Thursday, April 16
Houston, Texas
10:00 a.m.
Tulsa
5
vs
0
East Carolina
Photo by: Ben Soloman / American Conference
Golden Hurricane Handle ECU, Move On to Quarterfinals of American Championships
4/16/2026 6:05:00 PM | Women's Tennis
HOUSTON, Texas – Tulsa women's tennis (14-11) dominated 13-seed East Carolina (4-12) in the first round of the American Women's Tennis Championship on Thursday morning.
With the win, the four-seed Golden Hurricane will face No. 12 South Florida in the quarterfinals. South Florida enters at 6-15 after knocking off five-seed FAU, 4-2, in the opening round.
Tulsa extends its streak of never dropping a first-round match at the American Women's Tennis Championship since joining the conference in 2015.
ECU grabbed the early edge in doubles with a 6-1 win on court two, but Tulsa responded immediately to take the point. Isabella Basson and Maria Santos evened the score with a 6-3 win at No. 1, and Erin McKenzie and Coral Valle matched that 6-3 result to clinch the doubles point.
Tulsa carried that momentum into singles, where the top four spots in the lineup delivered straight-set wins. Carolina Alonso finished first, posting a 6-4, 6-1 win at the No. 3 position. Santos followed with a 6-1, 6-1 victory to push Tulsa's lead to 3-0.
With play continuing to the clinch, two courts finished at nearly the same time to secure a 5-0 victory for Tulsa. Alice Baba earned a 6-3, 6-2 win, and Basson added a 6-0, 6-2 result to cap the sweep of completed matches.
The Golden Hurricane will continue their run tomorrow against No. 12 seed South Florida at 10 a.m.
Results
Doubles:
Singles:
With the win, the four-seed Golden Hurricane will face No. 12 South Florida in the quarterfinals. South Florida enters at 6-15 after knocking off five-seed FAU, 4-2, in the opening round.
Tulsa extends its streak of never dropping a first-round match at the American Women's Tennis Championship since joining the conference in 2015.
ECU grabbed the early edge in doubles with a 6-1 win on court two, but Tulsa responded immediately to take the point. Isabella Basson and Maria Santos evened the score with a 6-3 win at No. 1, and Erin McKenzie and Coral Valle matched that 6-3 result to clinch the doubles point.
Tulsa carried that momentum into singles, where the top four spots in the lineup delivered straight-set wins. Carolina Alonso finished first, posting a 6-4, 6-1 win at the No. 3 position. Santos followed with a 6-1, 6-1 victory to push Tulsa's lead to 3-0.
With play continuing to the clinch, two courts finished at nearly the same time to secure a 5-0 victory for Tulsa. Alice Baba earned a 6-3, 6-2 win, and Basson added a 6-0, 6-2 result to cap the sweep of completed matches.
The Golden Hurricane will continue their run tomorrow against No. 12 seed South Florida at 10 a.m.
Results
Doubles:
- Isabella Basson/Maria Santos (TULSA) def. Kim Auerswald/Reese Calvo (ECU) 6-3
- Xenia Jeromin/Lilly Lancaster (ECU) def. Carolina Alonso/Uta Asakura (TULSA) 6-1
- Erin McKenzie/Coral Valle (TULSA) def. Skylar Moody/Veronika Pavlenko (ECU) 6-3
Singles:
- Maria Santos (TULSA) def. Kim Auerswald (ECU) 6-1, 6-1
- Isabella Basson (TULSA) def. Xenia Jeromin (ECU) 6-0, 6-2
- Carolina Alonso (TULSA) def. Reese Calvo (ECU) 6-4, 6-1
- Alice Baba (TULSA) def. Joan Madi (ECU) 6-3, 6-2
- Coral Valle (TULSA) vs. Veronika Pavlenko (ECU) 7-5, unfinished
- Erin McKenzie (TULSA) vs. Lilly Lancaster (ECU) 6-3, 4-3, unfinished
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
KIM AUERSWALD / 0 [ECU]
11
66
#2 Singles Match
12
XENIA JEROMIN / 0 [ECU]
02
66
#3 Singles Match
12
REESE CALVO / 0 [ECU]
41
66
#4 Singles Match
12
JOAN MADI / 0 [ECU]
32
66
#5 Singles Match
12
VERONIKA PAVLENKO / 0 [ECU]
5UF
7UF
#6 Singles Match
123
LILLY LANCASTER / 0 [ECU]
33UF
64UF
Order of Finish:
3,1,4,2
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