Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Stumble at BYU, Lose 6-1
March 15, 2005 | Cowgirl Tennis
Oklahoma State's women's tennis was unable to get anything going against regional foe Brigham Young, falling 6-1 at the BYU Indoor Tennis Facility on Monday.
“We really struggled to get good production today,” said head coach Julius Lubicz-Majewski. “When you are playing a team that is as talented as BYU, you really have to perform well if you are going to have a chance to win. They are the top team in our region and demonstrated why today.”
OSU (4-7, 1-3) fell behind early after getting swept in doubles play. OSU has lost the early lead in all seven of their losses this season.
BYU (11-2, 1-0) kept the pressure on the Cowgirls, winning the next five individual matches to take a 6-0 lead.
Freshman standout Iryna Tkachenko was able to avoid the sweep by picking up a hard fought victory at No. 1 singles. The country's 93 rd ranked individual downed Lauren Jones in the tie-breaking third set, 6-2, 6-7, 10-2.
“Iryna continues to perform very well for us at the No. 1 singles and doubles slots,” Lubicz-Majewski said. “She is a key component to us being successful and is having an outstanding year so far.”
The Cowgirls return to action on Saturday to face
SINGLES:
1. No. 93 Iryna Tkachenko (OSU) def. Lauren Jones(BYU) 6-2,6-7(10-2)
2. Olga Boulytcheva(BYU) def. Jana Kubicikova(OSU) 6-0,6-1
3. Anastasia Surkova(BYU) def. Zana Masnic(OSU) 6-1,6-1
4. Jenny Miccoli(BYU) def. Lauren Simmons(OSU) 6-2,6-3
5. Dolly Chang(BYU) def. Jessica Collins(OSU) 6-3,6-3
6. Rebecca Pike(BYU) def. Jennifer Poskitt(OSU) 6-1,6-3
DOUBLES:
1. Surkova/Miccoli(BYU) def. Tkachenko/Kubicikova(OSU) 8-5
2. Jones/Chang(BYU) def. Collins/Simmons(OSU) 8-3
3. Boulytcheva/Holden(BYU) def. Sandra Blajer/Masnic(OSU) 8-0
