Women's Tennis 1/14/2017 12:00:00 AM

ORU Faced UAPB and TU in Season Opener

The Basics

Match 1: Oral Roberts 6 – Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0
Match 2: Oral Roberts 5 – Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0

Match 1: Oral Roberts 0 – Tulsa 4
Match 2: Oral Roberts 0 – Tulsa 6
Location: Tulsa, Okla. – Case Tennis Center

Tulsa, Okla. - The Oral Roberts women's tennis team beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff and fell to Tulsa on Saturday afternoon at the Case Tennis Center

The Golden Eagles had a strong day against UAPB. Ceijenia Cornelius, Ximena Puentes and Valentina Maya Gisbert swept their way through the singles competition in match one. Jovana Antonijevic, Ceijenia Cornelius and Brenda Mercado Jove swept their opponents in singles competition in match two.

Up Next: ORU continues play against Louisiana Tech and Oklahoma State at the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma on Friday, January 20 at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

The Results

Oral Roberts 6, UAPB 0

Match #1

Doubles competition

1. Antonijevic, Simeonova (ORU) def. Thomas, Shaw (UAPB) 6-0

2. Cornelius, Puentes (ORU) def. Taylor, Lewis (UAPB) 6-0

Singles competition

1. Antonijevic (ORU) def. Shaw (UAPB) 6-1, 6-0

2. Cornelius (ORU) def. Taylor (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0

3. Mercado (ORU) def. Thomas (UAPB) 6-1, 6-0

4. Puentes (ORU) def. Lewis (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0

5. Gisbert (ORU) def. Holmes (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0

Oral Roberts 4, UAPB 0

Match #2

Singles competition

1. Simeonova (ORU) def. Shaw (UAPB) 6-0, 5-0 (unfinished)

2. Antonijevic (ORU) def. Taylor (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0

3. Cornelius (ORU) def. Thomas (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0

4. Gisbert (ORU) def. Lewis (UAPB) 6-0, 6-1

5. Mercado (ORU) def. Holmes (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0

Oral Roberts 0, Tulsa 4

Match #1

Doubles competition

1. Antonijevic, Simeonova (ORU) unfinished Laskutova, Okalova (TU) 4-5

2. Cornelius, Puentes (ORU) lost to Leenabanchong, Matoula (TU) 3-6

3. Mercado, Gisbert (ORU) lost to Dadireddy, Cichon (TU) 1-6

Singles competition

1. Simeonova (ORU) unfinished Shaw (TU) 0-6, 2-5

2. Antonijevic (ORU) unfinished Taylor (TU) 1-6, 3-4

3. Cornelius (ORU) unfinished Thomas (TU) 1-6, 2-4

4. Mercado (ORU) lost to Lewis (TU) 2-6. 1-6

5. Puentes (ORU) lost to Holmes (TU) 1-6, 0-6

6. Gisbert (ORU) lost to Holmes (TU) 0-6, 1-6

Oral Roberts 0, Tulsa 6

Match #2

Singles competition

1. Antonijevic (ORU) lost to Laskutova (TU) 1-6, 1-6

2. Simeonova (ORU) lost to Dadireddy (TU) 1-6, 1-6

3. Mercado (ORU) lost to Leenabanchong (TU) 1-6, 0-6

4. Cornelius (ORU) lost to Matoula (TU) 0-6, 0-6

5. Puentes (ORU) lost to Cichon (TU) 0-6, 0-6

6. Gisbert (ORU) lost to Ploner (TU) 1-6, 0-6

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