Women's Tennis Edged by No. 19 Tulsa

Sunday, April 6

Louisville, Ky.

10:00 AM

University of Louisville

TULSA

April 06, 2014 | Women's Tennis

April 6, 2014

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The No. 49-ranked University of Louisville women's tennis fell 4-3 to No. 19-ranked Tulsa in a match that came down to a three-set match at No. 3 in a dramatic finish Sunday afternoon at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

"This is probably the toughest loss I have had as the women's head coach ," said U of L head coach Mark Beckham. "I felt like we put ourselves in a very good position to beat No. 19 Tulsa but just didn't finish off games and sets the way we needed to against a Top 20 team."

U of L handled the Golden Hurricane with little resistance during the doubles point. Manuela Velasquez and Rebecca Shine rolled 8-3 at No. 1. But the Hurricane pushed back, when Renata Kuricova and Marcelina Cichon defeated Olivia Boesing and Becky Bodine 8-5 to tie. Julia Fellerhoff and Elle Stokes squared off against Dobby Leenabanchong and Carol Benito with the doubles point on the line and won by tiebreaker 8-7 (3).

The Cardinals struck first in singles when Rebecca Shine dispatched Dobby Leenabanchong 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2. Tulsa put its first point on the board when Carol Benito blanked Cassie Pough 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6. Julia Fellerhoff took the Cards up 3-1 with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Renata Kuricova.

Tulsa scored a win at No. 5 when Maria Sant'Anna took down Becky Bodine 6-2, 6-1. The Hurricane tied at three points when Elle Stokes lost her three setter 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 to Marcelina Cichon at No. 4.

Tied at three, the match came down to the match at the No. 3 court. Manuela Velasquez fell 7-6 in a lengthy first set but came back to win the second set 6-4. Cichon took the third set and match with a 6-1 score.

The Cardinals stay home for the last regular match this Friday for Senior Day when they face Marshall at 4 p.m. at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

Tennis Match ResultsTulsa vs LouisvilleApr 06, 2014 at Louisville, Ky.(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)#19 Tulsa 4, #49 Louisville 3Singles competition1. Julia Fellerhoff (LOU) def. Renata Kuricova (TLS) 6-4, 6-22. Rebecca Shine (LOU) def. Dobby Leenabanchong (TLS) 6-1, 6-03. Marcelina Cichon (TLS) def. Manuela Velasquez (LOU) 7-6, 4-6, 6-14. Saana Saarteinen (TLS) def. Elle Stokes (LOU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-15. Maria Sant'Anna (TLS) def. Becky Bodine (LOU) 6-2, 6-16. Carol Benito (TLS) def. Cassie Pough (LOU) 6-0, 6-0
 Doubles competition1. Rebecca Shine/Manuela Velasquez (LOU) def. Renata Kuricova/Marcelina Cichon (TLS) 8-32. Julia Fellerhoff/Elle Stokes (LOU) def. Dobby Leenabanchong/Carol Benito (TLS) 8-63. Maria Sant'Anna/Saana Saarteinen (TLS) def. Olivia Boesing/Becky Bodine (LOU) 8-5
Match Notes:Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,6,1,5,4,3)