Tulsa Women's Tennis Improves to 5-0 with Pair of Wins on Day Two of Hurricane Invitational

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Tulsa Women's Tennis Team at Hurricane Invite

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Tulsa Women's Tennis Improves to 5-0 with Pair of Wins on Day Two of Hurricane Invitational

1/19/2020 2:57:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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TULSA, Okla. - The Tulsa women's tennis team remains undefeated in 2020, as the Golden Hurricane (5-0) secured wins over Montana State and Wyoming on day two of the Hurricane Invitational.

The Golden Hurricane finished up doubles vs. the Bobcats (0-3), winning 7-0, before a 6-1 duel match victory over the Cowgirls (2-1) at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on the campus of TU.

Tulsa will compete in the ITA Kick-Off next weekend in Durham, North Carolina. The Hurricane will face Mississippi State (3-0) on Saturday at 9 a.m. CT. Both teams will return to action next Sunday for day two of competition, as TU will either play Kansas State (0-0) or fifth-ranked Duke (1-0), the host team.

Tulsa 7, Montana State 0
Tulsa secured wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to claim the final point in their third shutout of the season.
In the top spot, 40th-ranked Martina Okalova and Vera Ploner secured a 6-1 victory against Laura Mary and Linnea Fristam. Laia Conde Monfort and Megan Hopton staved off Montana State's No. 2 pairing of Caitlin Ward and Mirte Van Baelen for a 6-4 win.

Tulsa 6, Wyoming 1
Tulsa arguably faced its largest hurdle of the weekend in doubles vs. Wyoming, but the Golden Hurricane climbed out of a few holes to sweep doubles.

No. 1 doubles tandem Martina Okalova and Vera Ploner captured their fourth consecutive win by defeating Ida Krause and Mihaela Kaftanova 6-3. Laia Conde Monfort and Megan Hopton held their own against Maria Oreshkina and Oleksandra Balaba, as the No. 2 doubles pairing came back for a 6-4 victory.

Elodie Foster and Shura Poppe dug themselves out of a hole against the Cowgirls. Trailing 3-2, the duo won four straight games to capture the doubles point against Ana Royo and Clara Mansart, 6-3.

In singles, Ploner secured her third consecutive win in the No. 3 position, 6-3, 6-1, over Krause. No. 52 Okalova reached double-digit wins on the season with a 6-2, 6-0 triumph vs. Oreshkina. She is now 5-0 this season when playing at No. 1 singles and 10-3 overall.

Poppe secured match point for the second time this season in a straight sets win against Balaba 6-1, 6-4. At 12-5 overall in singles, the junior needs just three wins to surpass her overall win total from last season.

Conde Monfort defeated Ana Fernandez 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 singles, while Lian Benedejcic won 6-0, 6-2 vs. Kaftanova. Marina Davtyan rallied from a set down to force a tiebreaker. The sophomore went the distance, ultimately falling 4-6, 6-3, 0-1 (10-12).

Tulsa vs. Montana State
Singles competition
1. #52 Martina Okalova (TLS-W) def. MARY, Laura (MSU) 6-2, 6-0
2. Vera Ploner (TLS-W) def. FRISTAM, Linnea (MSU) 6-3, 6-0
3. Laia Conde Monfort (TLS-W) def. VAN BAELEN, Mirte (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Lian Benedejcic (TLS-W) def. CHEN, JJ (MSU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Marina Davtyan (TLS-W) def. WARD, Caitlin (MSU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Megan Hopton (TLS-W) def. HAVERKAMP, Daphne (MSU) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. #40 Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (TLS-W) def. MARY, Laura/FRISTAM, Linnea (MSU) 6-1
2. Laia Conde Monfort/Megan Hopton (TLS-W) def. WARD, Caitlin/VAN BAELEN, Mirte (MSU) 6-4
3. HAVERKAMP, Daphne/CHEN, JJ (MSU) def. Marina Davtyan/Elodie Foster (TLS-W) 6-4

Tulsa vs. Wyoming
Singles competition
1. #52 Martina Okalova (TLS-W) def. Oreshkina, Maria (WYO) 6-2, 6-0
2. Shura Poppe (TLS-W) def. Balaba, Oleksandra (WYO) 6-1, 6-4
3. Vera Ploner (TLS-W) def. Krause, Ida (WYO) 6-3, 6-1
4. Laia Conde Monfort (TLS-W) def. Fernandez, Ana (WYO) 6-1, 6-1
5. Lian Benedejcic (TLS-W) def. Kaftanova, Mihaela (WYO) 6-0, 6-2
6. Mansart, Clara (WYO) def. Marina Davtyan (TLS-W) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (12-10)

Doubles competition
1. #40 Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (TLS-W) def. Krause, Ida/Kaftanova, Mihaela (WYO) 6-3
2. Laia Conde Monfort/Megan Hopton (TLS-W) def. Oreshkina, Maria/Balaba, Oleksandra (WYO) 6-4
3. Elodie Foster/Shura Poppe (TLS-W) def. Royo, Ana/Mansart, Clara (WYO) 6-3