Tulsa Women’s Tennis Falls to Oklahoma 5-2

Saturday, March 6

Case Tennis Center

3:00 pm

Tulsa

Oklahoma

Photo by: Dave Crenshaw

Tulsa Women’s Tennis Falls to Oklahoma 5-2

3/6/2021 6:30:00 PM | Women's Tennis

TULSA, Okla. –– The Tulsa women's tennis dropped a 5-2 decision against the Oklahoma Sooners Saturday afternoon at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. Tulsa fell to 6-3 on the season, while the Sooners improved to 7-2.

OU took the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and 3 spots and then clinched the match for the Sooners' fourth win when Dana Guzman came back from a 1-0 deficit (3-6) and won the next two sets over Shura Poppe at the No 2 position.

Tulsa's Martina Okalova won the point at the No. 1 spot for the Hurricane with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 victory over Carmen Corley.

Lian Benedejcic gave the Hurricane win No. 2 on the day with a 3-set triumph over Kianah Motosono at the No. 6 position. Benedejcic took the first set 7-6, dropped the second 6-4 and then won the tiebreak in the final set 10-7.

Tulsa will be back at the Case Tennis Center next Saturday to face the nation's 17^th-ranked Oklahoma State Cowgirls in a 12 p.m. match.

OKLAHOMA 5, TULSA 2
SINGLES
#1 #86 Martina Okalova (Tulsa) def. Carmen Corley (OU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
#2 Dana Guzman (OU) def. Shura Poppe (Tulsa) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
#3 Ivana Orley (OU) def. Laia Conde Monfort (Tulsa) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5
#4 Martina Capurro (OU) def. Valeryia Rozenkova (Tulsa) 6-0, 6-2
#5 Marcelina Podlinska (OU) def. Vera Ploner (Tulsa) 6-2, 7-5
#6 Lian Benedejcic (Tulsa) def. Kianah Motosono (OU) 7-6, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 2, 3, 1, 6

DOUBLES
#1 #22 Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (Tulsa) vs. Carmen Corley/Ivana Corley (OU) Unfinished
#2 Martina Capurro/Camila Romero (OU) def. Shura Poppe/Valeryia Rozenkova (Tulsa) 6-4
#3 Kianah Motosono/Dana Guzman (OU) def. Gabriella Charalampidi/Laia Conde Monfort (Tulsa) 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2