Harding Women's Tennis Falls 6-3 at No. 41 Southeastern Oklahoma

DURANT, Okla. – Harding women's tennis saw its three-match winning streak end Saturday as the Lady Bisons lost for the first time in four Great American Conference matches with a 6-3 loss to No. 41 Southeastern Oklahoma.

Harding dropped to 11-5 overall and 3-1 in conference. Southeastern moved to 14-2 overall and 5-0 in the GAC.

Harding earned one point in doubles. The Lady Bisons' No. 1 team of Piper Huey and Laura Golubic won their ninth straight match, defeating Alexsandra Reljic and Darija Catipovic, the No. 4-ranked doubles team in the Central Region, 9-7. Golubic and Huey are 17-4 this season, including 12-3 in dual matches and 4-0 in GAC matches.

Singles wins came from Golubic at No. 2 and from Gabriella Alves at No. 3. Golubic won her fourth straight and her first against a regionally ranked opponent. She defeated Anna Buikakian, ranked 13th in Central Region singles, 6-4, 7-6. Alves improved to 11-2 overall with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 win at No. 3.

Harding's next match is Monday at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Lady Bisons will host Arkansas Tech on Tuesday in GAC play on Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Tennis Match Results
Harding vs Southeastern Okla.
Apr 08, 2017 at Durant, Okla.
(Southeastern Tennis Complex)

#41 Southeastern Okla. 6, Harding 3

Singles competition
1. Alexsandra Reljic (SOSU) def. Piper Huey (HU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Laura Golubic (HU) def. Anna Buiukian (SOSU) 6-4, 7-6
3. Gabriella Alves (HU) def. Samantha Coquinos (SOSU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
4. Darija Catipovic (SOSU) def. Brittany Smyser (HU) 6-0, 6-4
5. Maria Martinez (SOSU) def. Arielle Butler (HU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Luisa Auffarth (SOSU) def. Emily Faulkner (HU) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Piper Huey/Laura Golubic (HU) def. Alexsandra Reljic/Darija Catipovic (SOSU) 9-7
2. Anna Buiukian/Samantha Coquinos (SOSU) def. Gabriella Alves/Brittany Smyser (HU) 8-2
3. Maria Martinez/Luisa Auffarth (SOSU) def. Emily Faulkner/Milou Dalmolen (HU) 8-2

Match Notes:
Harding 11-5, 3-1
Southeastern Okla. 14-2, 5-0; National ranking #41; Regional ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,2,3,4,5,6)

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Players Mentioned

Gabriella Alves: Junior

Arielle Butler: Senior

Emily Faulkner: Junior

Laura Golubic: Junior

Piper Huey: Senior

Brittany Smyser: Junior

Milou Dalmolen: 5' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Gabriella Alves
: Junior

Arielle Butler
: Senior

Emily Faulkner
: Junior

Laura Golubic
: Junior

Piper Huey
: Senior

Brittany Smyser
: Junior

Milou Dalmolen
: 5' 4"; Freshman