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Dekkers, Maffei Find Success in Single Action
Oct 14, 2022 | Tennis
Both will continue competing tomorrow morning in the round of 32
Sophomore Florentine Dekkers and senior Rosanna Maffei both found success in singles play at the ITA Central Region Championships on Friday (October 14) in Stillwater, Okla.
Maffei started off the day by defeating Wichita State's Natsumi Kurahashi, 7-6 (7-3 in a tiebreaker), 3-6, 6-1. She then went on to face Samantha Mannix of Iowa where she was victorious in three sets again, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
After her bye in the first round Dekkers faced Ines Stephani of Drake, advancing after two sets 6-3, 6-1.
Maffei and Dekkers will continue to compete in the round of 32 on Saturday (October 15) with Maffei facing Big 12 foe Iowa State's Miska Kadleckova, while Dekkers will compete against Arkansas' Kelly Keller, both at 10:45 a.m. CT.
The first round of singles main draw started on Friday with freshman Vanesa Suarez defeating Oklahoma State's Amber Hochstatter, 6-2, 6-2, to advance to the round of 64. In the next round, she lost in three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, to Oklahoma's Alexandra Pisareva.
In her first singles match, fellow freshman Rozalia Gruszczynska lost in straight sets to Emelie Schwarte of Missouri, 6-4, 6-1.
After a quick 2-0 start in doubles matches on Thursday (October 13), the Wildcats did not fair as well on Friday (October 14) with both teams dropping their matches in the round of 32. Suarez and Gruszczynska were defeated by Oklahoma's Emma Staker and Alexandra Pisareva, 8-4, while Dekkers and junior Manami Ukita lost to Wichita State's Jessica Anzo and Kristina Kudryavtseva, 8-4.
How to follow the 'Cats: For complete information on the K-State Women's Tennis Team, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Maffei started off the day by defeating Wichita State's Natsumi Kurahashi, 7-6 (7-3 in a tiebreaker), 3-6, 6-1. She then went on to face Samantha Mannix of Iowa where she was victorious in three sets again, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
After her bye in the first round Dekkers faced Ines Stephani of Drake, advancing after two sets 6-3, 6-1.
Maffei and Dekkers will continue to compete in the round of 32 on Saturday (October 15) with Maffei facing Big 12 foe Iowa State's Miska Kadleckova, while Dekkers will compete against Arkansas' Kelly Keller, both at 10:45 a.m. CT.
The first round of singles main draw started on Friday with freshman Vanesa Suarez defeating Oklahoma State's Amber Hochstatter, 6-2, 6-2, to advance to the round of 64. In the next round, she lost in three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, to Oklahoma's Alexandra Pisareva.
In her first singles match, fellow freshman Rozalia Gruszczynska lost in straight sets to Emelie Schwarte of Missouri, 6-4, 6-1.
After a quick 2-0 start in doubles matches on Thursday (October 13), the Wildcats did not fair as well on Friday (October 14) with both teams dropping their matches in the round of 32. Suarez and Gruszczynska were defeated by Oklahoma's Emma Staker and Alexandra Pisareva, 8-4, while Dekkers and junior Manami Ukita lost to Wichita State's Jessica Anzo and Kristina Kudryavtseva, 8-4.
How to follow the 'Cats: For complete information on the K-State Women's Tennis Team, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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