Wednesday, March 20
Tampa, Fla.
12 pm
Tulsa
3
at
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USF
Tulsa Women Fall to No. 45 USF on Wednesday, 4-3
3/20/2019 5:42:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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TAMPA, Fla. – The University of Tulsa women's tennis team (11-7) fell in a 4-3 battle to the No. 45 USF Bulls on Wednesday at the USF Varsity Tennis Complex.
Despite Tulsa's No. 15 tandem of Martina Okalova and Vera Ploner taking a quick 6-1 victory, USF managed to take the No. 2 and 3 positions to secure the 1-0 advantage into singles play.
Tulsa tied the match up at 1-all with Ploner's win at the No. 3 spot in the first completed singles match, 6-0, 7-6(4). The Golden Hurricane would go on to take the lead with freshman Megan Hopton's win over USF's Nicole Dzenga, 7-5, 6-3.
Martha Matoula pushed the Tulsa lead to 3-1 with her team-leading 12th victory of the season, defeating the Bulls' Vanja Klaric in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6(4).
USF would rally back with two straight singles wins, defeating Shura Poppe and Marina Davtyan at the No. 4 and 6 positions, respectively. The match would come down the No. 1 position, where Tulsa No. 98 Okalova squared off with USF's No. 46 Ana Roman Dominguez.
Roman Dominguez would win a three-set thriller, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(6) to secure the 4-3 victory for the Bulls.
Tulsa will return to action on Friday when it travels to Orlando for a 4 p.m. CT match with UCF, the teams' second meeting of the season.
For all Tulsa women's tennis news and information, visit TulsaHurricane.com. Be sure to follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#45 South Florida 4, Tulsa 3
Singles competition
1. #46 ROMAN, Ana (USF) def. #98 Martina Okalova (TLSW) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
2. Martha Matoula (TLSW) def. KLARIC, Vanja (USF) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Vera Ploner (TLSW) def. BOY, Amelie (USF) 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)
4. PELLICER PERELLO, L (USF) def. Shura Poppe (TLSW) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
5. Megan Hopton (TLSW) def. DZENGA, Nicole (USF) 7-5, 6-3
6. MJOS, Alexandria (USF) def. Marina Davtyan (TLSW) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #15 Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (TLSW) def. DZENGA, Nicole/KLARIC, Vanja (USF) 6-1
2. ROMAN, Ana/BOY, Amelie (USF) def. Martha Matoula/Manon Meulenberg (TLSW) 7-5
3. CLARK, Janvhi/PELLICER PERELLO, L (USF) def. Marina Davtyan/Megan Hopton (TLSW) 6-4
TAMPA, Fla. – The University of Tulsa women's tennis team (11-7) fell in a 4-3 battle to the No. 45 USF Bulls on Wednesday at the USF Varsity Tennis Complex.
Despite Tulsa's No. 15 tandem of Martina Okalova and Vera Ploner taking a quick 6-1 victory, USF managed to take the No. 2 and 3 positions to secure the 1-0 advantage into singles play.
Tulsa tied the match up at 1-all with Ploner's win at the No. 3 spot in the first completed singles match, 6-0, 7-6(4). The Golden Hurricane would go on to take the lead with freshman Megan Hopton's win over USF's Nicole Dzenga, 7-5, 6-3.
Martha Matoula pushed the Tulsa lead to 3-1 with her team-leading 12th victory of the season, defeating the Bulls' Vanja Klaric in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6(4).
USF would rally back with two straight singles wins, defeating Shura Poppe and Marina Davtyan at the No. 4 and 6 positions, respectively. The match would come down the No. 1 position, where Tulsa No. 98 Okalova squared off with USF's No. 46 Ana Roman Dominguez.
Roman Dominguez would win a three-set thriller, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(6) to secure the 4-3 victory for the Bulls.
Tulsa will return to action on Friday when it travels to Orlando for a 4 p.m. CT match with UCF, the teams' second meeting of the season.
For all Tulsa women's tennis news and information, visit TulsaHurricane.com. Be sure to follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#45 South Florida 4, Tulsa 3
Singles competition
1. #46 ROMAN, Ana (USF) def. #98 Martina Okalova (TLSW) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
2. Martha Matoula (TLSW) def. KLARIC, Vanja (USF) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Vera Ploner (TLSW) def. BOY, Amelie (USF) 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)
4. PELLICER PERELLO, L (USF) def. Shura Poppe (TLSW) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
5. Megan Hopton (TLSW) def. DZENGA, Nicole (USF) 7-5, 6-3
6. MJOS, Alexandria (USF) def. Marina Davtyan (TLSW) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #15 Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (TLSW) def. DZENGA, Nicole/KLARIC, Vanja (USF) 6-1
2. ROMAN, Ana/BOY, Amelie (USF) def. Martha Matoula/Manon Meulenberg (TLSW) 7-5
3. CLARK, Janvhi/PELLICER PERELLO, L (USF) def. Marina Davtyan/Megan Hopton (TLSW) 6-4
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