Women's Tennis Soars to 6-1 Win Over Tulsa

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HOUSTON, Texas — Rice women's tennis scored a 6-1 victory over Tulsa on Tuesday at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.

Doubles: The Owls took the initiative to start the match, scoring a quick 6-1 victory at the first position from graduate senior Chie Kezuka and senior Federica Trevisan. At court two, junior Saara Orav and sophomore Darya Schwartzman soon clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win.

Singles: After the Golden Hurricane tied the match with a win at the sixth position, Rice reeled off five straight victories on the remaining courts. Freshman Divna Ratkovic put the Owls back in front with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles. Trevisan then held on in a second-set tiebreak for a 6-2, 7-6 (5) victory. Schwartzman earned the clinching point for Rice at the second position, winning in three sets, 6-0, 2-6, 6-0. Playing all matches to their conclusion, Kezuka extended Rice's lead with a 6-4, 7-5 win at the fourth position. Orav then became the fourth Owl to win both their doubles and singles match, taking her match at the fifth position in three sets, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3.

Head coach Elizabeth Schmidt: "Today was a solid team win. We played a good doubles point and got out to a fast start in singles. But credit to Tulsa for turning some matches around in the second sets and really pushing us to step up and close out some very tight matches. Proud of the team's grit and toughness that we displayed today."

Up Next: Rice concludes its homestand with a pair of home matches next weekend. The Owls will host North Texas on Friday, March 29, at 1 p.m. (CT), before facing off against No. 48 Charlotte on Sunday, March 31, at 11 a.m. (CT). Rice will also host a neutral match between North Texas and Charlotte on Saturday, March 30, at 11 a.m. (CT).

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