Tulsa’s Duo of Okalova and Ploner Fall at NCAA Doubles Championship

Sunday, May 23

Orlando, Fla.

3:30 PM CT

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Tulsa’s Duo of Okalova and Ploner Fall at NCAA Doubles Championship

5/24/2021 5:45:00 PM | Women's Tennis

ORLANDO, Fla. –– Tulsa's No. 1 doubles team of Martina Okalova and Vera Ploner took the 17^th-ranked Virginia team of Sofia Munera and Natasha Subhash to a third set before falling in the round of 32 by a final set score of 12-10 at the USTA National Campus Tuesday afternoon.

The Virginia duo won the first set 6-3 but Tulsa took charge of the second set, taking leads of 1-0, 2-1, 3-2, 4-3 before closing out the final two games for a 6-4 victory.

The third set tiebreaker saw the Hurricane tandem fall behind 7-3, but Okalova and Ploner closed the gap by winning the next three points to make the score 7-6. The final set was tied 8-8, 9-9 and at 10 before Virginia's duo won the final two points for the victory.

Okalova and Ploner, ranked 66^th nationally, finished the campaign with a 16-4 record and as doubles partners the pair finished their careers together with an 87-33 mark. It was the first loss against a ranked opponent this season for the Hurricane duo, ending with a 5-1 mark against ranked foes.

NCAA Doubles Round of 32
Sofia Munera/Natasha Subhash (Virginia) def. Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (Tulsa) 6-3, 4-6, 12-10