Women's Tennis Closes Fall with Strong Showing at Tulsa Invitational
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Women's Tennis Closes Fall with Strong Showing at Tulsa Invitational
By: James Hill (@jameshillpr) - Associate AD of Communications
TULSA, Okla. â The North Texas women's tennis team closed out its fall slate in impressive fashion, collecting 23 victories on the court over three days at the Tulsa Invitational, highlighted by a perfect Sunday in singles competition.
The Mean Green finished the weekend 15-3 in singles and 8-0 in contested doubles matches against competition from Tulsa, Wichita State and Oral Roberts. UNT also received a doubles walkover Sunday to finish with nine doubles victories overall.
Seniors Lou Chalard and Lilly Schultz, freshman Maya Chen, and sophomore Giuliana Ciangherotti led the charge, each posting a perfect 3-0 singles record. The quartet combined for 12 singles victories, including five matches decided by shutouts in individual sets.
Chalard delivered one of the weekend's most impressive performances, dropping just three games across her first two singles matches. She opened with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Oral Roberts' Cecilia Franzin on Friday before cruising past Wichita State's Giorgia Roselli, 6-2, 6-0, on Saturday. The senior capped her weekend with a comeback victory over Tulsa's Coral Valle, rallying from a set down to win 1-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Chen was equally dominant, surrendering just seven games across six sets. After opening with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Oral Roberts' Sunny Youn, the freshman posted consecutive 6-0, 6-0 shutouts against Natalia Perez and Mia Jaramillo to complete her undefeated weekend.
Schultz and Ciangherotti also swept their singles matches. Schultz opened the tournament with a three-set comeback victory over Oral Roberts' Mia Jaramillo, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, before posting a 6-0, 6-0 shutout of Chase Holloway on Saturday. She closed her weekend with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Milana Bozhko.
Ciangherotti was equally impressive, dropping just 16 games across her six sets. The sophomore opened with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Bozhko before defeating Claudia Pinera, 6-3, 6-2, and Franzin, 6-4, 6-2, to complete her unbeaten weekend.
Sophomore Ujin Batsukh added a pair of singles wins, including a straight-set victory over Tulsa's Erin McKenzie on Friday, while senior Carolina Laydner bounced back from two hard-fought losses to close the weekend with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Oral Roberts' Annelise Deer.
North Texas was particularly impressive in doubles competition, where its three pairings went undefeated in matches played. Chalard and Schultz secured victories over Oral Roberts and Tulsa before receiving a walkover Sunday. Laydner and Chen, along with Batsukh and Ciangherotti, each finished 3-0, with the latter duo surrendering just four games across three matches.
The Mean Green saved their best collective performance for the final day, sweeping all six singles matches without dropping a set and winning both contested doubles matches.
Meanwhile, freshman Zimora McKnight represented North Texas at the ITA Sectional Championships in Fort Worth. McKnight pushed Illinois' Elizabeth Isyanov to three sets in her opening match before falling 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. She concluded her tournament with a hard fought 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) loss to Nebraska's Maria Taranova in consolation play.
The weekend marked the conclusion of North Texas' fall competition as the Mean Green turn their attention to the spring dual-match season.
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