Friday, May 2
Norman, Okla.
11:30 a.m.
Tulsa
0
vs
4
Oklahoma State
Photo by: University of Oklahoma
Tulsa Women’s Tennis Season Ends in NCAA First Round
5/2/2025 2:03:00 PM | Women's Tennis
NORMAN, Okla. — The Tulsa women's tennis team fought hard against a tough first-round opponent in No. 20 Oklahoma State, falling 4-0 to the Cowgirls Friday in the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship at Headington Family Tennis Center in Norman. The Golden Hurricane end their season with a 19-9 overall record, the team's best finish since 2018.
The doubles point went to Oklahoma State after the Cowgirls captured the second and third lines in 6-4 and 6-3 decisions, respectively, leaving senior duo Maria Berlanga Bandera and Lily Hutchings unfinished in a 6-6 tiebreaker set atop the lineup.
With four nationally-ranked singles players, OSU continued its momentum with straight-set decisions in the Nos. 2-4 courts, leaving Berlanga and senior Ana Naranjo Martinez down a set in the first and fifth positions and sophomore Erin McKenzie up a frame in the six-spot.
McKenzie was one game away from claiming what would have been her first career win over a ranked opponent, but Tulsa's singles lineup couldn't hold on against a strong unit from Stillwater, who moves on to the second round to face the winner of Denver and No. 6 Oklahoma.
Singles
1. #89 Maria Berlanga Bandera (TU) vs. Melisa Ercan (OSU) 6-7 (4-7), 0-0, unfinished
2. #84 Anastasiya Komar (OSU) def. Mariana Manyoma Velasquez (TU) 6-3, 6-4
3. #115 Rose Marie Nijkamp (OSU) def. Lily Hutchings (TU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Kylie Collins (OSU) def. Tayla Wilmot (TU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Ana Naranjo Martinez (TU) vs. #77 Gracie Epps (OSU) 2-6, 3-5, unfinished
6. Erin McKenzie (TU) vs. #125 Marcela Lopez (OSU) 6-3, 5-1, unfinished
Doubles
1. #50 Berlanga/Hutchings (TU) vs. #6 Komar/Nijkamp (OSU) 6-6 (0-3), unfinished
2. Collins/Lopez (OSU) def. #85 Naranjo/Velasquez (TU) 6-4
3. Ercan/Epps (OSU) def. Basson/Wilmot (TU) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (4,2,3)
The doubles point went to Oklahoma State after the Cowgirls captured the second and third lines in 6-4 and 6-3 decisions, respectively, leaving senior duo Maria Berlanga Bandera and Lily Hutchings unfinished in a 6-6 tiebreaker set atop the lineup.
With four nationally-ranked singles players, OSU continued its momentum with straight-set decisions in the Nos. 2-4 courts, leaving Berlanga and senior Ana Naranjo Martinez down a set in the first and fifth positions and sophomore Erin McKenzie up a frame in the six-spot.
McKenzie was one game away from claiming what would have been her first career win over a ranked opponent, but Tulsa's singles lineup couldn't hold on against a strong unit from Stillwater, who moves on to the second round to face the winner of Denver and No. 6 Oklahoma.
Singles
1. #89 Maria Berlanga Bandera (TU) vs. Melisa Ercan (OSU) 6-7 (4-7), 0-0, unfinished
2. #84 Anastasiya Komar (OSU) def. Mariana Manyoma Velasquez (TU) 6-3, 6-4
3. #115 Rose Marie Nijkamp (OSU) def. Lily Hutchings (TU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Kylie Collins (OSU) def. Tayla Wilmot (TU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Ana Naranjo Martinez (TU) vs. #77 Gracie Epps (OSU) 2-6, 3-5, unfinished
6. Erin McKenzie (TU) vs. #125 Marcela Lopez (OSU) 6-3, 5-1, unfinished
Doubles
1. #50 Berlanga/Hutchings (TU) vs. #6 Komar/Nijkamp (OSU) 6-6 (0-3), unfinished
2. Collins/Lopez (OSU) def. #85 Naranjo/Velasquez (TU) 6-4
3. Ercan/Epps (OSU) def. Basson/Wilmot (TU) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (4,2,3)
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