Brink goes 3-0 on the weekend in singles action

* University of Wyoming Athletics media relations release

TULSA, Okla., -- The Wyoming tennis team completed competition at the Tulsa Hurricane Invite Sunday, closing play with the doubles’ portion of its match against Montana State, which began Saturday and ending with a match against host-Tulsa.

The Golden Hurricanes defeated the Cowgirls 6-1 Sunday morning. Noesjka Brink continued her strong play over the weekend, as she picked up the Cowgirls’ lone win against Tulsa. Brink defeated Shura Poppe 6-3 and 7-6 to pick up her third singles victory of the invite. Brink has won all four of her singles’ matches to begin dual play this season.

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In doubles’ play against Montana State, the Cowgirls responded after losing 4-of-6 on the singles’ side of play Saturday, to sweep all three doubles matchups against the Bobcats to take that point. MSU would win the two-day match, 4-3.

The tandem of Maria Oreshkina and Ida Krause defeated the Bobcats’ Van Baelen and Cuquerella at the No. 1 spot. While Brink and Mihaela Kaftanova at No. 2 and Ana Fernandez and Lucia Malinak at No. 3, won 6-3 and 6-4, respectively.

The Cowgirls close out their opening few days of play in the Sooner State with a trip to No. 19 Oklahoma Monday, January 17 at 4 p.m., Mountain Time.

Wyoming at Tulsa
1/16/22 at the Tulsa Hurricane Invite in Tulsa, Okla.

Tulsa 6, Wyoming 1
Doubles Competition
1. Rozenkova/Berlanga (Tulsa) def. Oreshkina/Krause (Wyoming) 6-0
2. Monfort/Poppe (Tulsa) def. Kaftanova/Brink (Wyoming) 6-1
3. Hutchings/Martinez (Tulsa) def. Fernandez/Malinak (Wyoming) 6-3

Singles Competition
1. Laia Conde Monfort (Tulsa) def. Maria Oreshkina (Wyoming) 6-4, 6-2
2. Noesjka Brink (Wyoming) def. Shura Poppe (Tulsa) 6-3, 7-6 (6)
3. Maria Berlanga (Tulsa) def. Ida Krause (Wyoming) 6-1, 6-0
4. Valeryia Rozenkova (Tulsa) def. Ana Fernandez 6-4, 6-4
5. Lian Benedejcic (Tulsa) def. Lucia Malinak (Wyoming) 6-3, 6-3
6. Leonor Oliveira (Tulsa) def. Serina Abriola (Wyoming0 6-2, 6-4