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Cowgirl Tennis Falls to SMU
February 06, 2011 | Cowgirl Tennis
Feb. 6, 2011
OKLAHOMA CITY – The No. 57 Oklahoma State women's team faced its fifth-consecutive ranked opponent Sunday, falling to No. 27 SMU, 4-1, at The Greens Country Club.
Kanyapat Narattana and Nataliya Shatkovskaya got the Cowgirls started with an 8-5 win over SMU's Marta Lesniak and Aleksandra Malyarchikova at No. 1 doubles. The Mustangs answered with an 8-6 win at No. 3 singles and then sealed the team doubles point as Heather Steinbauer and Edyta Cieplucha outlasted Malika Rose and C.C. Sardinha, 9-7, at the No. 2 spot.
The Cowgirls lost the first singles point at No. 1, but Rose improved her perfect dual record to 5-0 as she knocked off SMU's Ashley Turpin in straight sets at No. 6 singles.
Although the OSU sophomore kept her unblemished record intact, the Mustangs won the next two matches at Nos. 3 and 4 to end the dual at 4-1, SMU.
Oklahoma State, now 1-5, resumes action Feb. 13, traveling to Wichita, Kan., to take on the Wichita State Shockers.
No. 27 SMU 4, No. 57 Oklahoma State 1
Feb. 6, 2011 | Oklahoma City, Okla. | The Greens Country Club
DOUBLES | Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
No. 1 – Kanyapat Narattana/Nataliya Shatkovskaya (OSU) def. Marta Lesniak/Aleksandra Malyarchikova (SMU), 8-5
No. 2 – Heather Steinbauer/Edyta Cieplucha (SMU) def. Malika Rose/C.C. Sardinha (OSU), 9-7
No. 3 – Ashley Turpin/Shahzoda Hatamova (SMU) def. Sasha Belova/Sarah Meghoufel (OSU), 8-6
SINGLES | Order of finish: 1, 6, 3, 4*
No. 1 – #2 Marta Lesniak (SMU) def. Sasha Belova (OSU), 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 – C.C. Sardinha (OSU) vs. Edyta Cieplucha (SMU), 6-2, 4-6, 1-3, DNF
No. 3 – Heather Steinbauer (SMU) def. Sarah Meghoufel (OSU), 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 – Aleksandra Malyarchikova (SMU) def. Nataliya Shatkovskaya (OSU), 6-1, 7-5
No. 5 – Kanyapat Narattana (OSU) vs. Shahzoda Hatamova (SMU), 5-7, 1-3, DNF
No. 6 – Malika Rose (OSU) def. Ashley Turpin (SMU), 6-2, 6-2
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