University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, March 17
Tulsa, Okla.
1:00 p.m. Central
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Photo by: Wesley Dean
Women's Tennis takes 4-3 loss at Oral Roberts
3/17/2023 9:23:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Tulsa, Okla. -- Tommie Women's Tennis pulled out several close battles but just missed the ultimate payoff Friday in a 4-3 road loss at Oral Roberts.
Both teams came into the match with three 4-3 defeats already on their records. So it's no surprise this match went down to the wire.
The Golden Eagles (4-9 overall, 1-1 Summit) won the Nos. 3-4-5-6 singles matches to claim the team win.
St. Thomas (1-8, 0-2) -- which fell 6-1 at home to Oral Roberts last season -- won Friday's doubles point with a pair of 7-5 wins that gave them a 2-1 team edge. Olivia Paradise and Shrichandrakala Tentu won at No. 2, and Naisha Srivastav and Jannah ElNemr won at No. 3.
Marthe Degeorges rallied for a three-set comeback win at first singles. ElNemr was pushed to brink before winning in three sets at No. 2 singles. But the final point proved elusive for the Purple in yet another 4-3 defeat.
Next Up
St. Thomas plays Sunday at home against Kansas City with an 11 a.m. start at Bloomington Lifetime's 98th Street facility.
Did You Know?
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ORU 4, St. Thomas 3
Doubles
1. Chara Grammatikaki/Luna Morini (ORUW) def. Nicole Snezhko/Monterey Knewtson (UST) 6-1
2. Olivia Paradise/Shrichandrakala Tentu (UST) def. Reagan Miley/Sasha Lebedeva (ORUW) 7-5
3. Naisha Srivastav/Jannah ElNemr (UST) def. Arina Sorokina/Zere Iskakova (ORUW) 7-5
Singles
1. Marthe Degeorges (UST) def. Sasha Lebedeva (ORUW) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
2. Jannah ElNemr (UST) def. Chara Grammatikaki (ORUW) 7-5, 2-6, 7-5
3. Luna Morini (ORUW) def. Olivia Paradise (UST) 6-1, 6-2
4. Reagan Miley (ORUW) def. Shrichandrakala Tentu (UST) 7-5, 6-2
5. Arina Sorokina (ORUW) def. Nicole Snezhko (UST) 7-6, 6-2
6. Zere Iskakova (ORUW) def. Naisha Srivastav (UST) 6-2, 6-4
Both teams came into the match with three 4-3 defeats already on their records. So it's no surprise this match went down to the wire.
The Golden Eagles (4-9 overall, 1-1 Summit) won the Nos. 3-4-5-6 singles matches to claim the team win.
St. Thomas (1-8, 0-2) -- which fell 6-1 at home to Oral Roberts last season -- won Friday's doubles point with a pair of 7-5 wins that gave them a 2-1 team edge. Olivia Paradise and Shrichandrakala Tentu won at No. 2, and Naisha Srivastav and Jannah ElNemr won at No. 3.
Marthe Degeorges rallied for a three-set comeback win at first singles. ElNemr was pushed to brink before winning in three sets at No. 2 singles. But the final point proved elusive for the Purple in yet another 4-3 defeat.
Next Up
St. Thomas plays Sunday at home against Kansas City with an 11 a.m. start at Bloomington Lifetime's 98th Street facility.
Did You Know?
- Degeorges moved to 5-4 in singles in the dual-meet season, while ElNemr moved to 4-4.
- The Toms have won the doubles point in three of nine matches.
- Sunday's opponents Kansas City is 1-0 in the Summit after last week's 5-2 road win obver Omaha. The Roos scored a 7-0 home win over the Tommies last season.
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ORU 4, St. Thomas 3
Doubles
1. Chara Grammatikaki/Luna Morini (ORUW) def. Nicole Snezhko/Monterey Knewtson (UST) 6-1
2. Olivia Paradise/Shrichandrakala Tentu (UST) def. Reagan Miley/Sasha Lebedeva (ORUW) 7-5
3. Naisha Srivastav/Jannah ElNemr (UST) def. Arina Sorokina/Zere Iskakova (ORUW) 7-5
Singles
1. Marthe Degeorges (UST) def. Sasha Lebedeva (ORUW) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
2. Jannah ElNemr (UST) def. Chara Grammatikaki (ORUW) 7-5, 2-6, 7-5
3. Luna Morini (ORUW) def. Olivia Paradise (UST) 6-1, 6-2
4. Reagan Miley (ORUW) def. Shrichandrakala Tentu (UST) 7-5, 6-2
5. Arina Sorokina (ORUW) def. Nicole Snezhko (UST) 7-6, 6-2
6. Zere Iskakova (ORUW) def. Naisha Srivastav (UST) 6-2, 6-4
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
166
Sasha Lebedeva / 0 [ORU]
643
#2 Singles Match
123
727
Chara Grammatikaki / 0 [ORU]
565
#3 Singles Match
12
12
Luna Morini / 0 [ORU]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
52
Reagan Miley / 0 [ORU]
76
#5 Singles Match
12
62
Arina Sorokina / 0 [ORU]
76
#6 Singles Match
12
24
Zere Iskakova / 0 [ORU]
66
Players Mentioned
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