Kansas State University Athletics
Sunday, March 18
Manhattan, Kan.
12 p.m.
Kansas State University
vs
Texas
No. 40 Cats Host Doubleheader vs. No. 12 Texas, Missouri State
Mar 16, 2018 | Tennis
K-State looks for its first win in team history vs. Texas
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The K-State women's tennis team is set to host a Sunday doubleheader against the ITA's 12th-ranked Texas Longhorns at 11 a.m. and the Missouri State Bears at 4 p.m. at Mike Goss Tennis Stadium.
The Wildcats (10-3, 1-0 Big 12) are fresh off their third ranked win of the year, which came vs. No. 28 Baylor, 4-3, marking their first win over the Bears since 2011. K-State opens conference play with a win for the first time in four seasons, when it beat West Virginia, 4-3, on March 14, 2014. The Cats have notched a victory in nine of their last 11 contests.
K-State was swept the last time it met up with the Longhorns, 0-4, in Austin, Texas, on April 23, 2017. The Cats have never beaten the Longhorns in team history, going 0-27 overall. K-State defeated the Bears of Missouri State at home in its last matchup, 7-0, on February 3, 2017, holding a 16-3 record all-time.
The Longhorns (9-4) come into Manhattan riding a four-match winning streak with three of their wins coming against the nation's top 37-ranked teams. Texas boasts four of the nation's top 91 singles players, including the No. 1 player, sophomore Bianca Turati, who is 20-2 this season. The Longhorns also claim the nation's No. 44 ranked doubles tandem, Petra Granic and Bojana Markovic, who open spring play 4-1. Texas will face Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, on Saturday before coming to Manhattan, Kansas, on Sunday.
Missouri State (4-3) has lost back-to-back matches most recently against UMKC, a team the Wildcats swept, 7-0, in January.
In singles play, K-State is 45-27 (.625) in the dual match season.
Freshman Margot Decker played a pivotal role in K-State's 4-3 win on Tuesday. The Blodelsheim, France, product clinched a come-from-behind three-set victory over the Bears' Theresa Van Zyl 6-7(9), 7-6(5), 6-3, overcoming a 5-2 deficit in the second set. The freshman is now 6-6 this season from the No. 1 position in the singles lineup.
Playing the No. 4 position, freshman Rosanna Maffei has won back-to-back matches for the third time this spring, totaling an 8-4 record in that span. The product of Atripalda, Italy, tied Tuesday's match at 1-1, topping the Baylor's Angie Shakhraichuk, 6-0, 6-2.
Carolina Costamagna holds a 7-5 record in spring season and a 14-11 mark overall. The senior extended the lead to 2-1 for K-State on Tuesday with her 6-1, 6-2, win over Baylor's Dominika Sujova, from the No. 3 position.
Portuguese product Ines Mesquita leads K-State's singles players this season with an 18-7 (.720) record from the Nos, 4, 5 and 6 positions. The sophomore opened a 3-1 lead in Tuesday's match for K-State behind her straight-set win over Livia Kraus, 6-4, 6-3.
After losing back-to-back matches for the first time at K-State, freshman Maria Linares remains a stable part of K-State's singles lineup with a 9-4 record in spring play. At the No. 2 singles, the freshman was outlasted by the Bears' Camilla Abbate, 4-6, 7-5, narrowing K-State's lead to 3-2.
Freshman Anna Turco fell in three sets to Jessica Hinojosa of the Bears, 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-4, tying the match at 3-3. The Italian native has dropped two matches in spring play out of six matches with a 3-3 record in three-set matches.
K-State has owned nine of thirteen doubles points this season, with its doubles teams going 22-13 in the spring season.
In No. 1 doubles, Costamagna and Decker own a team-best record of 12-4 to start this season, most recently defeating Baylor's Kris Sorokolet and Jessica Hinojosa, 6-2, to pick up its ninth win this spring.
Linares and Maffei are 3-2 this spring at No. 2 doubles. On Tuesday, the tandem lost to Baylor's Angie Shakhraichuk and Dominika Sujova, 6-1.
