Tulane Women’s Tennis Drops First Road Match of the Year at Tulsa, 6-1

Friday, February 11

Tulsa, OK

3:00 P.M.

Tulane University

University of Tulsa

Tulane Women’s Tennis Drops First Road Match of the Year at Tulsa, 6-1

Feb 11, 2022 | Women's Tennis

TULSA, Okla. – The Tulane University women's tennis team (3-2) fell in its first road match of the season as it took a 6-1 loss against fellow American Athletic Conference member Tulsa (6-1) on Friday.

"We had a slow start in doubles and Tulsa was very aggressive the entire match," head coach Maria Brito said. "We definitely started better in singles, and we had some great opportunities that we didn't capitalize on. I was very proud of the way we competed and fought the entire match. It was a lot closer than the score indicated, but we need to take advantage of our opportunities."

After the Green Wave dropped the doubles point, junior Lahari Yelamanchili continued her stellar start to the season in singles action picking up the first point of the day for Tulane defeating Maria Berlanga 6-3, 6-3. Mackenzie Clark took 94^th-ranked Laia Conde Monfort to the brink falling in a tiebreaker in the second set while Kristen Borland picked up a win in her first set before coming up short in the third set against Valeryia Rozenkova.

"Tulsa is one of the best teams in our conference and in the nation so when you have those chances you have to execute," Brito said.

Up next, the Green Wave travels north to Wichita, Kansas, to face the Wichita Shockers on Sunday. The match between Tulane and the Shockers will begin at 9 a.m. at the Wichita Country Club.

Tulsa (6-1) defeated Tulane (3-2), 6-1
Feb. 11, 2022, in Tulsa, Okla.
Michael D. Case Tennis Center

Doubles

Rozenkova/Berlanga (Tulsa) def. Clark/Borland (Tulane) 6-2
Monfort/Poppe (Tulsa) def. Yelamanchili/Russell (Tulane) 6-3
Hutchings/Naranjo (Tulsa) def. Theis/Lavery (Tulane) 6-4

Order of Finish – 1,3*,2
*Clinched the doubles point

Singles

#94 Laia Conde Monfort (Tulsa) def. Mackenzie Clark (Tulane) 4-6, 7-5, (10-7)
Lahari Yelemanchili (Tulane) def. Maria Berlanga (Tulsa) 6-3, 6-3
Shurra Poppe (Tulsa) def. Adelaide Lavery (Tulane) 6-3, 6-2
Valeryia Rozenkova (Tulsa) def. Kristen Borland (Tulane) 0-6, 6-2, 6-3
Lily Hutchings (Tulsa) def. Jiayun Zhu (Tulane) 6-4, 6-4
Leonor Oliveira (Tulsa) vs Brooke Theis (Tulane) 6-0, 6-1

Order of Finish – 6,2,3,5^,1,4
^Clinched the overall match

DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL TULANE ATHLETICS APP
Download the official mobile app of Tulane Athletics. Now, you can stay in touch with the Green Wave anytime and anywhere on your Android or iOS mobile device.

FOLLOW THE GREEN WAVE
Follow Tulane women's tennis on Twitter and Facebook (@GreenWaveWTenn), as well as Instagram (@TulaneWTennis) for behind-the-scenes coverage of the program.

WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.