TULSA, Okla. – Led by a strong performance on the final day of competition, the UNT women’s tennis team finished its fall season over the weekend at the Tulsa Invite.
The Mean Green posted a 6-3 record overall on the final day of competition, including an impressive 5-1 mark in singles play, as they closed out what has been a successful inaugural fall season under first year head coach Amanda Stone.
UNT took on players from Central Arkansas and future American Athletic Conference opponents Wichita State and Tulsa and posted a 10-17 overall record in the tournament.
On day three, UNT got singles victories from Stanislava Shulzhenko, Olivia Malm, Lou Chalard, Olivia Halvorsen and Carolina Laydner.
In addition, the Mean Green got an extremely successful weekend in doubles play from the combination of Olivia Halvorsen and Nformi Stadfany. The duo combined to go 3-0 on the weekend, winning 6-2 over UCA, 7-5 over Wichita State and 6-3 over Tulsa.
Overall, UNT got seven singles wins in the tournament, led by two each from Halvorsen and Laydner.
The competition closes out what was a strong fall for the Mean Green that saw UNT post an overall record across all tournaments of 80-64, including a 57-43 mark in singles play.
The Mean Green now will turn their attention to the spring dual schedule where they will compete in The American for the first time in program history.
Doubles Day One Results
Nonoyama/Kazama (UCA) def. Laydner/Shulzhenko (UNT) (7-6 [7-4])
Hamanaga/Vimuktananda (UCA) def. Chalard/Malm (UNT) (7-6 [7-4])
Halvorsen/Stadfany (UNT) def. Shigemasu/Miyakawa (UCA) (6-2)
Singles Day One Results
Natsumi Kurahashi (WSU) def. Stanislava Shulzhenko (UNT) (6-3, 6-4)
Xin Tong Wang (WSU) def. Olivia Malm (UNT) (6-7, 6-4, 6-4)
Theodora Chantava (WSU) def. Nformi Stadfany (UNT) (6-1, 7-5)
Kristina Kudryavtseva (WSU) def. Lou Chalard (UNT) (6-2, 0-6, 6-0)
Jessica Anzo (WSU) def. Olivia Halvorsen (UNT) (6-4, 6-4)
Giorgia Roselli (WSU) def. Carolina Laydner (UNT) (3-6, 6-2, 6-1)
Doubles Day Two Results
Kurahashi/Wang (WSU) def. Laydner/Shulzhenko (UNT) (6-3)
Kudryavtseva/Anzo (WSU) def. Chalard/Malm (UNT) (6-1)
Halvorsen/Nformi (UNT) def. Roselli/Whitaker (WSU) (7-5)
Singles Day Two Results
Maria Berland Bandera (TU) def. Stanislava Shulzhenko (UNT) (6-3, 6-2)
Oleksandra Nahurska (TU) def. Olivia Malm (UNT) (7-6 [7-3], 6-2)
Ana Naranjo Martinez (TU) def. Nformi Stadfany (UNT) (6-0, 7-5, 6-3)
Lily Hutchings (TU) def. Lou Chalard (UNT) (6-1, 6-3)
Olivia Halvorsen (UNT) def. Saniya Singh (TU) (6-1, 6-7 [4-7], 6-4)
Carolina Laydner (UNT) def. Sofiia Zhylchuk (TU) (6-2, 6-0)
Doubles Day Three Results
Berlanga/Hutchings (TU) def. Laydner/Shulzhenko (UNT) (6-2)
Naranjo/Singh (TU) def. Chalard/Malm (UNT) (6-4)
Halvorsen/Stadfany (UNT) def. Nonoyama/Kazama (TU) (6-3)
Singles Day Three Results
Stanislava Shulzhenko (UNT) def. Vichitraporn Vimuktananda (UCA) (6-0, 6-7 [7-5], 10-8)
Olivia Malm (UNT) def. Sumomo Hamanaga (UCA) (2-6, 6-2, 10-4)
Fuka Nonoyama (UCA) def. Nformi Stadfany (UNT) (6-1, 6-7 [5-7], 10-1)
Lou Chalard (UNT) def. Konomi Miyakawa (UCA) (6-1, 6-1)
Olivia Halvorsen (UNT) def. Seohyun Park (UCA) (6-1, 6-3)
Carolina Laydner (UNT) def. Harune Shigemasu (UCA) (6-1, 6-2)