TULSA, Okla. – Louisiana Tech closed out its Tulsa road swing, getting a shutout victory over Oral Roberts and falling to No. 21-ranked Oklahoma State on Monday at the Bernis Duke Tennis Center.
 
LA Tech (7-3) made quick work of ORU (1-5), winning the doubles point and then picking up singles wins on courts one, two, and four.
 
The Lady Techsters were up on all three doubles courts, but ended up getting the victories from Leonie Schuknecht/Najah Dawson at No. 1 (6-4) and Olga Bienzobas/Ana Rodrigues at No. 2 (6-3).
 
LA Tech jumped on top in singles as well, winning the first set on all six courts.  The first finisher was Tiffani Nash who won all 12 games to defeat Reagan Miley, 6-0, 6-0 on court four.
 
Providing the third point was Schuknecht at the No. 1 spot where she continued her dominance by besting Sasha Lebedeva, 6-1, 6-1.  The clinching point came from Bienzobas at the No. 2 position, winning 6-4, 6-3 over Chara Grammatikaki. 
 
LA Tech turned around to face one of the top teams in the country in OK State and the Lady Techsters nearing grabbed the opening point in doubles.  Schuknecht/Dawson downed the Cowgirls top duo of Kristina Novak and Alana Wolfberg, 6-4, but OK State picked up wins of 6-3 and 6-4 on courts two and three to go up 1-0 in the match.
 
Schuknecht and Nash each took the opening set of their singles match on courts one and four, respectively, but the Cowgirls clinched the match with straight-set victories at No. 2, No. 5, and No. 6.
 
QUOTABLES
Head coach Amanda Stone
 
"I think we grew a lot this weekend.  Wichita State was a tough lesson to learn.  We fought hard and tried until the very end, but it burns a bit when the other team is a little tougher than you.  I am really proud of the team for letting that set in and responding how we did today.  We handled Oral Roberts like we should have and we let loose and played against Oklahoma State.  All of our doubles looked the best they have and we were in all the points in singles.  If that team can continue to show up, we will be a threat the rest of the season."
 
NOTABLES

• LA Tech improved to 5-2 all-time versus Oral Roberts. The Lady Techsters have won three straight over the Golden Eagles.
• LA Tech recorded its fifth shutout of the season.
• Leonie Schuknecht has won 18 of the 19 sets she has played in singles this spring.
• Leonie Schuknecht improved to 8-0 in dual singles this spring.
• Leonie Schuknecht/Najah Dawson improved to 7-2 in dual doubles this spring.
• Leonie Schuknecht and Najah Dawson defeated Oklahoma State in doubles. It was the first doubles win by a LA Tech duo over a nationally-ranked team since 2016.

UP NEXT
LA Tech will head to the state of Florida to play three matches over the course of four days.  The Lady Techsters will face USF (March 3), Toledo (March 4), and Stetson (March 6).
 
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