TULSA
The
Oral Roberts University women's tennis team dropped a pair of
decisions to cross-town rival Tulsa in non-conference action,
Saturday afternoon on the campus of Univ. of Tulsa.
With the wins, No. 50
Tulsa improved to 18-5 while ORU drops to 5-10.
The Golden Hurricane
picked up the early lead on the Golden Eagles by sweeping the
doubles matches to claim the point.
In singles play, Tulsa
collected victories at No. 1, No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6. Alexandra
Kichoutkin defeated Emily Arkell in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0.
Rebecca Row picked up a victory for Tulsa at No. 3 singles, besting
Rafaela Souza, 6-0, 6-0. Anna Costa and Corrine Langston lost their
matches at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively.
The Golden Eagles return
to league play next weekend, traveling to Fort Wayne, Ind. to play
in the IPFW cluster.
#50 Tulsa 5, Oral Roberts
0
Singles competition
1. Alexandra Kichoutkin (TLSW) def. Emily Arkell (ORUW) 6-1,
6-0
2. Thalia Diaz-Barriga (TLSW) vs. Hayden Rush (ORUW) 6-0, 2-4,
unfinished
3. Rebecca Row (TLSW) def. Rafaela Souza (ORUW) 6-0, 6-0
4. Marta Marcinkowska (TLSW) vs. Tayler Pippen (ORUW) 6-2, 3-0,
unfinished
5. Agostina Santoro (TLSW) def. Anna Costa (ORUW) 6-0, 6-2
6. Jie Zeng (TLSW) def. Corrine Langston (ORUW) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Alexandra Kichoutkin/Carla Zabaleta (TLSW) def. Emily
Arkell/Rafaela
Souza (ORUW) 8-0
2. Thalia Diaz-Barriga/Marta Marcinkowska (TLSW) def. Anna
Costa/Hayden Rush (ORUW) 8-5
3. Rebecca Row/Jie Zeng (TLSW) def. Tayler Pippen/Whitney Johnson
(ORUW) 8-6
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,3,5,6)
Singles
competition
1. Alexandra
Kichoutkin (TLSW) def.
Hayden Rush (ORUW) 6-1, 5-0, retired
2. Thalia
Diaz-Barriga (TLSW) def. Emily Arkel (ORUW) 6-1, 6-1
3. Rebecca Row (TLSW)
def. Tayler Pippen (ORUW) 6-0, 6-1
5. Marta Marcinkowska
(TLSW) def. Anna Costa (ORUW) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
competition
1. Alexandra
Kichoutkin/Carla Zabaleta (TLSW) def.
Hayden Rush/Anna Costa (ORUW)
8-2
2. Thalia
Diaz-Barriga/Marta Marcinkowska (TLSW) def. Emily Arkel/Rafaela
Souza (ORUW) 8-2
3. Rebecca Row/Jie
Zeng (TLSW) def.
Whitney Johnson/Tayler Pippen (ORUW) 8-3
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,4,2,6,3,5)
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