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Three Cowgirls, Two Doubles Teams Advance to ITA Regional Quarterfinals
October 15, 2016 | Cowgirl Tennis
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Oklahoma State women's tennis team wrapped up a successful Saturday at the ITA Central Regional Championships, advancing three Cowgirls and two doubles teams into the event quarterfinals.
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The Cowgirls went 5-1 in doubles Saturday morning, with the top-seeded tandem of Vladica Babic and Carla Tur Mari, along with the No. 2 seeds Sofia Blanco and Aliona Bolsova advancing into Sunday's quarterfinals.
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OSU won all three of its doubles matches in the round of 32. Babic and Tur Mari handled SIU-Carbondale's Athena Chrysanthou and Meagan Monagnan, 8-1, before Lena Ruppert and Katarina Stresnakova took down Elenore and Verginie Tchakarova of Saint Louis, 8-3. Blanco and Bolsova completed the round of 16 sweep with an 8-0 shutout of Nebraska's Jeannie Lozowski and Kati Matysova.
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Babic and Tur Mari would advance again with an 8-6 tally over Iowa's Zoe Douglas and Elise Van Heuvelen, while Blanco and Bolsova would put away Oklahoma's Serena Nash and Simran Sethi, 8-2. Ruppert and Stresnakova came up short, 8-6, to Julie Byrne and Lily Miyazaki of Oklahoma.
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In singles, Tur Mari made the most of an all-Cowgirl matchup in the round of 16 to defeat teammate and the event's top seed Vladica Babic, 6-4, 6-2. She is scheduled to face fifth-seeded Shannon Hudson of Arkansas Sunday afternoon for a spot in the regional semifinals.
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Bolsova won her match as well to advance into the quarterfinals, knocking off Minnesota's Caroline Ryba, 6-3, 6-3 to move to 5-1 as a Cowgirl. Bolsova will look to advance to the semifinals as well with a bout against Tess Bernard-Feigenbaum of Kansas Sunday.
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Stresnakova was the third Cowgirl to advance, dropping Tulsa's Martina Okalova, 6-2, 6-4, in her round of 16 match. Stresnakova is set to take on No. 3 seed Anastasia Rychagova out of Kansas in the quarterfinals on Sunday.
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Matched up with fourth-seeded Ana Oparenovic of Arkansas, Sofia Blanco came up short in a three-set match, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.
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Doubles will open action at the ITA Central Region Championships on Sunday, with competition set to resume at 9 a.m.
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ITA Central Regional Championships – Minneapolis, Minn.
Doubles – Round of 32
(1) Babic/Tur Mari (OSU) def. Chrysanthou/Monagnan (SIUC) 8-1
(9) Ruppert/Stresnakova (OSU) def. Tchakarova/Tchakarova (SLU) 8-3
(2) Blanco/Bolsova (OSU) def. Lozowski/Matysova (NEB) 8-0
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Doubles – Round of 16
(1) Babic/Tur Mari (OSU) def. (9) Douglas/Van Heuvelen (IOWA) 8-6
(5) Byrne/Miyazaki (OU) def. (9) Ruppert/Stresnakova (OSU) 8-6
(2) Blanco/Bolsova (OSU) def. (9) Nash/Sethi (OU) 8-2
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Singles – Round of 16
(9) Carla Tur Mari (OSU) def. (1) Vladica Babic (OSU) 6-4, 6-2
(5) Aliona Bolsova (OSU) def. (9) Caroline Ryba (MINN) 6-3, 6-3
(9) Katarina Stresnakova (OSU) def. (17) Martina Okalova (TUL) 6-2, 6-4
(4) Ana Oparenovic (ARK) def. (9) Sofia Blanco (OSU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
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The Cowgirls went 5-1 in doubles Saturday morning, with the top-seeded tandem of Vladica Babic and Carla Tur Mari, along with the No. 2 seeds Sofia Blanco and Aliona Bolsova advancing into Sunday's quarterfinals.
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OSU won all three of its doubles matches in the round of 32. Babic and Tur Mari handled SIU-Carbondale's Athena Chrysanthou and Meagan Monagnan, 8-1, before Lena Ruppert and Katarina Stresnakova took down Elenore and Verginie Tchakarova of Saint Louis, 8-3. Blanco and Bolsova completed the round of 16 sweep with an 8-0 shutout of Nebraska's Jeannie Lozowski and Kati Matysova.
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Babic and Tur Mari would advance again with an 8-6 tally over Iowa's Zoe Douglas and Elise Van Heuvelen, while Blanco and Bolsova would put away Oklahoma's Serena Nash and Simran Sethi, 8-2. Ruppert and Stresnakova came up short, 8-6, to Julie Byrne and Lily Miyazaki of Oklahoma.
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In singles, Tur Mari made the most of an all-Cowgirl matchup in the round of 16 to defeat teammate and the event's top seed Vladica Babic, 6-4, 6-2. She is scheduled to face fifth-seeded Shannon Hudson of Arkansas Sunday afternoon for a spot in the regional semifinals.
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Bolsova won her match as well to advance into the quarterfinals, knocking off Minnesota's Caroline Ryba, 6-3, 6-3 to move to 5-1 as a Cowgirl. Bolsova will look to advance to the semifinals as well with a bout against Tess Bernard-Feigenbaum of Kansas Sunday.
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Stresnakova was the third Cowgirl to advance, dropping Tulsa's Martina Okalova, 6-2, 6-4, in her round of 16 match. Stresnakova is set to take on No. 3 seed Anastasia Rychagova out of Kansas in the quarterfinals on Sunday.
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Matched up with fourth-seeded Ana Oparenovic of Arkansas, Sofia Blanco came up short in a three-set match, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.
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Doubles will open action at the ITA Central Region Championships on Sunday, with competition set to resume at 9 a.m.
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ITA Central Regional Championships – Minneapolis, Minn.
Doubles – Round of 32
(1) Babic/Tur Mari (OSU) def. Chrysanthou/Monagnan (SIUC) 8-1
(9) Ruppert/Stresnakova (OSU) def. Tchakarova/Tchakarova (SLU) 8-3
(2) Blanco/Bolsova (OSU) def. Lozowski/Matysova (NEB) 8-0
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Doubles – Round of 16
(1) Babic/Tur Mari (OSU) def. (9) Douglas/Van Heuvelen (IOWA) 8-6
(5) Byrne/Miyazaki (OU) def. (9) Ruppert/Stresnakova (OSU) 8-6
(2) Blanco/Bolsova (OSU) def. (9) Nash/Sethi (OU) 8-2
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Singles – Round of 16
(9) Carla Tur Mari (OSU) def. (1) Vladica Babic (OSU) 6-4, 6-2
(5) Aliona Bolsova (OSU) def. (9) Caroline Ryba (MINN) 6-3, 6-3
(9) Katarina Stresnakova (OSU) def. (17) Martina Okalova (TUL) 6-2, 6-4
(4) Ana Oparenovic (ARK) def. (9) Sofia Blanco (OSU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
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