Cowgirls Sweep First Day at ITA Regionals

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Oklahoma State women's tennis team completed a perfect day of competition Thursday at the ITA Central Region Championships, with all four Cowgirls and both OSU doubles teams advancing.

"It was a good start to the weekend," head coach Chris Young said. "The girls were focused today and we were able to work on some things that will help us as the weekend moves on."

The day started in doubles, with both Cowgirl doubles teams advancing to the round of 32 with convincing victories. The Pokes' dominance continued in singles play, with the Cowgirls not surrendering a single set in the round of 128. In fact, in four combined singles matches, OSU only gave up seven total games.

The second-seeded tandem of Vladica Babic and Sofia Blanco picked up their third win of the season, dropping Anita Detlava and Beerta Masdevall Masip, 8-3 to advance. The Cowgirl duo will match up with Tulsa's Shura Poppe and Tamara Kupkova in Friday's round of 32.

Ninth-seeded Katarina Stresnakova and Marina Guinart will also be competing in the round of 32 Friday after handling South Dakota's Anastasiia Bondarenko and Aria Chemodanova, 8-2. Stresnakova and Guinart will take on Tina Kreinis and Caitlyn Merzbacher for a spot in the round of 16 on Friday.

Blanco was the first Cowgirl to advance in singles, knocking off Arkansas State's Sabina Jeresic, 6-1, 6-3. Seeded fifth overall, Blanco will play Oklahoma's Camila Romero in the round of 64 on Friday.

Stresnakova will take on Ellie Wright of Minnesota in the round of 64 on Friday after a dominant, 6-0, 6-1 win over Southeastern Missouri's Isabella Krupa in her first round match.

Similarly, 12th-seeded Guinart tallied a 6-0, 6-1 win over Gisela Kemper of Northern Iowa to set up a round of 64 match with Minnesota's Clare Raley on Friday. Guinart has gone 3-1 as a Cowgirl, with her three wins leading the team in singles.

Babic clinched the first-day sweep for the Pokes, handing Arkansas State's Anita Detlava a 6-0, 6-1 loss to advance. The second-seeded senior will face either Vasanti Shinde of Nebraska or Joely Lomas of Drake in the round of 64.

The Cowgirls will look to keep their momentum rolling in Lawrence on Friday, with doubles play opening the day's action at 9 a.m. CT.

ITA Central Region Championships
Oct. 19, 2017 | Jayhawk Tennis Center | Lawrence, Kan.

Doubles | Round of 64
(2) Babic/Blanco (OSU) def. Detlava/Masip (ASU) 8-3
(9) Stresnakova/Guinart (OSU) def. Bondarenko/Chemodanova (SDU) 8-2

Singles | Round of 128
(2) Vladica Babic (OSU) def. Anita Detlava (OSU) 6-0, 6-1
(5) Sofia Blanco (OSU) def. Sabina Jeresic (ASU) 6-1, 6-3
(9) Katarina Stresnakova (OSU) def. Ellie Wright (UM) 6-0, 6-1
(12) Marina Guinart (OSU) def. Gisela Kemper (UNI) 6-0, 6-1

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