Oklahoma Drop 5-2 Decision to UNLV

Wednesday, March 16

Las Vegas, Nev.

10:30 AM

University of Oklahoma

UNLV

March 16, 2016 | Women's Tennis

By: Athletics Communications

⁵⁹UNLV

Oklahoma

Results

LAS VEGAS – The Oklahoma women's tennis team fell to No. 59 UNLV, 5-2, on the road Wednesday.

The Sooners (5-7) began the day by winning the doubles point inside the Fertitta Tennis Complex. Sophomore duo Malene Stripp and Simran Sethi finished first, losing their match at No. 3, 6-1, to UNLV's Iren Kotseva and Paola Artiga.

Oklahoma's Zita Engbroks and Christiana Brigante prevented the doubles point loss, beating Anna Bogoslavets and Mercedes Lopez Velez, 6-1, at No. 2. The clinching point came on court one, when sophomore Lily Miyazaki and senior Emma Devine beat the Rebels' Carol ZiYang and Aiwen Zhu, 6-3.

The Rebels (16-0) took the first three singles matches. At No. 6, Stripp fell to UNLV's Kotseva, 6-2, 6-2. On court four, Brigante dropped a 6-3, 6-4 decision to UNLV's Bogoslavets. OU's No. 84 Devine was defeated, 6-3, 6-2, by Zhu.

Oklahoma won at the No. 5 line as Sethi defeated the Rebels' Cristina Moroi, 6-4, 6-2. No. 89 Miyazaki was dropped, 7-6, 6-2, by No. 63 Zi Yang on court one. With the match in hand, the Rebels' capped the victory with a win at the No. 3 line, as UNLV's Paola Artiga beat Mimi Fotopoulos, 4-6, 6-1, 1-0.

The Sooners are back in action Friday as they host Iowa State at 5 p.m. at the Headington Family Tennis Center.

For more information on Oklahoma Women's Tennis, follow the team on Twitter at @OU_WTennis.

RESULTS

DOUBLES

1.Miyazaki/Devine def. Zi Yang/Zhu- 6-3

2. Engbroks/Brigante def. Bogoslavets/Lopez Velez - 6-1

3. Kotseva/Artiga def. Stripp/Sethi - 6-1

Order of finish: 3, 2, 1

SINGLES

1. ⁶³Carol Zi Yang def. ⁸⁹Lily Miyazaki 7-6, 6-2

2. Aiwen Zhu def. ⁸⁴Emma Devine 6-3, 6-2

3. Paola Artiga def. Mimi Fotopoulos 4-6, 6-1, 1-0