Cowgirls Drop Golden Hurricane in Tulsa, 4-1

Sunday, February 5

Tulsa, OK

1 p.m.

Oklahoma State University

Tulsa

Photo by: Bruce Waterfield

February 05, 2017 | Cowgirl Tennis

TULSA, Okla. – The fifth-ranked Oklahoma State women's tennis team won its sixth-straight match Sunday afternoon, as it knocked off Tulsa, 4-1, at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center to move to 6-0 on the season.

The Cowgirls picked up their sixth doubles point of the season on Sunday with wins on courts one and three. The 11th-ranked OSU tandem of Vladica Babic and Carla Tur Mari struck first with a 6-3 victory over Tulsa's Ksenia Laskutova and Martina Okalova.

Cowgirls Lena Ruppert and Sofia Blanco clinched the team point with a 6-3 win over Tulsa's Marcelina Cichon and Mahitha Dadireddy on No. 3. Going back to last season, OSU has clinched 39 of its last 40 doubles points.

OSU quickly jumped out to a 3-0 lead with singles wins from freshman Lena Ruppert and senior Carla Tur Mari.

Ruppert continued her winning ways with a 6-1, 6-4 triumph over Marcelina Cichon at the No. 6 spot. The win marks the freshman's fifth straight, moving her to 14-2 on the year. In five appearances, Ruppert has still yet to surrender a set in her dual career.

Shortly after Ruppert's victory, Tur Mari finished off a 6-4, 6-2 win over Martina Okalova on court four to remain undefeated in dual action as well. The senior is now 12-3 overall for the season and 3-0 in dual contests with three-straight wins under her belt.

The Cowgirls couldn't tally their sixth sweep of the year, as sophomore Sofia Blanco came up short on No. 5 to Martha Matoula, 6-2, 6-3.

For the second time in the last three matches, senior Viktoriya Lushkova clinched the win for the Cowgirls. After grinding out a 6-4 first-set win over Tulsa's Ksenia Laskutova, Lushkova swept the second, 6-0, to put the Cowgirls on top. The victory pushes Lushkova's team-leading career win total to 85, while moving her record on the season to 13-4.

Cowgirls Katarina Adamovic and Vladica Babic each had first-set advantages when the match was suspended. On court three, Babic led 4-1, in the second after posting a 6-4 first-set win. After taking the first set, 6-2, on No. 2, Adamovic trailed, 5-3, in the second.

The Cowgirls will face their toughest test yet this upcoming week, as they travel to New Haven, Conn., to compete at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships. Action is set to begin Friday and run through Monday. Draws for the event will be released later this week.

No. 5 Oklahoma State 4, Tulsa 1
Feb. 5, 2017 | Michael D. Case Tennis Center | Tulsa, Okla.
Doubles | Order of finish: 1, 3
No. 1: No. 11 Babic/Tur Mari (OSU) def. Laskutova/Okalova (TU) 6-3
No. 2: Leenabanchong/Matoula (TU) vs. Lushkova/Adamovic (OSU) 5-3, unf.
No. 3: Blanco/Ruppert (OSU) def. Cichon/Dadireddy (TU) 6-3

Singles | Order of finish: 6, 4, 5, 1
No. 1: No. 11 Viktoriya Lushkova (OSU) def. Ksenia Laskutova (TU) 6-4, 6-0
No. 2: R. Leenabanchong (TU) vs. No. 68 Katarina Adamovic (OSU) 2-6, 5-3, unf.
No. 3: Mahitha Dadireddy (TU) vs. No. 29 Vladica Babic (OSU) 4-6, 1-4, unf.
No. 4: No. 32 Carla Tur Mari (OSU) def. Martina Okalova (TU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 5: Martha Matoula (TU) def. No. 106 Sofia Blanco (OSU) 6-2, 6-3
No. 6: Lena Ruppert (OSU) def. Marcelina Cichon (TU) 6-1, 6-4