Rice University
Oklahoma State
Cowboys Blank Owls
3/6/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
The eighth-ranked Oklahoma State women's tennis team rode a blistering start in doubles and a strong performance on the back three courts in singles to post a 4-0 win over 64th ranked Rice at the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma on Friday night.
OSU swept to the doubles point with 6-1 wins on courts two and three and then clinched the match with straight-set singles wins on courts four, five and six to improve to 11-2 on the season.
Katherine Ip and Lindsey Hodge both fared well in matches against ranked opponents, each winning their first sets by 6-4 margins before their matches were abandoned after OSU clinched the match.
Ip held a 3-2 lead in the second set against OSU's Kelsey Laurente, who entered the match ranked 80th in the country, while Hodge was tied 2-2 in her second set against 77th ranked Katarina Adamovic.
The Owls will wrap up their weekend Oklahoma swing on Sunday when the take on former C-USA foe Tulsa on Sunday. They return home to host Memphis on March 15.
Tennis Match Results
Rice vs Oklahoma State
3/6/2015 at Stillwater, Okla.
(Greenwood Tennis Center)
#8 Oklahoma State 4, #64 Rice 0
Singles competition
1. #12 Viktoriya Lushkova (OSU) vs. #25 Natalie Beazant (RICE) 6-4, 3-2, unfinished
2. #80 Kelsey Laurente (OSU) vs. Katherine Ip (RICE) 4-6, 2-3, unfinished
3. #77 Katarina Adamovic (OSU) vs. Lindsey Hodge (RICE) 4-6, 2-2, unfinished
4. #105 Vladica Babic (OSU) def. Savannah Durkin (RICE) 6-2, 6-4
5. Carla Tur Mari (OSU) def. Alison Ho (RICE) 6-1, 6-0
6. Maria Alvarez (OSU) def. Solomiya Zinko (RICE) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. #6 Viktoriya Lushkova/Kelsey Laurente (OSU) vs. Natalie Beazant/Liat Zimmermann (RICE) 4-1, unfinished
2. Katarina Adamovic/Vladica Babic (OSU) def. Lindsey Hodge/Alison Ho (RICE) 6-1
3. Carla Tur Mari/Maria Alvarez (OSU) def. Savannah Durkin/Solomiya Zinko (RICE) 6-1
Match Notes:
Rice 4-7; National ranking #64
Oklahoma State 11-2; National ranking #8
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (5,6,4)
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