Tulsa Women’s Tennis Sweeps Louisville, 7-0
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The 37th-ranked Tulsa women’s tennis team earned its eighth sweep of the season with a 7-0 win over Louisville on Saturday afternoon at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center in Louisville, Ky.
The Hurricane (15-5) won all three doubles matches to grab the doubles point.
35th-ranked JoAnne Karaitiana and Alexandra Kichoutkin defeated Mandy Brown and Amelia Harris, 8-3, in the No. 1 position, and Anastasia Erofeeva and Ewa Szatkowska clipped Kaysara Mandry and Jo-Ann Van Aerde, 8-6, in the second flight. Rebecca Row and Michelle Farley completed the sweep with a dominating 8-0 win over Sarah Miller and Stefanie Villajuan in the No. 3 slot.
Tulsa won all six singles matches as well highlighted by Rebecca Row winning her 12th-straight match with a tough three-set, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 1-0 (10-5) win over Ashley Irvin in No. 5 singles.
95th-ranked Alexandra Kichoutkin continued her strong play of late with a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Sarah Miller in the No. 1 position. Anastasia Erofeeva topped Mandy Brown, 6-4, 6-2, in the second flight, while JoAnne Karaitiana knocked off Amelia Harris, 6-0, 6-1, in the No. 3 position.
Ewa Szatkowska defeated Kaysara Mandry, 6-4, 6-2, in No. 4 singles and Michelle Farley came from behind to beat Gabrielle Duncan, 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-2).
The Hurricane returns to the court tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. (ET) against No. 41 Marshall at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
#37 Tulsa 7, Louisville 0
Doubles
1. #35 Karaitiana/Kichoutkin () def. Brown/Harris (UL), 8-3
2. Erofeeva/Szatkowska () def. Mandry/Van Aerde (UL), 8-6
3. Farley/Row () def. Miller/Villajuan (UL), 8-0
Singles
1. #95 Alexandra Kichoutkin () def. Sarah Miller (UL), 6-3, 6-4
2. Anastasia Erofeeva () def. Mandy Brown (UL), 6-4, 6-2
3. JoAnne Karaitiana () def. Amelia Harris (UL), 6-0, 6-1
4. Ewa Szatkowska () def. Kaysara Mandry (UL), 6-4, 6-2
5. Rebecca Row () def. Ashley Irvin (UL), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 1-0 (10-5)
6. Michelle Farley () def. Gabrielle Duncan (UL), 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-2)
Updated 03-29-2010
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