Box Score The Basics
ORU 2024 Record: 0-5
Match: ORU 3 – Saint Louis 4
Location: Springfield, Missouri

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Oral Roberts women's tennis team fell to Saint Louis, 4-3, on Tuesday afternoon in a neutral site match in Springfield, Missouri.

Saint Louis controlled doubles winning on Court 2 and Court 3 as Court 1 ended unfinished.

Sasha Lebedeva, Arina Sorokina, and Cassie Cervantes defeated their opponents in singles play to earn three points for ORU. Lebedeva came away with a victory on Court 1 winning 7-5 and 6-1. Sorokina won her matchup on Court 2 finishing 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. Freshman Cassie Cervantes won her first singles match of her Golden Eagle career defeating her opponent 6-2, 4-6, 7-7 on Court 4. Saint Louis, however, controlled Courts 3, 5, and 6 as the Billikens finished with a 4-2 victory.

Up Next: ORU hit the road as they prepare for a road matchup at Tarleton State on Friday, February 9th at 1:00 p.m.

The Results

Match: Oral Roberts 3, Saint Louis 4

Order of Finish:
Doubles – 3, 2
Singles – 5, 6, 1, 3, 2, 4

Doubles Competition
 
1. Ksenila Aleshina/Elizabeth Mintusova (SLU) vs. Arina Sorokina/Chara Grammatikaki (ORU) 6-5 (UF)
2. Norhan Hesham/Nicolly Ferreira (SLU) def. Sasha Lebedeva/Reagan Miley (ORU) 6-4
3. Emmerson White/Fiorella Duran (SLU) def. Cassie Cervantes/Annelise Deer (ORU) 6-4
 
Singles Competition
 
1. Sasha Lebedeva (ORU) def. Elizabeth Mintusova 7-5, 6-1
2. Arina Sorokina (ORU) def. Norhan Hesham (SLU) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
3. Nicolly Ferreira (SLU) def. Reagan Miley (ORU) 7-5, 6-1
4. Cassie Cervantes (ORU) def. Kseniia Aleshina (SLU) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6
5. Sandra Gines (SLU) def. Annelise Deer (ORU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Emmerson White (SLU) def. Abby Wise (ORU) 6-1, 6-2


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