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Cowgirls Take Down Iowa State, 5-2
March 18, 2011 | Cowgirl Tennis
March 18, 2011
AMES, Iowa – The Oklahoma State women's tennis team opened Big 12 play with an impressive win Friday, taking down Iowa State, 5-2, at the Ames Racquet and Fitness Center.
“This team has had to battle all year and today it all came together,” coach Chris Young said. “We lost a tough doubles point but I loved our focus and determination in fighting back. I am proud of Nataliya and Sarah for being good leaders today. In the end our depth was the deciding factor and I believe it will give us a chance to win each time out.”
The Cowgirls started the day by narrowly surrendering the doubles point to the Cyclones. After splitting the Nos. 1 and 3 matches, Sasha Belova and Sarah Meghoufel fell in tiebreaker to Simona Cacciuttolo and Erin Karonis, 9-7 (10-8), to give Iowa State the early 1-0 lead.
In singles play, however, OSU responded with several dominant performances and won five of the six matches to seal the dual win.
Senior Nataliya Shatkovskaya picked up a three-set win at the No. 1 spot while C.C. Sardinha, Malika Rose, Kanyapat Narattana and Meghoufel won in straight sets at No. 3-6, respectively.
Rose, a sophomore, improves her perfect dual record to 10-0 on the year with her victory. She is now 2-0 at the No. 4 spot.
The Cowgirls, 4-7 (1-0), resume play Sunday afternoon against Nebraska in Lincoln.
Oklahoma State 5, Iowa State 2
Ames, Iowa | Ames Racquet and Fitness Center | March 18, 2011
DOUBLES | Order of finish: 3,1,2
No. 1 - Lang/Macedo (ISU) def. Narattana/Shatkovskaya (OSU) 9-7
No. 2 - Cacciuttolo/Karonis (ISU) def. Belova/Meghoufel (OSU) 9-7 (10-8)
No. 3 - Rose/Sardinha (OSU) def. Langhorst/Wischer (ISU) 8-3
SINGLES | Order of finish: 3,2,4,5,1*,6
No. 1 - Nataliya Shatkovskaya (OSU) def. Erin Karonis (ISU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
No. 2 - Maria Macedo (ISU) def. Sasha Belova (OSU) 6-0, 6-4
No. 3 - C.C. Sardinha (OSU) def. Tessa Lang (ISU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 - Malika Rose (OSU) def. Simona Cacciuttolo (ISU) 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 - Kanyapat Narattana (OSU) def. Marie-Christine Chartier (ISU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 - Sarah Meghoufel (OSU) def. Liza Wischer (ISU) 6-2, 6-3
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