TULSA, Okla. – Coming off an exciting 4-3 win over Oral Roberts on Saturday, the Mercer women's tennis team dropped fell twice to Tulsa on Sunday.
 
The Bears dropped its first match 7-0 before falling 4-0 in the second match of the day. In the first match of the day, the Bears dropped two doubles matches, 6-4. Mercer looked to bounce back in singles action, as they had No. 2 singles and No. 3 singles go to three sets.
 
How It Happened
Match 1
SINGLES (Order: 1, 3, 4, 2, 5, 6)
1. #52 Martina Okalova def. Maeva Roquebert, 6-2, 6-2
2. Shura Poppe def. Alara Hollyfield, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
3. Vera Ploner def. Mary Courville, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
4. Laia Conde Monfort def. Marie Mottet, 6-2, 6-0
5. Lian Benedejcic def. Lauren Rich, 6-1, 6-0
6. Marina Davtyan def. Anna Sovic, 6-3, 6-3
DOUBLES (Order: 2, 1, 3)
1. #40 Okalova/Ploner def. Roquebert/Courville, 6-4
2. Monfort/Hopton def. Rich/Mottet, 6-2
3. Poppe/Elodie Foster def. Hollyfield/Mourville, 6-4

Match 2
SINGLES (Order: 1, 2, 4, 3)
1. #52 Martina Okalova def. Alara Hollyfield, 6-1, 6-4
2. Shura Poppe def. Maeva Roquebert, 6-3, 6-4
3. Laia Conde Monfort def. Mary Courville, 6-3, 6-1
4. Vera Ploner def. Marie Mottet, 6-2, 6-1
5. Elodie Foster vs. Lauren Rich, 4-0 Unfinished
6. Megan Hopton vs. Ericka Chavarria, 6-3 Unfinished
 
Up Next
The women's team will travel to Atlanta, Ga. to take on Georgia Tech on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The Bears and Yellow Jackets will place at the Byers Tennis Complex. The match is set to start at 4 p.m.