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Gophers Fall to No. 35 Tulsa
4/8/2017 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
Tulsa, Okla. - No. 35 Tulsa defeated the University of Minnesota by a score of 6-1 Saturday afternoon in the final non-conference match of the season for the Maroon and Gold.
The Gophers are now 10-10 overall on the 2017 spring season and 2-4 in Big Ten play.
Doubles
The first match of the day to finish was in the No. 2 spot where Rongrong Leenabanchong and Mahitha Dadireddy took down the Minnesota pair of Annemarie Emme and Tina Kreinis 6-2.
Tulsa then clinched the doubles point with a Martina Okalova and Vera Ploner 6-4 victory over Caroline Ryba and Cammy Frei from the No. 3 position.
The No. 1 spot featuring Mehvish Safdar and Caitlyn Merzbacher taking on Ksenia Laskutova and Mahitha Dadireddy was left unfinished with Minnesota duo leading 4-3.
Singles
The Golden Hurricane took a 2-0 lead when Marcelina Cichon began singles play with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Merzbacher in the No. 5 spot.
The next match to finish was the No. 2 spot where Kreinis fell 6-2, 6-2 to Leenabanchong then Tulsa clinched the win when Dadireddy defeated Maja Vujic 6-3, 6-2 in the No. 3 spot.
Emme then fell in the No. 4 spot to Martina Okalova 6-2, 6-2 but then Ryba picked up Minnesota's point from the No. 1 spot. The junior faced Laskutova, picking up a 6-1 win in the first set then falling in the second set 4-6. The two battled until Ryba won the third set 10-8. This marked Ryba's tenth victory of the dual match season.
The day ended with the No. 6 spot where Camila Vargas Gomez took on Vera Ploner. After falling in the first set 7-5, Vargas Gomez won the second set 7-5. The sophomore ended up falling in the final set 10-0.
Up Next
The Gophers will return to Baseline Tennis Center for the last time this season as they host Purdue Friday, April 14 at 3 p.m. and Indiana Sunday, April 16 at 11 a.m. You can follow all of the action this year on the Minnesota Women's Tennis Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#35 Tulsa 6, Minnesota 1
Apr 08, 2017 at Tulsa, Okla. (Michael D. Case Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Caroline Ryba (MINN) def. Ksenia Laskutova (TLSW) 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)
2. R. Leenabanchong (TLSW) def. Tina Kreinis (MINN) 6-2, 6-2
3. Mahitha Dadireddy (TLSW) def. Maja Vujic (MINN) 6-3, 6-2
4. Martina Okalova (TLSW) def. Annemarie Emme (MINN) 6-2, 6-2
5. Marcelina Cichon (TLSW) def. Caitlyn Merzbacher (MINN) 6-2, 6-1
6. Vera Ploner (TLSW) def. Camila Vargas Gomez (MINN) 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (10-0)
Doubles competition
1. Ksenia Laskutova/Mahitha Dadireddy (TLSW) vs. Mehvish Safdar/Caitlyn Merzbacher (MINN) 3-4, unfinished
2. R. Leenabanchong/Martha Matoula (TLSW) def. Annemarie Emme/Tina Kreinis (MINN) 6-2
3. Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (TLSW) def. Caroline Ryba/Cammy Frei (MINN) 6-4
Match Notes
Minnesota 10-10
Tulsa 17-6; National ranking #35
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (5,2,3,4,1,6)
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