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Women's Tennis Drops Double Header to No. 50 Tulsa

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
4. Agostina Santoro (TLSW) def. Rafaela Souza (ORUW) 6-1, 6-1
5. Marta Marcinkowska (TLSW) def. Anna Costa (ORUW) 6-0, 6-2
6. Jie Zeng (TLSW) def. Whitney Johnson (ORUW) 6-1, 6-0
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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Players Mentioned

Emily Arkell

Emily Arkell

5' 7"
Senior
St. Peter's Lutheran School
Whitney Johnson

Whitney Johnson

5' 6"
Senior
Atlantic Shores Christian HS
Corrine Langston

Corrine Langston

5' 0"
Junior
West Carteret HS
Hayden Rush

Hayden Rush

6' 0"
Senior
Rafaela Souza

Rafaela Souza

5' 3"
Senior
Uniceub

Players Mentioned

Emily Arkell

Emily Arkell

5' 7"
Senior
St. Peter's Lutheran School
Whitney Johnson

Whitney Johnson

5' 6"
Senior
Atlantic Shores Christian HS
Corrine Langston

Corrine Langston

5' 0"
Junior
West Carteret HS
Hayden Rush

Hayden Rush

6' 0"
Senior
Rafaela Souza

Rafaela Souza

5' 3"
Senior
Uniceub
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