Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Fall Against Virginia Commonwealth, 4-0
April 10, 2005 | Cowgirl Tennis
“Today we did not play as well as we could have,” said head coach Julius Lubicz-Majewski. “
The Cowgirls (5-12, 2-5) started the match off by being swept in the three doubles matches. At No.1, junior Zana Masnic and freshman Iryna Tkachenko put up a good battle before falling to the nation's 16th-ranked tandem, 8-5.
VCU (13-6, 2-1) continued its successful play in singles by picking up victories in the three completed matches.
Masnic was defeated by Olga Borisova at the No. 2 position, 6-2, 6-2. Junior Sandra Blajer fell at the No. 5 spot, 6-2, 6-0. VCU ended the match early when No. 74 Marianna Yuferova downed Tkachenko at the top singles position, 6-4, 6-2.
“Hopefully we will play better tomorrow,” Lubicz-Majewski said. “We are an outdoor team and are looking forward to playing at our home courts after being away for so long.”
OSU returns to action tomorrow with a 10 a.m. contest against
Singles
1. No. 74 Marianna Yuferova (VCU) def. No. 79 Iryna Tkachenko (OSU) 6-4, 6-2
2. Olga Borisova (VCU) def. Zana Masnic (OSU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Lauren Simmons (OSU) vs. Cristina Arribas (VCU) DNF
4. Jennifer Poskitt (OSU) vs. Viktoria Konstantinova (VCU) DNF
5. Vera Petrashevitch (VCU) def. Sandra Blajer (OSU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Jessica Collins (OSU) vs. Alexas Korotkevich (VCU) DNF
Doubles
1. No. 16 Borisova/Yuferova (VCU) def. Tkachenko/Masnic (OSU) 8-5
2. Arribas/Korotkevich (VCU) def. Collins/Blajer (OSU) 8-3
3. Konstantinova/Petrashevitch (VCU) def. Simmons/Poskitt (OSU) 8-4
