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Saturday, March 4
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Strong Singles Play Lifts Cowgirls Over Northwestern
March 04, 2017 | Cowgirl Tennis
SEATTLE, Wash. – The Oklahoma State women's tennis team bounced back from dropping only its second doubles point of the season Saturday afternoon, winning five of six singles matches to pick up a 5-2 win over Northwestern in a neutral-site contest at the Nordstrom Tennis Complex.
The Cowgirls (10-3) gave up the third doubles point in their last 47 matches as Northwestern picked up wins on courts one and two to take an early lead. The senior tandem of Viktoriya Lushkova and Carla Tur Mari came up with the lone doubles win, defeating Northwestern's Lee Or and Rheeya Doshi, 6-1.
The Cowgirls showed resilience in singles as they overwhelmed the Wildcats with five straight-set wins.
Lushkova earned her second win of the weekend in a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Erin Larner on No. 1. The win moved the Cowgirl senior to 17-7 on the year and pushed her career win total to 90.
Adamovic picked up the 7-6, 6-2 win on No. 2 over Northwestern's Maddie Lipp. The Cowgirl senior owns an impressive 7-1 dual mark on the season and has won 10 of her last 11 matches overall.
Freshman Aliona Bolsova bounced back from a tough loss in the Cowgirls' match against Washington Friday with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of Rheeya Doshi on No. 3. Bolsova has racked up a team-leading 18 wins on the season thus far.
Lena Ruppert moved to 17-4 on the year with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Alex Chatt of Northwestern on No. 5.
Sophomore Sofia Blanco picked up a ranked win over No. 121 Brooke Rischbieth on six with a 6-1, 6-4 triumph. The win was Blanco's second career win over a ranked opponent and moved her to 14-5 overall this season.
Northwestern grabbed its lone singles win of the day in a three-set match against Cowgirl junior Vladica Babic on No.4.
The Cowgirls return home this week to open conference play against No. 13 Baylor Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Greenwood Tennis Center. Admission is free.
No. 11 Oklahoma State 5, No. 38 Northwestern 2
March 4, 2017 | Nordstrom Tennis Center | Seattle, Wash.
Doubles
No. 1: No. 9 Lipp/Chatt (NU) def. No. 6 Babic/Tur Mari (OSU) 6-2
No. 2: Larner/Rischbieth (NU) def. No. 31 Blanco/Bolsova (OSU) 6-3
No. 3: No. 34 Lushkova/Tur Mari (OSU) def. Or/Doshi (NU) 6-1
Singles
No. 1: No. 9 Viktoriya Lushkova (OSU) def. Erin Larner (NU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 2: No. 56 Katarina Adamovic (OSU) def. Maddie Lipp (NU) 7-6, 6-2
No. 3: No. 54 Aliona Bolsova (OSU) def. Rheeya Doshi (NU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4: Lee Or (NU) def. No. 50 Vladica Babic (OSU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 5: Lena Ruppert (OSU) def. Alex Chatt (NU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 6: No. 101 Sofia Blanco (OSU) def. No. 121 Brooke Rischbieth (NU) 6-1, 6-4
The Cowgirls (10-3) gave up the third doubles point in their last 47 matches as Northwestern picked up wins on courts one and two to take an early lead. The senior tandem of Viktoriya Lushkova and Carla Tur Mari came up with the lone doubles win, defeating Northwestern's Lee Or and Rheeya Doshi, 6-1.
The Cowgirls showed resilience in singles as they overwhelmed the Wildcats with five straight-set wins.
Lushkova earned her second win of the weekend in a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Erin Larner on No. 1. The win moved the Cowgirl senior to 17-7 on the year and pushed her career win total to 90.
Adamovic picked up the 7-6, 6-2 win on No. 2 over Northwestern's Maddie Lipp. The Cowgirl senior owns an impressive 7-1 dual mark on the season and has won 10 of her last 11 matches overall.
Freshman Aliona Bolsova bounced back from a tough loss in the Cowgirls' match against Washington Friday with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of Rheeya Doshi on No. 3. Bolsova has racked up a team-leading 18 wins on the season thus far.
Lena Ruppert moved to 17-4 on the year with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Alex Chatt of Northwestern on No. 5.
Sophomore Sofia Blanco picked up a ranked win over No. 121 Brooke Rischbieth on six with a 6-1, 6-4 triumph. The win was Blanco's second career win over a ranked opponent and moved her to 14-5 overall this season.
Northwestern grabbed its lone singles win of the day in a three-set match against Cowgirl junior Vladica Babic on No.4.
The Cowgirls return home this week to open conference play against No. 13 Baylor Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Greenwood Tennis Center. Admission is free.
No. 11 Oklahoma State 5, No. 38 Northwestern 2
March 4, 2017 | Nordstrom Tennis Center | Seattle, Wash.
Doubles
No. 1: No. 9 Lipp/Chatt (NU) def. No. 6 Babic/Tur Mari (OSU) 6-2
No. 2: Larner/Rischbieth (NU) def. No. 31 Blanco/Bolsova (OSU) 6-3
No. 3: No. 34 Lushkova/Tur Mari (OSU) def. Or/Doshi (NU) 6-1
Singles
No. 1: No. 9 Viktoriya Lushkova (OSU) def. Erin Larner (NU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 2: No. 56 Katarina Adamovic (OSU) def. Maddie Lipp (NU) 7-6, 6-2
No. 3: No. 54 Aliona Bolsova (OSU) def. Rheeya Doshi (NU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4: Lee Or (NU) def. No. 50 Vladica Babic (OSU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 5: Lena Ruppert (OSU) def. Alex Chatt (NU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 6: No. 101 Sofia Blanco (OSU) def. No. 121 Brooke Rischbieth (NU) 6-1, 6-4
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