Women’s Tennis Falls to SMU in Semifinal of the American Athletic Conference Championship

Friday, April 21

Orlando, Fla. / USTA National Campus

2:00 p.m.

Tulsa

(1) #35 SMU

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Women’s Tennis Falls to SMU in Semifinal of the American Athletic Conference Championship

4/21/2023 7:15:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Following a strong performance in the quarterfinal round on Thursday, the No. 4 seed University of Tulsa women's tennis team could not overcome a strong first-seeded No. 35 SMU squad (15-8), falling 4-0 to the Mustangs Friday in the semifinal of the American Athletic Conference Championship at the USTA National Campus in Orlando. The 73^rd-ranked Golden Hurricane fell to 14-11 overall in a match that was delayed two hours due to rain.

The initial advantage went to SMU as the Mustangs grabbed 6-1 and 6-2 scores in the second and third positions in doubles play, leaving the No. 1 spot unfinished.

The Hurricane couldn't slow down the Mustangs' momentum in singles play, dropping two-set decisions in the first, second and fourth positions. In the third position, TU's Lily Hutchings scored a 6-0 result in the second stanza to force a third set before the dual match was clinched and ended by SMU's Jackie Nylander in the No. 4 position.

The fifth and sixth spots in the lineup were also left unfinished.

Singles
1. #80 Hadley Doyle (SMU) def. Laia Conde Monfort (TU) 6-3 6-3
2. Taylor Johnson (SMU) def. Maria Berlanga Bandera (TU) 6-2 6-0
3. Drew Morris (SMU) vs. Lily Hutchings (TU) 6-3 0-6 3-1, unfinished
4. Jackie Nylander (SMU) def. Myroslava Zelenchuk (TU) 6-4 6-3
5. Lana Mayor (SMU) vs. Ana Naranjo Martinez (TU) 7-5 2-4, unfinished
6. Maja Makoric (SMU) vs. Oleksandra Nahurska (TU) match was unfinished 6-4 5-3

Doubles
1. Jackie Nylander and Maja Makoric (SMU) vs. Maria Berlanga Bandera and Lily Hutchings (TU) 3-4, unfinished
2. Taylor Johnson and Lana Mayor (SMU) def. Laia Conde Monfort and Ana Naranjo Martinez (TU) 6-1
3. Hadley Doyle and Drew Morris (SMU) def. Myroslava Zelenchuk and Amy Leather (TU) 6-2

Match Notes
Order of finish: Singles – 2,1,4; Doubles – 3,2

Start Time: 4:05 p.m.
Duration: 2:15