The Basics
ORU 2024 Record:Â 7-14
Match: ORU 0 – No. 52 Denver 4
Location:Â Des Moines, Iowa
DES MOINES. Iowa – The Oral Roberts women's tennis team's season came to a close Friday morning as the Golden Eagles fell, 4-0, to the first seed Denver Pioneers from Roger Knapp Tennis Center.
ORU and Denver faced off in Colorado just seven days ago as the Pios defended their home court with a 7-0 victory.
Denver secured the doubles point this morning after capturing a 6-1 win on court two and following up with a 6-3 win on court three.
In singles play, Denver continued to attack. The Golden Eagles put up a fight inside Roger Knapp Tennis Center, but ultimately fell, 4-0, after the Pios claimed wins on courts six, one, and three.
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All-Summit League Honorable Mention,
Arina Sorokina, was in a back-and-forth match with Denver's Britt Pursell. After falling 6-2 in the first set, Sorokina fought back and was ahead 4-3 before the match was abandoned due to Denver reaching the required four points.
The Results
Match:Â Oral Roberts 0, No. 52 Denver 4
Doubles Competition
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1. Andrea Beltran/Britt Pursell (DEN) vs.
Chara Grammatikaki/
Arina Sorokina (ORU) 5-3, UF
2. Caroline Driscoll/Louise Wikander (DEN) def.
Sasha Lebedeva/
Reagan Miley (ORU) 6-1
3. Alice Otis/Claudia Martinez (DEN) def.
Zere Iskakova/
Cassie Cervantes (ORU) 6-3
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Singles Competition
1. Andrea Beltran (DEN) def.
Sasha Lebedeva (ORU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Britt Pursell (DEN) vs.
Arina Sorokina (ORU) 6-2, 3-4, UF
3. Caroline Driscoll (DEN) def.
Chara Grammatikaki (ORU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Louise Wikander (DEN) vs.
Reagan Miley (ORU) 6-0, 3-2, UF
5. Alice Otis (DEN) vs.
Zere Iskakova (ORU) 6-3, 5-2, UF
6. Claudia Martinez (DEN) def.
Cassie Cervantes (ORU) 6-1, 6-0
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