Kansas State Tennis Team Upsets No. 37 Oklahoma
Mar 09, 2002 | Tennis
March 9, 2002
MANHATTAN, Kan. - The No. 47-ranked Kansas State tennis team remained undefeated in Big 12 Conference play today with a 6-1 upset victory over No. 37 Oklahoma at Ahearn Field House.
The Wildcats won the doubles point and five of the six singles matches to improve to 7-2 overall and 3-0 in league play. The Sooners, who came into the match undefeated, fell to 8-1 overall and 0-1 in the Big 12.
Senior Kathy Chuda tallied the match-winning point by beating Elena Jirnova at No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-1. Chuda is now 5-2 this spring and 2-1 in the Big 12.
Kansas State won the doubles point with senior Alena Jecminkova and freshman Andrea Cooper winning at No. 1 doubles, 8-2 and Chuda and junior Petra Sedlmajerova victorious at No. 2, 8-4. Jecminkova and Cooper are now 6-3 this spring and 2-1 in the league while Chuda and Sedlmajerova move to 8-1 overall and remain undefeated in Big 12 play at 3-0. The duo is on a seven-match winning streak and has won eight of its last nine matches.
Sedlmajerova gave the Wildcats a 2-0 lead in the match with a speedy victory over Annette Bryntesson, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3. The junior has now won eight matches in a row and stands at 7-0 this spring and 3-0 in the league.
Jecminkova added the third point for K-State with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Anda Perianu at No. 1. The two-time NCAA Tournament qualifier is now 5-4 this spring and 2-1 in the Big 12.
Freshman Maria Rosenberg won her fifth straight match with a 5-7, 6-3 (10-8) come-from-behind victory over Heather Saluri at No. 4. The Manhattan High product stands at 7-2 overall this spring and is undefeated in league action.
Cooper picked up her fourth win of the spring season with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jessica Braver at No. 6. She is 4-3 this spring and 2-1 in the league.
The Kansas State No. 3 doubles team of sophomore Paulina Castillejos and Rosenberg lost 8-6 and drop to 4-5 on the season and 1-2 in the league. Castillejos also lost at No. 5 singles, 6-2, 6-4 and falls to 3-4 this spring and 1-2 in Big 12 play.
Kansas State hosts No. 24 Oklahoma State on Sunday at 11 a.m. in Ahearn Field House.
(47) Kansas State vs. (37) Oklahoma
March 9, 2002 - Manhattan, Kan. - Ahearn Field House
Team Score - Kansas State 6, Oklahoma, 1
KSU Team Record: 7-2, 3-0 OU Team Record: 8-1, 0-1
Singles
1.Alena Jecminkova, KSU def.Anda Perianu, OU -6-3, 6-1
2.Kathy Chuda, KSU def.Elena Jirnova, OU -6-2, 6-1
3.Petra Sedlmajerova, KSU def.Annette Bryntesson, OU - 6-0, 6-0
4.Maria Rosenberg, KSU def.Heather Saluri, OU -5-7, 6-3 (10-8)
5.Bethany Griffin,OU def. Paulina Castillejos, KSU -6-2, 6-4
6.Andrea Cooper, KSU def. Jessica Braver, OU -6-3, 6-2
Doubles
1.Jecminkova/Cooper, KSU def.Griffin/Saluri, OU -8-2
2.Chuda/Sedlmajerova, KSU def.Bryntesson/Braver, OU -8-4
3. Perianu/Jirnova,OU def. Castillejos/Rosenberg, KSU -8-6
