TULSA, Okla. - Oral Roberts University swept doubles play and never looked back, defeating UALR, 5-2, Saturday in women's tennis action at the Case Tennis Complex. ORU is now 1-0 on the year.

The victory is ORU's first against UALR.

The Golden Eagles set the tone by sweeping the three doubles matches. In the top spot, Iryna Khatsko and Marizanne Bouwer handled Yana Kakovkina and Michaela McShane, 8-3. The score was even more lopsided at the second spot, where Lina Semenova and Hailey Martin won an 8-2 decision over Viktoriya Plyuta and Alina Kolegova, 8-2. At the third spot, ORU again won, with Tori Dollar and Kristin Gray beating Nina Yates and Veronique Luksich, 8-4.

With the doubles point in hand, ORU turned their attention to singles. Khatsko claimed the top flight match, 6-2, 6-2, and the Eagles were off and running.

But UALR (0-1) won the next two spots. Plyuta bested Martin, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the second flight, and Luksich won the No. 3 match, 6-0, 6-2, over Semenova.

The Golden Eagles showed their superior depth, however, in the last three flights. Bouwer outlasted McShane at No. 4, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, and Gray came from behind to beat Kolegova, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. In the sixth spot, Dollar also won a three-setter, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 over Yates.

Khatsko, Bouwer, Gray and Dollar all won two matches for ORU in the victory.

Chris Milliron's club returns to the Case Complex tomorrow, when they take on the University of Tulsa. First serve is on the books for 4 pm CT.