DURANT, Oklahoma – The Ouachita Baptist University women's tennis team lost to 37th-ranked Southeastern Oklahoma State on Saturday on the road by a final score of 6-1.
It was the final match for the Tigers away from Arkadelphia for the regular season. Ouachita takes on Henderson State across the street this Friday, April 15, and then hosts Texas A&M-Texarkana on Saturday for the regular season finale.
Ouachita's lone point in Saturday's match came in sixth position singles. After being blanked in the first set, Ali May responded with a pair of convincing wins in one of two three-set matchups. Olivia Gaston pushed her third position singles match up to a third set. In doubles, Taylor Hansard and Makeilah Turner put up a good fight in third position doubles, ultimately falling in a tiebreaker.
Doubles
- Vanessa Cozamanis & Sara Gonzalez (SE) def. Austynn Crocker & Shelly Davilus (OUA) 6-0
- Georgia Hosking & Skye Royall (SE) def. Gaston & Clarisa Valenzuela (OUA) 6-1
- Rhythm Aswal & Chantal Lozano (SE) def. Hansard & Turner (OUA) 7-6 (7-4)
Singles
- Royall (SE) def. Crocker (OUA) 6-4, 6-1
- Vanessa Nitu (SE) def. Turner (OUA) 6-1, 7-5
- Gonzalez (SE) def. Gaston (OUA) 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
- Elizaveta Tregubova (SE) def. Valenzuela (OUA) 6-2, 6-4
- Hosking (SE) def. Davilus (OUA) 6-0, 6-2
- May (OUA) def. Cozamanis (SE) 0-6, 6-0, 6-2
