Women's Tennis Falls Short at SMU

Sunday, February 17

Dallas, Texas

Noon

Tulane University

SMU

Photo by: Parker Waters

Feb 17, 2019 | Women's Tennis

DALLAS - The Tulane women's tennis team came up short, dropping a 7-0 road match against American Athletic Conference foe SMU on Sunday afternoon.

In doubles, Tulane (4-6) grabbed a 4-3 advantage at the No. 1 position, but SMU (4-3) earned breaks at No. 2 and No. 3 before pulling away to score victories on both courts and secure the first team point of the match.

The Green Wave had trouble establishing any momentum in singles play, as the Mustangs surrendered just seven games in the first set across all six courts, before closing out each court in straight sets to complete the shutout.

Tulane remains on the road with a trip to Birmingham, Ala. next weekend, beginning with a road tilt at Samford on Saturday, February 23 at noon. The Green Wave will then play at UAB on Sunday at noon.

SMU 7, Tulane 0

Singles competition
1. Liza Buss (SMU) def. Elena Muller (TULANE) 6-3, 6-0
2. Vivienne Kulicke (SMU) def. Laura Fabrizi (TULANE) 6-1, 6-3
3. A. Shapovalova (SMU) def. Daniela La Fuente (TULANE) 6-2, 7-5
4. Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) def. Christina Sisti (TULANE) 6-0, 6-2
5. Karina Traxler (SMU) def. Adelaide Lavery (TULANE) 6-0, 6-1
6. Katherine Jakeway (SMU) def. Alex Alegre (TULANE) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Liza Buss/A. Shapovalova (SMU) vs. Elena Muller/Ivone Alvaro (TULANE) 3-4, unfinished
2. Vivienne Kulicke/Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) def. Daniela La Fuente/Laura Fabrizi (TULANE) 6-3
3. Karina Traxler/Tiffany Hollebeck (SMU) def. Alex Alegre/Adelaide Lavery (TULANE) 6-2

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,2,5,1,6,3)

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