Friday, March 22
Orlando, Fla.
4 pm
Tulsa
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Tulsa Women’s Tennis Drops Friday Match to No. 26 UCF
3/22/2019 7:41:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Tulsa senior Martha Matoula notched her second ranked win of the season, as Tulsa (11-8) dropped its Friday afternoon ranked match against No. 26 UCF (16-2), 6-1, at the USTA National Campus.
Matoula owns a team-leading 13 singles victories, including a 9-2 record at the No. 2 spot and a flawless 4-0 mark at the No. 1 position.
The Knights secured the 1-0 advantage on the back of 6-2 and 6-3 wins at the No. 2 and 3 positions, respectively.
In singles, UCF took four of the first six frames in the solo contests. Megan Hopton fell in her No. 4 match to Marie Mattel, 6-2, 6-4. The No. 26 Knights extended its 3-0 lead as Shura Poppe dropped her contest to Natalia Serrano, 6-3, 6-2.
The match-clinching point came at the No. 2 position, as Vera Ploner fell a tightly-contested match to Rebeka Stolmar, 6-2, 6-3. Martina Okalova would also drop her contest shortly after to No. 41 Valeriya Zeleva, 7-5, 6-2.
Tulsa's lone win came in the second-to-last solo match, nabbing a victory over No. 84 Ksenia Kuznetsova, 6-3, 7-5. The Knights prevailed in the final match of the night, winning a three-set affair over Tulsa's Marina Davtyan, 4-6, 7-5, 10-8.
Head coach Dean Orford's squad will continue its four-match road swing on Saturday, March 30, as the team will face off with North Texas in Denton.
For all Tulsa women's tennis news and information, visit TulsaHurricane.com. Be sure to follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#26 UCF 6, Tulsa 1
Singles competition
1. #41 Valeriya Zeleva (UCF) def. #98 Martina Okalova (TLSW) 7-5, 6-2
2. Martha Matoula (TLSW) def. #84 Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF) 6-3, 7-5
3. Rebeka Stolmar (UCF) def. Vera Ploner (TLSW) 6-2, 6-3
4. Marie Mattel (UCF) def. Megan Hopton (TLSW) 6-2, 6-4
5. Natalia Serrano (UCF) def. Shura Poppe (TLSW) 6-3, 6-2
6. Domenika Turkovic (UCF) def. Marina Davtyan (TLSW) 4-6, 7-5, 10-8
Doubles competition
1. #31 Ksenia Kuznetsova/Valeriya Zeleva (UCF) vs. #15 Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (TLSW) 4-3, unfinished
2. Rebeka Stolmar/Marie Mattel (UCF) def. Martha Matoula/Manon Meulenberg (TLSW) 6-2
3. Domenika Turkovic/Natalia Serrano (UCF) def. Megan Hopton/Shura Poppe (TLSW) 6-3
ORLANDO, Fla. – Tulsa senior Martha Matoula notched her second ranked win of the season, as Tulsa (11-8) dropped its Friday afternoon ranked match against No. 26 UCF (16-2), 6-1, at the USTA National Campus.
Matoula owns a team-leading 13 singles victories, including a 9-2 record at the No. 2 spot and a flawless 4-0 mark at the No. 1 position.
The Knights secured the 1-0 advantage on the back of 6-2 and 6-3 wins at the No. 2 and 3 positions, respectively.
In singles, UCF took four of the first six frames in the solo contests. Megan Hopton fell in her No. 4 match to Marie Mattel, 6-2, 6-4. The No. 26 Knights extended its 3-0 lead as Shura Poppe dropped her contest to Natalia Serrano, 6-3, 6-2.
The match-clinching point came at the No. 2 position, as Vera Ploner fell a tightly-contested match to Rebeka Stolmar, 6-2, 6-3. Martina Okalova would also drop her contest shortly after to No. 41 Valeriya Zeleva, 7-5, 6-2.
Tulsa's lone win came in the second-to-last solo match, nabbing a victory over No. 84 Ksenia Kuznetsova, 6-3, 7-5. The Knights prevailed in the final match of the night, winning a three-set affair over Tulsa's Marina Davtyan, 4-6, 7-5, 10-8.
Head coach Dean Orford's squad will continue its four-match road swing on Saturday, March 30, as the team will face off with North Texas in Denton.
For all Tulsa women's tennis news and information, visit TulsaHurricane.com. Be sure to follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#26 UCF 6, Tulsa 1
Singles competition
1. #41 Valeriya Zeleva (UCF) def. #98 Martina Okalova (TLSW) 7-5, 6-2
2. Martha Matoula (TLSW) def. #84 Ksenia Kuznetsova (UCF) 6-3, 7-5
3. Rebeka Stolmar (UCF) def. Vera Ploner (TLSW) 6-2, 6-3
4. Marie Mattel (UCF) def. Megan Hopton (TLSW) 6-2, 6-4
5. Natalia Serrano (UCF) def. Shura Poppe (TLSW) 6-3, 6-2
6. Domenika Turkovic (UCF) def. Marina Davtyan (TLSW) 4-6, 7-5, 10-8
Doubles competition
1. #31 Ksenia Kuznetsova/Valeriya Zeleva (UCF) vs. #15 Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (TLSW) 4-3, unfinished
2. Rebeka Stolmar/Marie Mattel (UCF) def. Martha Matoula/Manon Meulenberg (TLSW) 6-2
3. Domenika Turkovic/Natalia Serrano (UCF) def. Megan Hopton/Shura Poppe (TLSW) 6-3
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