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No. 13 Oklahoma State Takes Down Second Consecutive Ranked Opponent
February 23, 2020 | Cowgirl Tennis
COLUMBIA, SC - The No. 13 Oklahoma State State Cowgirl tennis team took down another ranked opponent on Sunday afternoon as it defeated No. 30 South Carolina in Columbia, SC, 4-2.Â
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The Cowgirls won the doubles point over the Gamecocks with wins on courts one and three. No. 6 Lisa Marie Rioux and Ayumi Miyamoto picked up the first win of the day over No. 56 Megan Davies and Mia Horvit, 6-3. The freshmen Cowgirls, Dariya Detkovskaya and Alana Wolfberg, took down Gabriela Martinez and Elise Mills on court three, 7-5.
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Going into singles in a 0-1 hole, South Carolina picked up two straight singles wins. No. 125 Emma Shelton defeated No. 56 Ayumi Miyamoto first, 6-4, 7-5, which would tie up the match at one point a piece. OSU would go down 1-2 when Martinez defeated No. 123 Lenka Stara on court six, 7-5, 6-4.Â
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Oklahoma State's first singles win came on court one as No. 62 Lisa Marie Rioux defeated No. 42 Mia Horvit, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Dariya Detkovskaya would give the Cowgirls a 3-2 lead over South Carolina as she defeated Elise Mills, 3-6, 6-0, 7-6. Alana Wolfberg won the final point of the day for the Cowgirls with a 6-7, 6-4, 6-0 win over Kennedy Wicker to give OSU the 4-2 victory.
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"This was a great college tennis match," said head coach Chris Young. "South Carolina is a strong team that competes hard and they forced us to dig deep today. Our girls definitely did that. I am really proud of this group, because they continue to find ways to win and that is important in these tough matches and especially on the road."
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Sunday's victory moves the Cowgirls to 9-1 on the year, with their only loss coming at the hands of No. 25 Ohio State, who is now ranked No. 6 in the nation. OSU has now defeated two consecutive ranked opponents after their win over No. 11 Pepperdine last week and today's win over No. 30 South Carolina.
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Today's match was the final match before Oklahoma State enters conference play. Its first Big 12 match of the year will come against Texas Tech in Stillwater on March 6.Â
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The Cowgirls won the doubles point over the Gamecocks with wins on courts one and three. No. 6 Lisa Marie Rioux and Ayumi Miyamoto picked up the first win of the day over No. 56 Megan Davies and Mia Horvit, 6-3. The freshmen Cowgirls, Dariya Detkovskaya and Alana Wolfberg, took down Gabriela Martinez and Elise Mills on court three, 7-5.
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Going into singles in a 0-1 hole, South Carolina picked up two straight singles wins. No. 125 Emma Shelton defeated No. 56 Ayumi Miyamoto first, 6-4, 7-5, which would tie up the match at one point a piece. OSU would go down 1-2 when Martinez defeated No. 123 Lenka Stara on court six, 7-5, 6-4.Â
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Oklahoma State's first singles win came on court one as No. 62 Lisa Marie Rioux defeated No. 42 Mia Horvit, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Dariya Detkovskaya would give the Cowgirls a 3-2 lead over South Carolina as she defeated Elise Mills, 3-6, 6-0, 7-6. Alana Wolfberg won the final point of the day for the Cowgirls with a 6-7, 6-4, 6-0 win over Kennedy Wicker to give OSU the 4-2 victory.
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"This was a great college tennis match," said head coach Chris Young. "South Carolina is a strong team that competes hard and they forced us to dig deep today. Our girls definitely did that. I am really proud of this group, because they continue to find ways to win and that is important in these tough matches and especially on the road."
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Sunday's victory moves the Cowgirls to 9-1 on the year, with their only loss coming at the hands of No. 25 Ohio State, who is now ranked No. 6 in the nation. OSU has now defeated two consecutive ranked opponents after their win over No. 11 Pepperdine last week and today's win over No. 30 South Carolina.
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Today's match was the final match before Oklahoma State enters conference play. Its first Big 12 match of the year will come against Texas Tech in Stillwater on March 6.Â
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Follow along with the rest of the Cowboys' season with @CowgirlTennis on social media.
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