Friday, April 17
Houston, Texas
10:00 a.m.
Tulsa
4
vs
2
South Florida
Photo by: Ben Soloman / American Conference
Tulsa Advances to American Semifinals with 4-2 Win Over South Florida
4/17/2026 8:50:00 PM | Women's Tennis
HOUSTON, Texas – Tulsa women's tennis (15-11) earned a 4-2 victory over No. 12 seed South Florida (6-16) in Houston on Friday morning, advancing to the semifinals of the American Conference Women's Tennis Championship.
Four-seed Tulsa will face No. 1 seed Wichita State in Saturday's semifinal, set for 10 a.m. CT. Wichita State advanced with a 4-0 win over No. 8 UAB in the quarterfinals.
The Golden Hurricane have reached the semifinals in 11 of their 12 seasons in the American.
Tulsa claimed the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. Erin McKenzie and Coral Valle set the tone with a 6-2 victory, and Isabella Basson and Maria Santos followed with a 6-4 win to secure the point.
South Florida opened singles play with a win, but Tulsa responded quickly. Carolina Alonso put Tulsa back in front with a 6-3, 7-5 victory at No. 3 singles for a 2-1 lead. The Bulls answered to tie the match at 2-2 after Francesca Miglio defeated McKenzie 6-2, 7-6.
Tulsa seized control from there, winning the final two completed matches. Valle delivered a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 5, and Basson clinched the match with a comeback performance, rallying for a 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory.
Basson, a sophomore from Pretoria, South Africa, extended her streaks to four consecutive doubles wins and three straight singles wins while reaching 19 total victories this season.
Tulsa returns to the courts at the George R. Brown Tennis Center on Saturday morning for a semifinal showdown at 10 a.m. CT.
Results
Doubles:
Singles:
Four-seed Tulsa will face No. 1 seed Wichita State in Saturday's semifinal, set for 10 a.m. CT. Wichita State advanced with a 4-0 win over No. 8 UAB in the quarterfinals.
The Golden Hurricane have reached the semifinals in 11 of their 12 seasons in the American.
Tulsa claimed the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. Erin McKenzie and Coral Valle set the tone with a 6-2 victory, and Isabella Basson and Maria Santos followed with a 6-4 win to secure the point.
South Florida opened singles play with a win, but Tulsa responded quickly. Carolina Alonso put Tulsa back in front with a 6-3, 7-5 victory at No. 3 singles for a 2-1 lead. The Bulls answered to tie the match at 2-2 after Francesca Miglio defeated McKenzie 6-2, 7-6.
Tulsa seized control from there, winning the final two completed matches. Valle delivered a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 5, and Basson clinched the match with a comeback performance, rallying for a 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory.
Basson, a sophomore from Pretoria, South Africa, extended her streaks to four consecutive doubles wins and three straight singles wins while reaching 19 total victories this season.
Tulsa returns to the courts at the George R. Brown Tennis Center on Saturday morning for a semifinal showdown at 10 a.m. CT.
Results
Doubles:
- Isabella Basson/Maria Santos (TULSA) def. Sienna Leeson/Margherita Marcon (USFW) 6-4
- Carolina Alonso/Uta Asakura (TULSA) vs. Amelie Drukerova/Josefine Falster (USFW) 5-5, unfinished
- Erin McKenzie/Coral Valle (TULSA) def. Francesca Miglio/Melisa Senli (USFW) 6-2
Singles:
- Maria Santos (TULSA) vs. Melisa Senli (USFW) 6-1, 4-6, 2-1, unfinished
- Isabella Basson (TULSA) def. Sienna Leeson (USFW) 1-6, 7-5, 6-1
- Carolina Alonso (TULSA) def. Margherita Marcon (USFW) 6-3, 7-5
- Josefine Falster (USFW) def. Alice Baba (TULSA) 6-2, 6-3
- Coral Valle (TULSA) def. Amelie Drukerova (USFW) 7-5, 7-6
- Francesca Miglio (USFW) def. Erin McKenzie (TULSA) 6-2, 7-6
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
1234
Melisa Senli / 0 [USFW]
1610
642UF
#2 Singles Match
123
Sienna Leeson / 0 [USFW]
651
176
#3 Singles Match
12
Margherita Marcon / 0 [USFW]
35
67
#4 Singles Match
12
Josefine Falster / 0 [USFW]
66
23
#5 Singles Match
12
Amelie Drukerova / 0 [USFW]
56
77
#6 Singles Match
12
Francesca Miglio / 0 [USFW]
67
26
Order of Finish:
4,3,6,5,2
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