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Cowgirl Tennis Plucks Jayhawks, 6-1
March 16, 2003 | Cowgirl Tennis
March 16, 2003
STILLWATER, Okla. (OSU Athletics
The Cowgirls received consistent play from both singles and doubles play to notch their second conference win of the season.
OSU (7-3 overall, 2-3 Big 12) got off to a good start against Kansas (6-7 overall, 2-4 Big 12) by picking up the doubles point.
At the No. 1 position, the 20th ranked duo of senior Linda Faltynkova and junior Katya Kolodynska held on to a close victory over Courtney and Kristen Steinbock, 9-7.
Kansas evened things up when Paige Brown and Emily Haylock defeated senior Erin Pauchnik and freshman Zana Masnic at the No. 2 doubles position, 8-4.
The Cowgirls locked up the doubles point with a victory at the No. 3 slot. Senior Kate Vasylyeva and sophomore Ewa Radzikowska dominated Luiza Loureiro and Grisell Granados en route to a 8-3 victory.
OSU would go on to win five out of six singles matches for the overall victory.
Faltynkova started things off by picking up a victory over Courtney Steinbock at the No. 1 singles position, 6-3. Stienbock could not finish due to injury, defaulting the second set.
Vasylyeva picked up the next team point for the Cowgirls, defeating KU's Brown in straight sets at the No. 2 singles slot, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
The lone Jayhawk point came when Haylock defeated Kolodynska at the No. 3 position, 6-4, 6-4.
The Cowgirls got consistent play from their bottom three positions, sealing the days victory. Radzikowska dominated Christin Skoda, 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 4 position.
Masnic came from behind to win in a super tie breaker over KU's Kim Lorenz, (5-7), 6-0, 10-2. Sophomore Ines Furtmayr rounded out the days scoring for the Cowgirls by defeating Kristen Steinbock at the No. 6 position in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0.
Both coaches elected to allow a No. 7 singles player to scrimmage against each other. Cowgirl senior Gorana Marsic easily defeated Granados, 8-1.
The victory over Kansas gave the Cowgirls their second conference win of the year, breaking a three match losing streak.
Oklahoma State returns to action on Wednesday when they travel to Boston, Mass. to take on Harvard. The Cowgirls are 1-3 all time versus the Ivy League school. OSU has not lost a non conference match this year. The match is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.
