The Basics
ORU 2021 Record: 4-11, 2-3
Match: Oral Roberts 2 – Kansas City 5
Location: Kansas City, Missouri (Plaza Tennis Center)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oleksandra Nahurska won her fifth-straight match at No. 1 singles as the Oral Roberts women's tennis team fell 5-2 at Kansas City Sunday afternoon in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Golden Eagles claimed the doubles point jumping out to an early 1-0 lead.
Gorana Kadijevic and
Flavia Gutierrez won at No. 3, 6-2.
Oleksandra Nahurska and
Rai Sengupta got the second doubles win at No. 2, 6-3, to earn the point for ORU.
Nahurska earned the Golden Eagles' second point of the dual with a 6-3, 6-1, win at No. 1 singles. It was Nahurska's fifth-straight win at No. 1. She enters the final dual in Summit League play with a 5-0 league record at the No. 1 spot.
Up Next: ORU will close out the regular season Saturday, April 17 at home against Denver for Senior Day at 11 a.m. at the Bernis Duke Tennis Center.
The Results
Match: Oral Roberts 2, Kansas City 5
Doubles competition
1. Michela Xibilia/Yana Grechkina (KCR) def.
Zere Iskakova/
Aliksandra Lebedeva (ORU) 6-5
2.
Oleksandra Nahurska/
Rai Sengupta (ORU) def. Thanushree Vale/Riddhi Sharma (KCR) 6-3
3.
Gorana Kadijevic/
Flavia Gutierrez (ORU) def. Grace Ball/Eva Kresovic (KCR) 6-2
Singles competition
1.
Oleksandra Nahurska (ORU) def. Yana Grechkina (KCR) 6-3, 6-1
2. Thanushree Vale (KCR) def.
Aliksandra Lebedeva (ORU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Riddhi Sharma (KCR) def.
Rai Sengupta (ORU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Michela Xibilia (KCR) def.
Gorana Kadijevic (ORU) 6-0, 1-6, 6-2
5. Grace Ball (KCR) def.
Zere Iskakova (ORU) 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4)
6. Eva Kresovic (KCR) def.
Flavia Gutierrez (ORU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4
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