K-State Wins in Close Sets to Florida Atlantic

Sunday, January 22

Boca Raton, Fla.

9:30 a.m.

Kansas State University

Florida Atlantic

Jan 22, 2023 | Tennis

Box Score (.pdf)

The Wildcats are back on the road Friday (January 27) against Stanford

MANHATTAN, Kan.- The K-State women's tennis team earned their first win of the season on Sunday (January 22), using the momentum of winning the doubles point to post a 4-2 win against host Florida Atlantic at the Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center in Boca Raton, Fla.

After the Wildcats (1-1) won the doubles point, sophomore Florentine Dekkers, freshman Rozalia Gruszczynska and senior Rosanna Maffei each won in straight sets to clinch the victory over the Owls (2-1).

K-State won two of three doubles matches, including in the number one position with Gruszczynska and freshman Vanesa Suárez defeating Martina Kudelova and Amber McGinnis, 6-1. Maffei and freshman Maria Santos clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 victory at the number three spot. Dekkers and junior Manami Ukita fell to Lexi Silna and Victoria Gomez O'Hayon, 6-2, in the number two position.

Gruszczynska earned the first singles point by defeating Lexi Silna, 6-2, 6-4, in the number 3 spot.

Dekkers claimed another point against Katerina Filip in the number two spot with a 6-0, 6-3 victory, allowing K-State to go up 3-2.

Maffei was the deciding point in the number 4 spot against Amber McGinnis as she won straight sets, 6-1, 6-1.

Santos' match against Victoria Gomez O'Hayon was left undecided at 1-6, 4-5 in the number 5 spot.

Suarez lost in straight set to Martina Kudelova, 6-1, 6-2, in the number 1 position.

In the number 6 spot, Ukita was defeated by Millie-Mae Matthews, 6-3, 6-2.

The Wildcats are now 2-0 all time against the Owls.

K-State will be back on the road in Palo Alto, Calif. on Friday (January 27) against Stanford (1-0) and Saturday (January 28) against the winner of Florida State/Arkansas.

K-State vs Florida Atlantic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center

K-State 4, Florida Atlantic 2

Singles Competition
1. Martina Kudelova (FAU) def. Vanesa Suárez (KSU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Florentine Dekkers (KSU) def. Katerina Filip (FAU) 6-0, 6-3
3. Rozalia Gruszczynska (KSU) def. Lexi Silna (FAU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Rosanna Maffei (KSU) def. Amber McGinnis (FAU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Maria Santos (KSU) vs Victoria Gomez O'Hayon (FAU) 1-6, 4-5 unfinished
6. Millie-Mae Matthews (FAU) def. Manami Ukita (KSU) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles Competition
1. Rozalia Gruszczynska/Vanesa Suárez (KSU) def. Martina Kudelova/Amber McGinnis (FAU) 6-1
2. Lexi Silna/Victoria Gomez O'Hayon (FAU) def. Florentine Dekkers/Manami Ukita (KSU) 6-2
3. Rosanna Maffei/Maria Santos (KSU) def. /Millie-Mae Matthews (FAU) 6-3

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