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Cowgirl Duo Sees NCAA Run Come To An End In Semifinal Match
May 27, 2022 | Cowgirl Tennis
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Oklahoma State's standout doubles team of Ayumi Miyamoto and Lisa Marie Rioux saw its impressive run at the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship come to an end in the semifinal round on Friday afternoon with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 loss against Miami's Daevenia Achong and Eden Richardson at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex on the campus of the University of Illinois.
"I am really proud of Lisa and Ayumi. It was a great tournament and I am proud of the way they represent our program," OSU head coach Chris Young said.
The Cowgirl duo took the opening two games of the first set before the Canes, who entered play as the nation's 13th-ranked squad, evened the score at 2-2. After Miyamoto and Rioux answered by taking the next two games, Achong and Richardson countered once again to even the score at four apiece.
With both sides going toe-to-toe throughout the first to force a tiebreaker, Miami battled back to take the last four points of the tiebreaker to claim the first set.
Like the first, the Cowgirls took the opening two games of the second set. However, the Canes once again answered by rattling off six games in a row to close out the set and match to advance to the championship tilt.
The two-time All-Americans finished with a 22-4 mark on the season for the Cowgirls.
Miyamoto and Rioux opened the tournament with a dominating win in straight sets over the nation's fourth-ranked squad from Georgia Tech, Carol Lee and Kate Sharabura. In the round of 16, Miyamoto and Rioux took down North Carolina's Cameron Morra and Carson Tangulig to secure All-America status and advance to the quarterfinal round.
The duo reached the semifinal round after taking down the sixth-ranked duo of Jaci Goldsmith and Tatiana Makarova of Texas A&M on Thursday.
"I am really proud of Lisa and Ayumi. It was a great tournament and I am proud of the way they represent our program," OSU head coach Chris Young said.
The Cowgirl duo took the opening two games of the first set before the Canes, who entered play as the nation's 13th-ranked squad, evened the score at 2-2. After Miyamoto and Rioux answered by taking the next two games, Achong and Richardson countered once again to even the score at four apiece.
With both sides going toe-to-toe throughout the first to force a tiebreaker, Miami battled back to take the last four points of the tiebreaker to claim the first set.
Like the first, the Cowgirls took the opening two games of the second set. However, the Canes once again answered by rattling off six games in a row to close out the set and match to advance to the championship tilt.
The two-time All-Americans finished with a 22-4 mark on the season for the Cowgirls.
Miyamoto and Rioux opened the tournament with a dominating win in straight sets over the nation's fourth-ranked squad from Georgia Tech, Carol Lee and Kate Sharabura. In the round of 16, Miyamoto and Rioux took down North Carolina's Cameron Morra and Carson Tangulig to secure All-America status and advance to the quarterfinal round.
The duo reached the semifinal round after taking down the sixth-ranked duo of Jaci Goldsmith and Tatiana Makarova of Texas A&M on Thursday.
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