Sooners competed in day two of fall opener tournaments in Little Rock, Ark. and Austin, Texas.
Sept. 22, 2012
NORMAN, Okla. -- University of Oklahoma women’s tennis went a combined 2-1 at the University of Texas Invitational and 5-4 Saturday at the Country Club of Little Rock Invitational in Little Rock, Ark.
Freshman Emma Devine recovered from a doubles loss by defeating Iris Verboven (Mississippi) 6-3, 6-4. Hermone Brhane also pulled out a singles win against Marija Milutinovic (Mississippi), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Freshman Zita Engbroks defeated Paige Keating (OM), 6-2, 6-1, before beating Caroline Starck/Elizabeth Ullathorne (Texas Tech), 8-5, with doubles partner Mia Lancaster. Doubles duo, Abbi Melrose and Hermone Brhane (OU) defeated Sandra Dynka/Sofya Malysheva (Texas Tech), 8-3.
Junior Whitney Wofford and sophomore Jane Pinkston competed in the consolation bracket at the University of Texas Invitational. Wofford won two consolation matches, beating Irinka Toidze (WVU), 6-4, 6-4, before dropping Ikktesh Chahal (WVU), 7-6, 5-7, 1-0. Pinkston fell to Leah Fried (Rice), 6-2, 6-1.
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University of Texas Invitational
Day Two Results
Consolation Singles
Leah Fried (Rice) def. Jane Pinkston (OU), 6-2, 6-1
Whitney Wofford (OU) def. Irinka Toidze (WVU), 6-4, 6-4
Whitney Wofford def. Ikktesh Chahal (WVU), 7-6, 5-7, 1-0
Country Club of Little Rock Invitational
Day Two Results
Singles
Second Round
Caroline Rhode-Moe (Mississippi) def Ritchie (OU) 6-3, 6-1
Erin Stephens (Mississippi) def. Lancaster (OU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Julia Jones (Mississippi) def. Melrose (OU) 6-4, 6-1
Devine (OU) def. Iris Verboven (Mississippi) 6-3, 6-4
Brhane (OU) def. Marija Milutinovic (Mississippi) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Engbroks (OU) def. Paige Keating (Mississippi) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
Second Round
Samantha Adams/ Kenna Kilgo (Texas Tech) def. Ritchie/Devine (OU) 8-1
Lancaster/Engbroks (OU) def. Caroline Starck/Elizabeth Ullathorne (Texas Tech) 8-5
Melrose/Brhane (OU) def. Sandra Dynka/Sofya Malysheva (Texas Tech) 8-3