Women’s Tennis Closes Fall Season with Strong Showing at Hurricane Invite

TULSA, Okla. – Led by a perfect weekend on the court from Matilde Morais, North Texas women's tennis finished out their fall season with a solid performance over the weekend in the Hurricane Invite.

Morais, who played with teammate Jasmine Adams in doubles action, went 3-0 in doubles matchups as well as 2-0 in singles play to help UNT post a 14-9 overall record on the weekend.

"We capped of one of the most successful fall seasons with a lot of great performances in both singles and doubles this weekend," head coach Sujay Lama said. "We have a come a long way since the first practice. Each one of our players have improved a lot. We have a very tight knit team that is tenacious on the court. It's super exciting to go into the off season with momentum and optimism for what's to come this spring."

The Mean Green went 9-6 in singles action and posted a 5-3 record in doubles play as a team, playing matches against Central Arkansas, Wichita State and host Tulsa.

UNT started the weekend with a 6-3 win in doubles action by Morais and Adams as well as five singles victories against WSU.

Adams (6-4, 6-4), Morais (6-4, 7-5), Olivia Malm (6-3, 6-3), and Olivia Halvorsen (6-1, 6-0) all won their matchups in straight sets. Additionally, Kexuan Zhou was able to grab a thrilling comeback win 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to round out a solid opening day. In total, the Mean Green defeated the Shockers in six of the nine total matches.

On Saturday, UNT found a similar fate as they posted seven wins in nine contests against UCA.

The combinations of Morais and Adams (7-6 [4]), Gloria Alogo Piqueras and Malm (7-5) and Halvorsen and Zhou (6-1) all won their respective matchups for a perfect 3-0 record in doubles play.

In the singles matchups, Adams, Alogo, Morais and Malm all won in straight sets against the Bears.

The final day of competition saw UNT face off with a solid Tulsa team, with Adams and Morais pulling off the lone win for the Mean Green against the Golden Hurricane 7-5. In total, the Mean Green posted a 1-4 record against the host school.

As a team this fall, the Mean Green posted an impressive overall record of 104-57 across all matches. UNT went 30-15 in doubles play and 74-42 in singles in a strong fall semester.

The Mean Green will return to the courts on Jan. 13 when they open the spring season in Fort Myers, Florida against Miami of Ohio.

Day One Results

Adams/Morais (UNT) def. Kong/Kurahashi (WSU) 6-3
Anzo/Kudryavtseva (WSU) def. Alogo/Malm (UNT) 6-1
Chantava/Hamilton (WSU) def. Halvorsen/Zhou (UNT) 6-3
Jasmine Adams (UNT) def. Lingwei Kong (WSU) 6-4, 6-4
Natsumi Kurahasi (WSU) def. Gloria Alogo Piqueras (UNT) 7-5, 6-2
Matilde Morais (UNT) def. Kristina Kudryavtseva (WSU) 6-4, 7-5
Olivia Malm (UNT) def. Clara Whitaker (WSU) 6-3, 6-3
Kexuan Zhou (UNT) def. Theodora Chantava (WSU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Olivia Halvorsen (UNT) def. Ting-An Chen (UCA) 6-1, 6-0

Day Two Results

Alogo/Malm (UNT) def. Hamanga/Lee (UCA) 7-5
Adams/Morais (UNT) def. Gledic/Kazama (UCA) 7-6 [4]
Halvorsen/Zhou (UNT) def. Miyakawa/Ross (UCA) 6-1
Jasmine Adams (UNT) def. Konomi Miyakawa (UCA) 6-1, 6-2
Gloria Alogo Piqueras (UNT) def. Sumomo Hamanaga (UCA) 6-4, 6-0
Matilde Morais (UNT) def. Maja Gledic (UCA) 6-2, 6-2
Olivia Malm (UNT) def. Nanoka Kazama (UCA) 6-0, 6-1
Ting-An Chen (UCA) def. Kexuan Zhou (UNT) 6-2, 7-5, 7-5
Harriet Hamilton (WSU) def. Olivia Halvorsen (UNT) 6-4, 6-4

Day Three Results

Adams/Morais (UNT) def. Hutchings/Naranjo (Tulsa) 6-4
Nahurska/Benedejcic (Tulsa) def. Halvorsen/Malm (UNT) 7-5
Lily Hutchings (Tulsa) def. Jasmine Adams (UNT) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
Oleksandra Nahurska (Tulsa) def. Gloria Alogo Piqueras (UNT) 6-1, 6-7, 6-1
Myroslava Zelenchuk (Tulsa) def. Olivia Malm (UNT) 6-4, 6-2

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