Sunday, April 17
Tulsa, Okla.
1:00 PM
Tulsa
6
vs
1
Temple
Poppe Clinches Win over Temple on Senior Day
4/17/2022 5:18:00 PM | Women's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. ― Lone Tulsa senior Shura Poppe, who came into the day with 122 career wins, clinched Tulsa's 12th home win of the season on senior day, 6-1 over Temple. The Hurricane have now beat four conference opponents and improve to 15-7 this season heading into the American Athletic Conference Championships next week.
Poppe, who was honored before the match, tallied two more wins to an impressive Hurricane career, winning 6-3 at No. 2 doubles alongside Laia Conde Monfort before clinching the win at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 1-6, 6-1. Poppe is 13-3 this spring in doubles play, and 9-6 in singles in dual play.
Maria Berlanga/Valeriya Rozenkova started off the day with a 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles. The duo improved to 16-6 this spring, all from No. 1 doubles. Berlanga would also tally a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles. The freshman finishes the regular season 11-9 in singles play this spring.
Monfort, Lily Hutchings, and Lian Benedejcic also tallied singles wins during the regular season finale. TU heads into the conference championship boasting a 69-33 singles record in dual play, and a 43-12 doubles record.
Tulsa will await its draw in next week's conference championship quarterfinals, announced tomorrow morning. As it stands now, Tulsa would slot into the third seed.
No. 48 Tulsa 6, Temple 1
Singles:
1. Laia Conde Monfort (TU) def. Stefaniya Surikova (TEM) 6-0, 6-2
2. Shura Poppe (TU) def. Vineetha Mummadi (TEM) 6-1, 1-6, 6-1
3. Maria Berlanga (TU) def. Jamie Wei (TEM) 6-1, 6-3
4. Veronika Kulhava (TEM) def. Valeriya Rozenkova (TU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Lily Hutchings (TU) def. Yining Tian (TEM) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
6. Lian Benedejcic (TU) def. Evie Wei (TEM) 6-7 (6-8), 7-5, 1-0 (10-4)
Doubles:
1. Maria Berlanga/Valeriya Rozenkova (TU) def. Stefaniya Surikova/Jamie Wei (TEM) 6-3
2. Shura Poppe/Laia Conde Monfort (TU) def. Evie Wei/Sena Takebe (TEM) 6-3
3. Ana Naranjo Martinez/Lily Hutchings (TU) vs. Yining Tian/Veronika Kulhava (TEM) 5-4, unfinished
Poppe, who was honored before the match, tallied two more wins to an impressive Hurricane career, winning 6-3 at No. 2 doubles alongside Laia Conde Monfort before clinching the win at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 1-6, 6-1. Poppe is 13-3 this spring in doubles play, and 9-6 in singles in dual play.
Maria Berlanga/Valeriya Rozenkova started off the day with a 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles. The duo improved to 16-6 this spring, all from No. 1 doubles. Berlanga would also tally a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles. The freshman finishes the regular season 11-9 in singles play this spring.
Monfort, Lily Hutchings, and Lian Benedejcic also tallied singles wins during the regular season finale. TU heads into the conference championship boasting a 69-33 singles record in dual play, and a 43-12 doubles record.
Tulsa will await its draw in next week's conference championship quarterfinals, announced tomorrow morning. As it stands now, Tulsa would slot into the third seed.
No. 48 Tulsa 6, Temple 1
Singles:
1. Laia Conde Monfort (TU) def. Stefaniya Surikova (TEM) 6-0, 6-2
2. Shura Poppe (TU) def. Vineetha Mummadi (TEM) 6-1, 1-6, 6-1
3. Maria Berlanga (TU) def. Jamie Wei (TEM) 6-1, 6-3
4. Veronika Kulhava (TEM) def. Valeriya Rozenkova (TU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Lily Hutchings (TU) def. Yining Tian (TEM) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
6. Lian Benedejcic (TU) def. Evie Wei (TEM) 6-7 (6-8), 7-5, 1-0 (10-4)
Doubles:
1. Maria Berlanga/Valeriya Rozenkova (TU) def. Stefaniya Surikova/Jamie Wei (TEM) 6-3
2. Shura Poppe/Laia Conde Monfort (TU) def. Evie Wei/Sena Takebe (TEM) 6-3
3. Ana Naranjo Martinez/Lily Hutchings (TU) vs. Yining Tian/Veronika Kulhava (TEM) 5-4, unfinished
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