Sunday, April 10
Tulsa, Okla.
12:30 PM
Tulsa
0
vs
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UCF
Photo by: Campbell Rogerson
No. 46 Tulsa Drops to No. 19 UCF
4/10/2022 4:04:00 PM | Women's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. ― The 46th ranked Tulsa women's tennis team dropped Sunday afternoon's match against No. 19 UCF 4-0. The Hurricane drop to 13-7 this spring.
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Tulsa gave the No. 19 team in the country all they could handle, especially in doubles play. The freshmen duo of Lily Hutchings/Ana Naranjo Martinez collected a 6-4 win at No. 3 doubles, improving to 13-3 in 2022. After a UCF win at No. 2 doubles, Valeriya Rozenkova/Maria Berlanga pushed the 29th ranked doubles team in the country to a tiebreaker, narrowly falling at the end.
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The Hurricane held its ground in singles play, as Laia Conde Monfort and Hutchings both won their opening set, while Shura Poppe forced a third set in her singles match. UCF's Jaleesa Leslie edged out Berlanga at the end of the second set, 7-5, to clinch the victory for the Knights. UCF is now on a seven-match win streak.
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TU returns to action on Friday, April 15th, when the Hurricane host Denver at 3 p.m. at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. The Hurricane have two matches left in the regular season before the conference tournament begins on April 20th.
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No. 19 UCF 4, No. 46 Tulsa 0
Singles:
1. Laia Conde Monfort (TU) vs. #91 Evgeniya Levashova (UCF) 6-4, 3-3, unfinished
2. Shura Poppe (TU) vs. Noel Saidenova (UCF) 4-6, 6-2, 0-1, unfinished
3. Jaleesa Leslie (UCF) def. Maria Berlanga (TU) 6-3, 7-5
4. #84 Marie Mattel (UCF) def. Valeriya Rozenkova (TU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Lily Hutchings (TU) vs. Sophia Biolay (UCF) 7-6 (7-4), 3-1, unfinished
6. Nandini Sharma (UCF) def. Lian Benedejcic (TU) 6-3, 6-4
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Doubles:
1. #29 Evgeniya Levashova/Marie Mattel (UCF) def. Valeriya Rozenkova/Maria Berlanga (TU) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Sophia Biolay/Nandini Sharma (UCF) def. Shura Poppe/Laia Conde Monfort (TU) 6-4
3. Ana Naranjo Martinez/Lily Hutchings (TU) def. Jaleesa Leslie/Noel Saidenova (UCF) 6-4
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Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,6,3)
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Tulsa gave the No. 19 team in the country all they could handle, especially in doubles play. The freshmen duo of Lily Hutchings/Ana Naranjo Martinez collected a 6-4 win at No. 3 doubles, improving to 13-3 in 2022. After a UCF win at No. 2 doubles, Valeriya Rozenkova/Maria Berlanga pushed the 29th ranked doubles team in the country to a tiebreaker, narrowly falling at the end.
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The Hurricane held its ground in singles play, as Laia Conde Monfort and Hutchings both won their opening set, while Shura Poppe forced a third set in her singles match. UCF's Jaleesa Leslie edged out Berlanga at the end of the second set, 7-5, to clinch the victory for the Knights. UCF is now on a seven-match win streak.
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TU returns to action on Friday, April 15th, when the Hurricane host Denver at 3 p.m. at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. The Hurricane have two matches left in the regular season before the conference tournament begins on April 20th.
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No. 19 UCF 4, No. 46 Tulsa 0
Singles:
1. Laia Conde Monfort (TU) vs. #91 Evgeniya Levashova (UCF) 6-4, 3-3, unfinished
2. Shura Poppe (TU) vs. Noel Saidenova (UCF) 4-6, 6-2, 0-1, unfinished
3. Jaleesa Leslie (UCF) def. Maria Berlanga (TU) 6-3, 7-5
4. #84 Marie Mattel (UCF) def. Valeriya Rozenkova (TU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Lily Hutchings (TU) vs. Sophia Biolay (UCF) 7-6 (7-4), 3-1, unfinished
6. Nandini Sharma (UCF) def. Lian Benedejcic (TU) 6-3, 6-4
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Doubles:
1. #29 Evgeniya Levashova/Marie Mattel (UCF) def. Valeriya Rozenkova/Maria Berlanga (TU) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Sophia Biolay/Nandini Sharma (UCF) def. Shura Poppe/Laia Conde Monfort (TU) 6-4
3. Ana Naranjo Martinez/Lily Hutchings (TU) def. Jaleesa Leslie/Noel Saidenova (UCF) 6-4
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Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,6,3)
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