Stephen F. Austin
Oral Roberts
Ladyjacks Blank ORU 7-0 To Open SLC Play
3/9/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 9, 2014
TULSA, Okla. – The Stephen F. Austin women’s tennis team opened Southland Conference play in convincing fashion, blanking Oral Roberts 7-0 on Sunday afternoon at Case Tennis Center.
"Today we regained our sense of urgency and we gave Oral Roberts no hopes from the beginning until the end of the match,” head coach Roberto Aspillaga said. “That is a mindset we will need to maintain for the rest of the season in order to have a successful conference campaign."
SFA (4-5, 1-0 SLC) captured the doubles point in with three straight victories and carried the momentum in singles play where the Ladyjacks did not drop a set to ORU (1-4, 0-3 SLC) in singles play.
The tandem of freshman Macarena Sedano Acosta and Denise Maxl picked up an 8-2 victory over the Golden Eagles’ Nika Munoz / Mairead Cleary, while the pairings of juniors Malena Gordo and Julia Lorca and seniors Rachel Pierce and Laura Servise each winning their respective matches 8-3.
In singles play, sophomores Valeria Terentyeva and Kateryna Bugayenko joined Acosta, Gordo, Lorca and Maxl, with two-set victories over ORU.
SFA will be back in action on Tuesday, Mar. 11, at Central Arkansas.
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Tennis Match Results
Stephen F. Austin vs. Oral Roberts
Mar 09, 2014 at Tulsa, Okla.
(Case Tennis Center)
Stephen F. Austin 7, Oral Roberts 0
Doubles competition
1. Malena Gordo / Julia Lorca (SFA) def. Melanie Marlin / Marizanne Bouwer (ORU) 8-3
2. Rachel Pierce / Laura Servise (SFA) def. Haley Martin / Ximena Puentes (ORU) 8-3
3. Macarena Sedano Acosta / Denise Maxl (SFA) def. Nika Munoz / Mairead Cleary (ORU) 8-2
Singles competition
1. Denise Maxl (SFA) def. Haley Martin (ORU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Malena Gordo (SFA) def. Marizanne Bouwer (ORU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Julia Lorca (SFA) def. Melanie Marlin (ORU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Valeria Terentyeva (SFA) def. Ximena Puentes (ORU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Macarena Sedano Acosta (SFA) def. Nika Munoz (ORU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Kateryna Bugayenko (SFA) def. Mairead Cleary (ORU) 6-1, 6-2
Match Notes:
Stephen F. Austin 4-5 (1-0 SLC)
Oral Roberts 1-4 (0-3 SLC)
