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NEW ORLEANS (SMU) – Juniors Ana Perez-Lopez and Liza Buss won their second-straight doubles match, but SMU dropped its neutral-site conference matchup against No. 23 Tulsa, 4-0, Friday in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Buss and Perez-Lopez earned a 6-4 win over Tulsa's Tamara Kupkova and Rouxanne Janse van Rensburg, but the Mustangs couldn't overcome the Golden Hurricane. Tulsa took 6-4 wins at both No. 1 and No. 2 to clinch the point.

Karina Traxler led No. 109 Martina Okalova on court two, 6-3, 3-2, but Tulsa claimed three quick wins in singles to take the match. SMU fell at No. 3, 4 and 5 to the Golden Hurricane.

The Mustangs fall to 8-8 for the season but remain in New Orleans to face Tulane tomorrow at 12 p.m.

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SMU 0, No. 23 Tulsa 4
March 23, 2018 – City Park Pepsi Tennis Center (New Orleans, La.)

Doubles

1. Ksenia Laskutova / Martha Matoula (TULSA) def. Karina Traxler / Sarai Monarrez Yesaki (SMU) 6-4
2. Martina Okalova / Vera Ploner (TULSA) def. Tiffany Hollebeck / Anzhelika Shapovalova (SMU) 6-4
3. Liza Buss / Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) def. Tamara Kupkova / Rouxanne Janse van Rensburg (TULSA) 6-4

Singles

1. Liza Buss (SMU) vs. No. 75 Ksenia Laskutova (TULSA) 4-6, 2-3 unfinished
2. Karina Traxler (SMU) vs. No. 109 Martina Okalova (TULSA) 6-3, 3-2 unfinished
3. Martha Matoula (TULSA) def. Anzhelika Shapovalova (SMU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Tamara Kupkova (TULSA) def. Ana Perez-Lopez (SMU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Vera Ploner (TULSA) def. Sarai Monarrez Yesaki (SMU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Charline Anselmo (SMU) vs. Shura Poppe (TULSA) 3-6, 5-3 unfinished