Cowgirls Defeat Tulsa to Cap Hurricane Invite

TULSA, Okla., – It was a strong day on the courts for the Wyoming Cowgirls as they closed play at the Tulsa Hurricane Invitational. The Cowgirls began the day by finishing up the doubles portion of their match against Southeast Missouri, which they played singles with Saturday. Wyoming closed the day with a win over host-Tulsa to end the invite.

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Wyoming won the doubles point against Southeast Missouri, finalizing a 6-1 win over the Redhawks. The doubles team of Silver Bijlsma and Violetta Borodina won at No. 1, 6-0. At No. 3, Serina Abriola and Anastasiia Kochelaevskaia, clinched the point with a 6-3 win.

Against the Golden Hurricane, the Cowgirls opened by winning a thriller in doubles play. UW again got victories at No. 1 and 3 in doubles. Bijlsma and Borodina won convincingly, 6-2 at No. 1, while at the third position, Abriola and Kochelaevskaia took a hard-fought 7-5 victory.

In singles, the Cowgirls clinched the match with Tulsa thanks to wins at spots one, two and three to open singles play. Kochelaevskaia won 6-4 and 7-5 at No. 1 while at No. 2, Bijlsma took a solid 6-2, 6-4 win in her contest. Finally at three, Borodina won her matchup, 7-5 and 6-3.

"Today each girl on the courts played gritty, Cowgirl tough tennis," said Head Coach Dean Clower.

"The girls were extremely disciplined and quite-simply, just outfought Tulsa. Tulsa is always a top-40 team year in and year out so this was a good win. Tulsa is always well coached in doubles and singles so it took a lot to break through them on many of the lines "Diesel" might not be happy but the team is getting a steak dinner tonight!"

Next up, Wyoming has a bit of break in action before coming to Laramie for its first home matches of the season. The Cowgirls will host Minnesota at 10 a.m., February 7 before facing Idaho at 11 a.m., the following day in Laramie.

Wyoming vs. Southeast Missouri
Jan. 17-18, 2026 in Tulsa, Okla.

Wyoming 6, SEMO 1
Doubles competition
1. Bijlsma/Borodina (WYO) def. Zemtsova/Tadoum 6-0
2. Bajorek/Mayerova def. Ceinos/Mashabayeva (WYO) 6-2
3. Abriola/Kochelaevskaia (WYO) def. Kozakova/Demunck 6-3

Singles competition
1. Kochelaevskaia (WYO) def. Zemtsova 6-3, 6-1
2. Borodina (WYO) def. Bajorek 6-4, 6-3
3. Bijlsma (WYO) def. Tadoum 6-2, 6-2
4. Ceinos (WYO) def. Semunck 6-3, 6-2
5. Abriola (WYO) def. Kozakova 2-6, 6-1 and 10-3
6. Mayerova def. Young (WYO) 6-1, 6-2

Wyoming at Tulsa
Jan. 18, 2026 in Tulsa, Okla.
Doubles competition
1. Bijlsma/Borodina (WYO) def. Basson/Wilmot 6-2
2. Alonzo/Santos def. Ceinos/Mashabayeva (WYO) 6-3
3. Abriola/Kochelaevskaia (WYO) def. McKenzie/Ndungano 7-5

Singles competition
1. Kochelaevskaia (WYO) def. Basson 6-4, 7-5
2. Bijlsma (WYO) def. Santos 6-2, 6-4
3. Borodina (WYO) def. Alonzo 7-5, 6-3
4. Baba def. Mashabayeva (WYO) 4-6, 6-2 and 1-0
5. Asalcra def. Abriola (WYO) 6-2, 6-4
6. Ndungano won via injury default