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Cowgirl Netters Dominate Season Opener
January 22, 2011 | Cowgirl Tennis
Jan. 22, 2011
TULSA, Okla. – The No. 59-ranked Oklahoma State women's tennis team cruised to an easy win Saturday in its first dual match of the 2011 season, knocking off the Mississippi State Bulldogs, 6-1, at Tulsa's Case Tennis Center.
“It was a good win against quality team from the SEC and a great way to start off the year,” coach Chris Young said. “It will be even tougher tomorrow against a great team from North Texas. The girls will have to play great and I'm sure they will.”
The match began with doubles play, where OSU went a perfect 3-0 to claim the doubles team point and outscored the Bulldogs by a total of 24-8.
The domination continued in singles play, as the Cowgirls didn't lose a set at the Nos. 2-6 positions.
Sophomore-transfer C.C. Sardinha didn't disappoint in her first dual match as a Cowgirl, winning over MSU's Danielle Terpko, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 3 singles to put the Cowgirls up 2-0.
Malika Rose and Kanyapat Narattana, playing in her first collegiate match, followed Sardinha with straight-set wins at Nos. 5 and 4, respectively, to give OSU a 4-0 advantage and seal the team win.
Sarah Meghoufel, the 2010 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and Big 12 No. 4 singles co-champion, started the year at the No. 1 spot, but fell to MSU' Alexandra Perper after dropping two tough sets.
The dual wrapped up with a pair of wins by Nataliya Shatkovskaya and Leyla Simmons to make the final score 6-1, OSU.
The Cowgirls return to action Sunday, facing the reining Sun Belt champion North Texas Mean Green, ranked No. 66 by the ITA, at 2 p.m. at the Case Center.
Oklahoma State 6, Mississippi State 1
Jan. 22, 2011 | Case Tennis Center | Tulsa, Okla.
DOUBLES | Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
No. 1 – Nataliya Shatkovskaya/Kanyapat Narattana (OSU) def. Alexandra Perper/Vivian Pietraroia (Miss. State), 8-2 No. 2 – Leyla Simmons/Sarah Meghoufel (OSU) def. Mariia Ryzhova/Roseline Dion (Miss. State), 8-4
No. 3 – C.C. Sardinha/Malika Rose (OSU) def. Danielle Terpko/Elizabeth Hall (Miss. State), 8-2
SINGLES | Order of finish: 3, 5, 4*, 1, 2, 6
No. 1 – Alexandra Perper (Miss. State) def. Sarah Meghoufel (OSU), 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 – Nataliya Shatkovskaya (OSU) def. Mariia Ryzhova (Miss. State), 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 – C.C. Sardinha (OSU) def. Danielle Terpko (Miss. State), 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 – Kanyapat Narattana (OSU) def. Roseline Dion (Miss. State), 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 – Malika Rose (OSU) def. Elizabeth Hall (Miss. State), 6-0, 6-1,
No. 6 – Leyla Simmons (OSU) def. Vivian Pietraroia (Miss. State), 6-3, 6-2
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