Women’s Tennis Sweeps Season Opening Doubleheader

Wednesday, January 18

New Orleans

3 PM CT

Tulane University

New Orleans

Women’s Tennis Sweeps Season Opening Doubleheader

Jan 18, 2017 | Women's Tennis

Green Wave knock off both McNeese, UNO

MCNEESE BOX | UNO BOX

NEW ORLEANS – The 2017 edition of the Tulane women's tennis team started the spring season off on the right foot, sweeping its Wednesday doubleheader by knocking off McNeese State, 4-1, followed by a 4-0 win vs UNO. Both Naz Karagoz and Elena Muller recorded straight-set victories in both their singles matches today, while two different freshmen in Christina Sisti and Isabelle Entenza played the roles of clincher.

"The biggest thing I saw was a lot of comradery and that's something we've discussed all year, so it was nice to see everybody working on the same page and together as a unit," Tulane head coach Terri Sisk stated. "Obviously it's nice to get two wins. Saw some nerves out there today and that's to be expected with the first match, but overall I thought we executed very well under pressure and I definitely think it's moving in the right direction."

Muller shone bright on court four in the season opening double-header, first winning 6-0, 6-1 vs McNeese's Charoline Erlandsson, before cruising against UNO's Brittany Johnson, 6-2, 6-2. Meanwhile, Karagoz, kicking off the year on court one, followed close behind in terms of singles dominance, winning by a combined margin of 25-7.

In her dual season debut, Sisti made it a memorable one, clinching the opener with a 6-3, 6-4 win over McNeese's Vivien Borbely. Then in the second match, Entenza made the most of her debut by defeating UNO's Yasmine Rashad, 6-4, 6-2.

Lastly, Wave cruised in doubles as well, taking the early 1-0 advantage in both match-ups. Both pairings of Sade Atkinson/Sofia Kurtz and Christina Sisti/Kyla Klier notched 2-0 days.

Up next, Tulane will hit the road to Belmont University on Friday, Jan. 20, at 5 p.m. CT, followed by a showdown at Eastern Kentucky on Sunday at 9 a.m.

Green Wave Results
Tulane 4, McNeese 1
Singles competition – 4, 3, 1, 5
1. Naz Karagoz (TLN) def. Giovanna Fioretti (MCN) 7-5, 6-0
2. Kyla Klier (TLN) vs. Sarah Jurakova (MCN) 6-3, 5-2, unfinished
3. Hannah Brett (MCN) def. Sade Atkinson (TLN) 6-4, 6-4
4. Elena Muller (TLN) def. Charoline Erlandsson (MCN) 6-0, 6-1
5. Christina Sisti (TLN) def. Vivien Borbely (MCN) 6-3, 6-4
6. Sofia Kurtz (TLN) vs. Stella Carra (MCN) 7-6 (7-3), 3-2, unfinished
Doubles competition – 2, 3
1. Elena Muller/Naz Karagoz (TLN) vs. Sarah Jurakova/Giovanna Fioretti (MCN) 4-5, unfinished
2. Sade Atkinson/Sofia Kurtz (TLN) def. Hannah Brett/Charoline Erlandsson (MCN) 6-3
3. Kyla Klier/Christina Sisti (TLN) def. Stella Carra/Vivien Borbely (MCN) 6-3

Tulane 4, New Orleans 0
Singles competition – 1, 4, 6
1. Naz Karagoz (TLN) def. Yurina Asai (UNO) 6-1, 6-1
2. Kyla Klier (TLN) vs. Trang Dao (UNO) 6-2, 5-3, unfinished
3. Sade Atkinson (TLN) vs. Anja Luethi (UNO) 6-2, 3-6, 1-1, unfinished
4. Elena Muller (TLN) def. Brittany Johnson (UNO) 6-2, 6-2
5. Christina Sisti (TLN) vs. Claudette Gilhespie (UNO) 6-4, 3-4, unfinished
6. Isabelle Entenza (TLN) def. Yasmine Rashad (UNO) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition – 1, 2, 3
1. Naz Karagoz/Elena Muller (TLN) def. Yasmine Rashad/Yurina Asai (UNO) 6-0
2. Sade Atkinson/Sofia Kurtz (TLN) def. Anja Luethi/Trang Dao (UNO) 6-4
3. Christina Sisti/Kyla Klier (TLN) def. Claudette Gilhespie/Brittany Johnson (UNO) 6-4