HOUSTON, Texas – In the final scheduled match of the regular season, The University of Tulsa women's tennis team lost to No. 54 Rice, 4-3, Saturday afternoon at the George R. Brown Tennis Center. The No. 29 Golden Hurricane finished the 2016 regular season with an overall 18-4 record.
To begin doubles play, Katherin Ip and Emily Smith (No. 1) defeated Ksenia Laskutova and Renata Kuricova, 6-2, to take a 1-0 doubles point lead. The Hurricane would battle back to tie the doubles point score at 1-1 as Rongrong Leenabanchong teamed up with Martha Matoula (No.