Rice University
Tulsa
Rice Edged By Tulsa
2/3/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 3, 2007
TULSA, Okla. -- On their first road trip of the season, the Rice women were edged by Conference USA foe Tulsa 4-3 in dual-match action on Saturday in Tulsa, Okla.
The Golden Hurricane took the early lead with a sweep of doubles, then moved ahead 3-0 with wins at two and six singles. Dominique Karas got the Owls on the scoreboard with her 6-3, 6-3 victory against Eleonora Kuruc at the five position. With three matches going to third sets, Tulsa earned the team win when Santie Delport held off the Owls' Tiffany Lee in a 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 decision.
Rice freshmen Julie Chao and Rebecca Lin added to the Owls' tally with wins at No. 1 and No. 4 singles, respectively. Chao defeated Kindsay Grimes 5-7, 6-3, 10-5, and Lin won a 4-6, 6-4 7-6 (5) thriller against Thalia Diaz-Barriga.
The Owls (2-2) continue their stay in Tulsa on Sunday, taking on No. 45 Oklahoma State at 9:30 am.
Results
No. 53 Tulsa 4, No. 64 Rice 3
Doubles
1. Delport/Marta Marcinkowska (TU) def. Lee/Chao (RU), 8-6
2. Grimes/Zabaleta (TU) def. Lin/Karas (RU), 8-3
3. Diaz-Barriga/Zeng (TU) def. Braid/Dao (RU), 8-6
Singles
1. Julie Chao (RU) def. Kindsay Grimes (TU), 5-7, 6-3, 10-5
2. Carla Zabaleta (TU) def. Christine Dao (RU), 6-3, 6-2
3. Santie Delport (TU) def. Tiffany Lee (RU), 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
4. Rebecca Lin (RU) def. Thalia Diaz-Barriga (TU), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
5. Dominique Karas (RU) def. Eleonora Kuruc (TU), 6-3, 6-3
6. Agostina Santoro (TU) def. Emily Braid (RU), 6-0, 6-3
Order of Finish: D2, D3, D1, S2, S6, S5, *S3, S1, S4
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