
No. 37 Tulsa Defeats AAC Foe South Florida for 10th Victory
3/20/2022 2:48:00 PM | Women's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. ― The 37th ranked Tulsa women's tennis team claimed its 10th victory of the season Sunday afternoon after defeating American Athletic Conference foe South Florida 4-0. The Hurricane improve to 10-5 on the season, and 8-2 at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
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Tulsa started off with an early lead, winning the doubles point behind victories at from Valeriya Rozenkova/Maria Berlanga at No. 1 doubles and Lily Hutchings/Ana Naranjo Martinez at No. 3 doubles. Rozenkova/Berlanga are now 10-5 on the season, while Hutchings/Naranjo Martinez are 10-3. Tulsa as a team is 30-9 in doubles play this spring.
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The Hurricane didn't look back after that, as Laia Conde Monfort, Hutchings, and Lian Benedejcic all won their singles matches in straight sets. As a unit, Tulsa is 48-25 in singles play this season, with six players having at least seven victories.
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Following the win, Tulsa will hit the road next weekend, heading north to face off against No. 56 Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas on Saturday.
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No. 37 Tulsa 4, South Florida 0
Singles:
1. Laia Conde Monfort (TU) def. Grace Schumacher (USF) 6-1, 6-3
2. Shura Poppe (TU) vs. Sierra Berry (USF) 3-6, 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
3. Maria Berlanga (TU) vs. Laura Pellicer (USF) 4-6, 6-4, unfinished
4. Valeriya Rozenkova (TU) vs. Amelie Boy (USF) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished
5. Lily Hutchings (TU) def. Margriet Timmermans (USF) 6-2, 6-1
6. Lian Benedejcic (TU) def. Kiana Mokhtari (USF) 6-3, 6-3
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Doubles:
1. Valeriya Rozenkova/Maria Berlanga (TU) def. Sierra Berry/Amelie Boy (USF) 6-1
2. Laia Conde Monfort/Shura Poppe (TU) vs. Grace Schumacher/Margriet Timmermans (USF) 4-5, unfinished
3. Ana Naranjo Martinez/Lily Hutchings (TU) def. Selin Yaylali/Laura Pellicer (USF) 6-4
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Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (5,1,6)
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