At No. 3 doubles, the duo of Mesquita and Turco dropped to 2-1 this season when it fell to the Bears' Giorgia Testa and Theresa Van Zyl, 6-3.
Fans can follow live statistics for Sunday's doubleheader at www.kstatesports.com or by following the K-State Tennis official Twitter @KStateTEN.
The Wildcats (10-3, 1-0 Big 12) are fresh off their third ranked win of the year, which came vs. No. 28 Baylor, 4-3, marking their first win over the Bears since 2011. K-State opens conference play with a win for the first time in four seasons, when it beat West Virginia, 4-3, on March 14, 2014. The Cats have notched a victory in nine of their last 11 contests.
K-State was swept the last time it met up with the Longhorns, 0-4, in Austin, Texas, on April 23, 2017. The Cats have never beaten the Longhorns in team history, going 0-27 overall. K-State defeated the Bears of Missouri State at home in its last matchup, 7-0, on February 3, 2017, holding a 16-3 record all-time.
The Longhorns (9-4) come into Manhattan riding a four-match winning streak with three of their wins coming against the nation's top 37-ranked teams. Texas boasts four of the nation's top 91 singles players, including the No. 1 player, sophomore Bianca Turati, who is 20-2 this season. The Longhorns also claim the nation's No. 44 ranked doubles tandem, Petra Granic and Bojana Markovic, who open spring play 4-1. Texas will face Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, on Saturday before coming to Manhattan, Kansas, on Sunday.
Missouri State (4-3) has lost back-to-back matches most recently against UMKC, a team the Wildcats swept, 7-0, in January.
In singles play, K-State is 45-27 (.625) in the dual match season.
Freshman Margot Decker played a pivotal role in K-State's 4-3 win on Tuesday. The Blodelsheim, France, product clinched a come-from-behind three-set victory over the Bears' Theresa Van Zyl 6-7(9), 7-6(5), 6-3, overcoming a 5-2 deficit in the second set. The freshman is now 6-6 this season from the No. 1 position in the singles lineup.
Playing the No. 4 position, freshman Rosanna Maffei has won back-to-back matches for the third time this spring, totaling an 8-4 record in that span. The product of Atripalda, Italy, tied Tuesday's match at 1-1, topping the Baylor's Angie Shakhraichuk, 6-0, 6-2.
Carolina Costamagna holds a 7-5 record in spring season and a 14-11 mark overall. The senior extended the lead to 2-1 for K-State on Tuesday with her 6-1, 6-2, win over Baylor's Dominika Sujova, from the No. 3 position.
Portuguese product Ines Mesquita leads K-State's singles players this season with an 18-7 (.720) record from the Nos, 4, 5 and 6 positions. The sophomore opened a 3-1 lead in Tuesday's match for K-State behind her straight-set win over Livia Kraus, 6-4, 6-3.
After losing back-to-back matches for the first time at K-State, freshman Maria Linares remains a stable part of K-State's singles lineup with a 9-4 record in spring play. At the No. 2 singles, the freshman was outlasted by the Bears' Camilla Abbate, 4-6, 7-5, narrowing K-State's lead to 3-2.
Freshman Anna Turco fell in three sets to Jessica Hinojosa of the Bears, 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-4, tying the match at 3-3. The Italian native has dropped two matches in spring play out of six matches with a 3-3 record in three-set matches.
K-State has owned nine of thirteen doubles points this season, with its doubles teams going 22-13 in the spring season.
In No. 1 doubles, Costamagna and Decker own a team-best record of 12-4 to start this season, most recently defeating Baylor's Kris Sorokolet and Jessica Hinojosa, 6-2, to pick up its ninth win this spring.
Linares and Maffei are 3-2 this spring at No. 2 doubles. On Tuesday, the tandem lost to Baylor's Angie Shakhraichuk and Dominika Sujova, 6-1.
At No. 3 doubles, the duo of Mesquita and Turco dropped to 2-1 this season when it fell to the Bears' Giorgia Testa and Theresa Van Zyl, 6-3.
Fans can follow live statistics for Sunday's doubleheader at www.kstatesports.com or by following the K-State Tennis official Twitter @KStateTEN.
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