Sooners Fall 6-1 to TCU

March 22, 2008

FORT WORTH, Texas - The University of Oklahoma women's tennis team (7-6, 0-2) fell 6-1 to TCU (10-4) Saturday, March 22, at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.

"It was a tough match," Johnson said. "You have to give credit to TCU; they are a great team. We just did not play well."

Oklahoma dropped behind early when they fell at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles spots.

The Sooners lone doubles win came from Elena Antakova and Christi Baxley. The duo defeated Nina Munch-Soegaard and Katariina Tuohimaa 8-7 (1).

"I thought Elena and Christi played well," OU head coach Mark Johnson said. "They really competed hard and did what they needed to do to finish the match."

In singles action, freshman Maria Kalashnikova earned Oklahoma its lone win and ended Tuohimaa's nine-match win streak.

Kalashnikova defeated the freshman in three sets. The Tbilisi, Georgia, lost the first set 2-6 before bouncing back to take the next two, 7-5, 10-6.

"It was a great win and a great match for Maria," Johnson said. "She really played well."

The Sooners will return to the courts Friday, March 28, when they travel to Lawrence, Kan., to take on the Jayhawks. Matches will begin at 11 a.m.

For updates on women's tennis, check SoonerSports.com.

No. 19 TCU (10-4) def. Oklahoma (7-6), 6-1

Singles
1. No. 67 Nina Munch-Soegaard (TCU) def. Chelsea Orr (OU) 7-6(1), 6-2
2. Macall Harkins (TCU) def. Elena Antakova (OU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Maria Kalashnikova (OU) def. Katariina Tuohimaa (TCU) 2-6, 7-5, 10-6
4. Kewa Nichols (TCU) def. Christi Baxley (OU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Idunn Hertzberg (TCU) def. Tara Eckel (OU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Maria Babanova (TCU) def. Brittany Baldy (OU) 6-2, 6-2

Order of Finish: 5, 2, 4*, 1, 6, 3

Doubles
1. No. 12 Harkins/Sydorska (TCU) def. Constantinescu/Orr (OU) 8-4
2. Antakova/Baxley (OU) def. Munch-Soegaard/Tuohimaa (TCU) 8-7(1)
3. Babanova/Hertzberg (TCU) def. Eckel/Kalashnikova (OU) 8-6

Order of Finish: 1, 3*, 2

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