Box Score The Basics
ORU 2022 Record: 10-8, 4-1
Match: Oral Roberts 4 – Kansas City 3
Location: Tulsa, Okla. (Bernis Duke Tennis Center)
 
TULSA, Okla. - The Oral Roberts women's tennis team earned its fourth-straight league win with a 4-3 victory over Kansas City Sunday afternoon at the Bernis Duke Tennis Center.
 
Luna Morini and Arina Sorokina earned the first doubles win at No. 2 with a 6-3 victory. Aliksandra Lebedeva and Reagan Miley followed up with a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles to earn the point and put ORU on top, 1-0, early.
 
"The ladies had another exciting 4-3 win at home today over a talented Kansas City team," Director of Tennis Mark Milner said. "The conditions were tricky in the wind, but the ladies didn't let that bother them. We've been working a lot on doubles and the ladies did a great job of getting the doubles point which ended up being crucial. We're excited to get on the road to Western Illinois next weekend for another conference match."
 
Oleksandra Nahurska put ORU up 2-0 with the first win in singles play at the No. 1 spot, 6-1, 6-1. Nahurska is 14-2 in singles play this season. Miley then lifted the Golden Eagles to a 3-0 advantage with a 6-0, 6-2 win at the No. 3 spot. After Kansas City made it a 3-2 dual, Arina Sorokina earned a three-set victory to clinch the dual, 4-3, for ORU with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 5.  
 
Up Next: ORU will visit Western Illinois Saturday, April 9.
 
The Results 
Match: Oral Roberts 4, Kansas City 3
 
Doubles competition
 
1. Aliksandra Lebedeva/Reagan Miley (ORUW) def. Michela Xibilia/Ana Timofeyeva (KCR) 6-4
2. Luna Morini/Arina Sorokina (ORUW) def. Grace Ball/Eva Kresovic (KCR) 6-3
3. Oleksandra Nahurska/Flavia Gutierrez (ORUW) vs. Laura Munoz-Baroja/Riddhi Sharma (KCR) 5-4, unfinished
 
Singles competition
 
1. Oleksandra Nahurska (ORUW) def. Grace Ball (KCR) 6-1, 6-1
2. Michela Xibilia (KCR) def. Aliksandra Lebedeva (ORUW) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. Reagan Miley (ORUW) def. Laura Munoz-Baroja (KCR) 6-0, 6-2
4. Ana Timofeyeva (KCR) def. Luna Morini (ORUW) 7-5, 6-2
5. Arina Sorokina (ORUW) def. Riddhi Sharma (KCR) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
6. Tuana Tinaztepe (KCR) def. Zere Iskakova (ORUW) 6-1, 6-3
 
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