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Cowgirl Tennis Completes Successful First Day At Freeman Memorial Tournament
January 13, 2023 | Cowgirl Tennis
Las Vegas – Oklahoma State's women's tennis team wrapped up day one of the 20th Annual Freeman Memorial Women's Tennis Championships on Friday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex at UNLV.
"Solid day to start the weekend," OSU head coach Chris Young said. "This is an event featuring some of the best teams in the country so every match will be a great opportunity for improvement. I felt we competed well today and the hard work our girls did over the break showed."
The Cowgirls started off the day hot as they swept their doubles matchups. Ayumi Miyamoto and Lucia Peyre defeated UNLV's Molly Helgesson and Zita Kovacs, 6-4, while Sofia Rojas and Raquel Gonzalez bested Alexis Blokhina and Ana Geller of Stanford, 6-2.
To finish off doubles, Kristina Novak and Alana Wolfberg picked up a, 6-4, victory against Pepperdine's Anna Campana and Carolyn Campana.
In singles, Gonzalez took down UNLV's Nina Zdravkovic in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, and Novak beat Florida's Bente Spee, 6-0, 7-6.
Miyamoto continued the Cowgirls' winning ways defeating Florida's Rachel Gallis, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, followed by Wolfberg sealing the deal against Ana Geller of Stanford, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2.
Peyre dropped her match to Pepperdine's Savannah Broadus, 6-2, 6-3, and Rojas lost to Pepperdine's Lisa Zaar, 6-4, 6-4.
The tournament continues tomorrow with doubles action starting at 10 a.m. PST, 12 p.m. CST.
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