March 22, 2008

Miami, Fla. - The University of Tulsa's women's tennis team lost to the No. 44-ranked Florida International University Golden Panthers 5-2 on Saturday morning. The No. 48 Golden Hurricane fell to 13-5 on the season with the loss.

Tulsa picked up its only wins from Alexandra Kichoutkin at the No. 1 position and Rebecca Row at the No. 4 position. Kichoutkin, 16-2, defeated No. 91 Liset Brito, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4. Row moves to 10-6 on the season with her win over Maria Dolores Pazo, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4. Thalia Diaz-Barriga, Carla Zabaleta, Marta Marcinkowska and Agostina Santoro all tasted defeat for the Golden Hurricane. Diaz-Barriga fell to No. 112 Egle Petrauskaite, 6-4, 6-3 at the No. 2 position. At the No. 3 position, Zabaleta was defeated by Marijana Cutuk, 6-4, 6-3. Marcinkowska was dropped by Priscilla Castillo at the No. 5 position, 6-3, 6-3. Santoro fell to Maria Spenceley, 6-4, 6-4.

The Golden Hurricane lost the doubles point after falling at the No. 1 and 2 positions. The pair of Zabaleta/Row was defeated by Dolores Pazo/Castillo, 8-4, while the duo of Diaz-Barriga/Marcinkowska fell to Spenceley/Maria Vallasciani, 8-5. Tulsa won at the No. 3 position by default.

TU returns to the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on Saturday, March 29 against the No. 58 South Alabama Jaguars at 10 a.m.

Singles
1. Alexandra Kichoutkin (TLSW) def. #91 Liset Brito (FIU) 6-3, 0-6, 6-4
2. #112 Egle Petrauskaite (FIU) def. Thalia Diaz-Barriga (TLSW) 6-4, 6-3
3. Marijana Cutuk (FIU) def. Carla Zabaleta (TLSW) 6-4, 6-3
4. Rebecca Row (TLSW) def. Maria Dolores Pazo (FIU) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
5. Priscilla Castillo (FIU) def. Marta Marcinkowska (TLSW) 6-3, 6-3
6. Maria Spenceley (FIU) def. Agostina Santoro (TLSW) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles
1. Maria Dolores Pazo/Priscilla Castillo (FIU) def. Carla Zabaleta/Rebecca Row (TLSW) 8-4
2. Maria Spenceley/Maria Vallasciani (FIU) def. Thalia Diaz-Barriga/Marta Marcinkowska (TLSW) 8-5
3. Alexandra Kichoutkin/Jenna Webster (TLSW) def. No player/No player (FIU), by default