Tulsa Women Conclude Houston Trip with 6-1 Loss to Rice

Tuesday, March 19

Houston, Texas

11:00 a.m.

Tulsa

Rice

Photo by: Joshua Rogers

Tulsa Women Conclude Houston Trip with 6-1 Loss to Rice

3/19/2024 4:14:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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HOUSTON, Texas — Following a tough loss to No. 31 Columbia on Sunday, the Tulsa women's tennis team ended its two-match trip in Houston with a 6-1 loss Tuesday to fellow American Athletic Conference member Rice at the George R. Brown Tennis Center. The Golden Hurricane dropped to 8-9 overall while the Owls improved to 6-8.

The Owls took control early in doubles play, winning the first and second positions by scores of 6-1 and 6-3, respectively, to earn the 1-0 advantage over the Hurricane. Fifth-year senior Oleksandra Nahurska and junior Ana Naranjo Martinez left their match unfinished at 5-3 in the No. 3 slot.

Tulsa opened singles play with a strong two-set victory from true freshman Saniya Singh in the No. 6 position. Singh brought down Anushka Ashar in consecutive 6-2 sets to even up the dual match at 1-1. Singh improves to 11-4 overall and 3-1 in duals with wins in seven of her last 10 completed matches.

The momentum was short-lived as Rice would capture wins in Nos. 1-5 to run away with a 6-1 dual-match decision. Three singles matches were decided in straight sets while Nahurska and freshman Tayla Wilmot each forced a third set in the second and fifth positions but were unable to come out on top in their respective final frames.

The Tulsa women will return to action on Saturday, March 30, at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center when the Hurricane takes on No. 43 SMU (7-8) at 11 a.m. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.

Singles
1. Federica Trevisan (RICE) def. Maria Berlanga (TLS) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Darya Schwartzman (RICE) def. Oleksandra Nahurska (TLS) 6-0, 2-6, 6-0
3. Divna Ratkovic (RICE) def. Lily Hutchings (TLS) 6-2, 6-3
4. Chie Kezuka (RICE) def. Ana Naranjo Martinez (TLS) 6-4, 7-5
5. Saara Orav (RICE) def. Tayla Wilmot (TLS) 6-1, 5-7, 6-3
6. Saniya Singh (TLS) def. Anushka Ashar (RICE) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
1. Chie Kezuka/Federica Trevisan (RICE) def. Maria Berlanga/Lily Hutchings (TLS) 6-1
2. Saara Orav/Darya Schwartzman (RICE) def. Saniya Singh/Tayla Wilmot (TLS) 6-3
3. Anushka Ashar/Divna Ratkovic (RICE) vs. Ana Naranjo Martinez/Oleksandra Nahurska (TLS) 3-5, unfinished

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (6,3,1,2,4,5)