TULSA, Okla. – The University of Tulsa women's tennis senior and 86th-nationally ranked singles player Saana Saarteinen dropped a 6-3, 6-2 decision to Arkansas's 21st-ranked singles player Yuliya Lysa in the opening round of the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Singles Championship at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
Saarteinen finished her career with an overall 88-44 singles record, and a 77-40 career doubles mark. Her 88 singles wins place her eighth on TU's career singles leaders list, and her 86th national ranking in singles play is the highest ranking reached by a Tulsa women's player this season.