Arkansas Falls to Tulsa, 4-1

TULSA, Okla. – The No. 62 Arkansas women’s tennis team (3-5) dropped its match to Tulsa (10-3), falling 4-1 on Monday afternoon at Michael D. Case Tennis Center.

Tulsa took the lead after grabbing the doubles point with victories on courts two and three. The Golden Hurricane struck first as Naranjo/Velasquez claimed a 6-1 win over No. 78 Anet Koskel/Grace O’Donnell. Tulsa secured the point after a 6-1 victory from Basson/Wilmot against Jimena Gomez/Katarina Pavlechova. The match on court one went unfinished, with the duo of Olga Bienzobas/Carolina Gomez leading No. 46 Berlanga/Hutchings, 5-3.

The Golden Hurricane carried their momentum into singles play, winning the first set on four courts. On court one, No. 99 Berlanga bested No. 93 C. Gomez 6-3, 6-1, while Velasquez took down Koskel, 6-2, 6-3, on court three. The Razorbacks responded with Pavlechova defeating Singh, 6-2, 6-2. Tulsa clinched the match on court four, with O’Donnell falling to Wilmot, 4-6, 6-7 (1) to end the match.

The Hogs travel to College Station, Texas to take on No. 6 Texas A&M in the team’s second conference match of the season on Friday, Feb. 28 at 5 p.m.

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