Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Drop Second Straight Match
March 01, 2004 | Cowgirl Tennis
Oklahoma State's women's tennis team fell to Boston College 5-2 at the UNLV Women's Spring Invitational at the Fertittia Tennis Complex in Las Vegas, Nev.
The Cowgirls (2-2, 0-0) have lost two consecutive matches to even their overall season record.
For the second consecutive match, OSU was unable to pick up a team point in doubles play, winning two out of three contests. All three doubles matches were tightly contested.
At the No. 1 position, seniors Katya Kolodynska and Jana Karaskova fell to Nida Waseem and Emily Hellberg, 8-6. Freshmen Lauren Simmons and Jennifer Poskitt also fell in the No. 3 position to Lindsey Nash and Szilvia Szegedi, 9-8.
The lone Cowgirls doubles victory came at the No. 2 position where junior Ines Furtmayr and sophomore Zana Masnic dropped BC's Emily Yeomans and Ali Ashley, 8-2.
OSU's singles woes continued as the Cowgirls dropped four out of six matches for the second straight contest. Kolodynska and Furtmayr were the only Cowgirls to notch a point for the team.
At the No. 1 singles position, Kolodynska defeated Szegedi in straight sets, 7-5, 6-2 to remain perfect on the season. Furtmayr followed suit at the No. 3 position, dispatching Ashley 7-5, 6-2.
At the No. 4 position, Masnic was unable to overcome a late surge by BC's Morgan Landes, falling 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. Simmons was defeated at the No. 5 position by Nash in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5.
The match was clinched for the Lady Eagles at the No. 6 position where Hellberg defeated Poskitt, 6-4, 6-1. With the match already decided, Karaskova retired against Waseem at the No. 2 singles slot.
The Cowgirls will return to action tomorrow when they square off against
