’s Tennis Bests Arkansas on Saturday, 4-1
2/9/2019 2:24:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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TULSA, Okla. – The University of Tulsa women's tennis squad (7-4) handled the Arkansas Razorbacks (7-2), 4-1, in its Saturday afternoon match on the indoor courts of the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
Tulsa used the doubles point as a launching point, as the Golden Hurricane struck first in the match. TU's No. 10-ranked tandem of Martina Okalova and Vera Ploner first defeated Arkansas' Tatum Rice and Martina Zerulo, 6-2.
To give the Golden Hurricane the 1-0 match lead, senior Martha Matoula and freshman Manon Meulenberg followed suit, topping the Razorbacks, 6-2, in the tandem's season debut.
Freshman Marina Davtyan struck first in singles for Tulsa in the sixth spot, picking up a convincing 6-1, 6-2 victory to push TU ahead two. Shortly after, Ploner followed suit, nabbing a 6-1, 6-3 win over the Razorbacks' Alter.
Arkansas managed to get on the board with a three-set victory at the second singles spot, as No. 78 Rice edged out Matoula, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2. Despite the loss, Matoula still paces TU in singles with a 6-2 record in the dual season.
To clinch the match for the Golden Hurricane, freshman Megan Hopton added a straight-set victory of her own, winning 7-5, 6-3 to improve to 6-3 in singles on the season. With the win, the Golden Hurricane is now 7-2 on the courts of the Case Tennis Center in the dual season.
Head coach Dean Orford's bunch hits the road for a three-week road stretch, kicking off with the team's first true away match on Saturday, Feb. 16, match against Kansas in Lawrence at 12 p.m. CT.
For all Tulsa women's tennis news and information, visit TulsaHurricane.com. Be sure to follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Tulsa 4, Arkansas 1
Singles competition
1. Martina Okalova (TU) v. Martina Zerulo (ARK), 4-6, 6-1, 4-2 unf
2. #78 Tatum Rice (ARK) def. Martha Matoula (TU), 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
3. Vera Ploner (TU) def. Lauren Alter (ARK), 6-1, 6-3
4. Shura Poppe (TU) v. Jackie Carr (ARK), 6-1, 6-6 unf
5. Megan Hopton (TU) def. Miruna Tudor (ARK), 7-5, 6-3
6. Marina Davtyan (TU) def. Shwetha Prabakar (ARK), 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #10 Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (TU) def. Tatum Rice/Martina Zerulo (ARK), 6-2
2. Martha Matoula/Manon Meulenberg (TU) def. Lauren Alter/Miruna Tudor (ARK), 6-2
3. Marina Davtyan/Megan Hopton (TU) v. Jackie Carr/Shwetha Prabakar (ARK), 4-4 unf
TULSA, Okla. – The University of Tulsa women's tennis squad (7-4) handled the Arkansas Razorbacks (7-2), 4-1, in its Saturday afternoon match on the indoor courts of the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
Tulsa used the doubles point as a launching point, as the Golden Hurricane struck first in the match. TU's No. 10-ranked tandem of Martina Okalova and Vera Ploner first defeated Arkansas' Tatum Rice and Martina Zerulo, 6-2.
To give the Golden Hurricane the 1-0 match lead, senior Martha Matoula and freshman Manon Meulenberg followed suit, topping the Razorbacks, 6-2, in the tandem's season debut.
Freshman Marina Davtyan struck first in singles for Tulsa in the sixth spot, picking up a convincing 6-1, 6-2 victory to push TU ahead two. Shortly after, Ploner followed suit, nabbing a 6-1, 6-3 win over the Razorbacks' Alter.
Arkansas managed to get on the board with a three-set victory at the second singles spot, as No. 78 Rice edged out Matoula, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2. Despite the loss, Matoula still paces TU in singles with a 6-2 record in the dual season.
To clinch the match for the Golden Hurricane, freshman Megan Hopton added a straight-set victory of her own, winning 7-5, 6-3 to improve to 6-3 in singles on the season. With the win, the Golden Hurricane is now 7-2 on the courts of the Case Tennis Center in the dual season.
Head coach Dean Orford's bunch hits the road for a three-week road stretch, kicking off with the team's first true away match on Saturday, Feb. 16, match against Kansas in Lawrence at 12 p.m. CT.
For all Tulsa women's tennis news and information, visit TulsaHurricane.com. Be sure to follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Tulsa 4, Arkansas 1
Singles competition
1. Martina Okalova (TU) v. Martina Zerulo (ARK), 4-6, 6-1, 4-2 unf
2. #78 Tatum Rice (ARK) def. Martha Matoula (TU), 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
3. Vera Ploner (TU) def. Lauren Alter (ARK), 6-1, 6-3
4. Shura Poppe (TU) v. Jackie Carr (ARK), 6-1, 6-6 unf
5. Megan Hopton (TU) def. Miruna Tudor (ARK), 7-5, 6-3
6. Marina Davtyan (TU) def. Shwetha Prabakar (ARK), 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #10 Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (TU) def. Tatum Rice/Martina Zerulo (ARK), 6-2
2. Martha Matoula/Manon Meulenberg (TU) def. Lauren Alter/Miruna Tudor (ARK), 6-2
3. Marina Davtyan/Megan Hopton (TU) v. Jackie Carr/Shwetha Prabakar (ARK), 4-4 unf
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