K-State Find More Success Against Illinois in Day Three of TCU Invitational
Oct 28, 2023 | Tennis
Fourth day of the TCU Invitational starts at 1 p.m. with doubles matches
FORT WORTH, Texas- The K-State women's tennis team competed against Illinois on Saturday (Oct. 28) in the third day of the TCU Invitational, featuring three set battles and high scoring doubles match ups, at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
All three freshmen—Jillian Harkin, Charlotte Keitel and Tereza Polakova—recorded a consecutive singles win, along with a third straight doubles victory for Polakova and junior Veronika Kulhava.
In those three set singles matches, the Wildcats saw two victories. Keitel dropped her second set before overcoming Kassia Treiber in the third, winning 6-4, 3-6, 10-1. Similarly, Harkin fell short in the first set but battled back to defeat Rosie Seccia, 3-6, 6-4, 10-3. Senior Aleen Quamar showed promise against Alice Xu, claiming the first set 6-2, but ultimately could not gain momentum, falling short, 6-2, 5-7, 8-10.
Polakova claimed a win in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, over Megan Heuser. Sophomore Maria Santos could not repeat yesterday's success, dropping a two set match against McKenna Schaefbauer, 6-2, 6-2.
All three duos competed in doubles matches, with Polakova and Kulhava extending their winning streak to three with a win over Josie Frazier and Schaefbauer, 7-5.
Harkin and Keitel competed in two matches, both in a tiebreaker decision. The pair dropped their first match against Violeta Martinez and Treiber of Illinois, 7-6 (7-5), but saw success in an extra match, defeating BYU's Kendall Kovick and Elizabeth Tullis, 7-6 (7-5).
Quamar and Santos could not gain momentum, falling short against Heuser and Xu, 6-3.
The fourth and final day of the invite starts at 1 p.m. on Sunday (Oct. 29) with doubles matches, singles matches following.
FROM THE COURT
Head Coach Jordan Smith
On competing against a new opponent…
"It was good to compete against another team we're not familiar with again today. All of the matches were very competitive in both singles and doubles."
On the team performances in fall competition…
"We're doing a solid job at positioning ourselves for victories in singles. Happy with how well this young group is staying together and performing under various conditions so far this fall."
TCU Invitational
Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center
Fort Worth, Texas
Singles Competition
Tereza Polakova (KSU) def. Megan Heuser (ILL) 6-3, 6-4
Charlotte Keitel (KSU) def. Kassia Treiber (ILL) 6-4, 3-6, 10-1
McKenna Schaefbauer (ILL) def. Maria Santos (KSU) 6-2, 6-2
Alice Xu (ILL) def. Aleen Quamar (KSU) 2-6, 7-5, 10-8
Jillian Harkin (KSU) def. Rosie Seccia (ILL) 3-6, 6-4, 10-3
Doubles Competition
Veronika Kulhava/Tereza Polakova (KSU) def. Josie Frazier/McKenna Schaefbauer (ILL) 7-5
Violeta Martinez/Kassia Treiber (ILL) def. Jillian Harkin/Charlotte Keitel (KSU) 7-6 (7-3)
Megan Heuser/Alice Xu (ILL) def. Aleen Quamar/Maria Santos (KSU) 6-3
Extra Matches
Jillian Harkin/Charlotte Keitel (KSU) def. Kendall Kovick/Elizabeth Tullis (BYU) 7-6 (7-5)
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 X (formerly Twitter), Threads, Facebook and Instagram.
All three freshmen—Jillian Harkin, Charlotte Keitel and Tereza Polakova—recorded a consecutive singles win, along with a third straight doubles victory for Polakova and junior Veronika Kulhava.
In those three set singles matches, the Wildcats saw two victories. Keitel dropped her second set before overcoming Kassia Treiber in the third, winning 6-4, 3-6, 10-1. Similarly, Harkin fell short in the first set but battled back to defeat Rosie Seccia, 3-6, 6-4, 10-3. Senior Aleen Quamar showed promise against Alice Xu, claiming the first set 6-2, but ultimately could not gain momentum, falling short, 6-2, 5-7, 8-10.
Polakova claimed a win in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, over Megan Heuser. Sophomore Maria Santos could not repeat yesterday's success, dropping a two set match against McKenna Schaefbauer, 6-2, 6-2.
All three duos competed in doubles matches, with Polakova and Kulhava extending their winning streak to three with a win over Josie Frazier and Schaefbauer, 7-5.
Harkin and Keitel competed in two matches, both in a tiebreaker decision. The pair dropped their first match against Violeta Martinez and Treiber of Illinois, 7-6 (7-5), but saw success in an extra match, defeating BYU's Kendall Kovick and Elizabeth Tullis, 7-6 (7-5).
Quamar and Santos could not gain momentum, falling short against Heuser and Xu, 6-3.
The fourth and final day of the invite starts at 1 p.m. on Sunday (Oct. 29) with doubles matches, singles matches following.
FROM THE COURT
Head Coach Jordan Smith
On competing against a new opponent…
"It was good to compete against another team we're not familiar with again today. All of the matches were very competitive in both singles and doubles."
On the team performances in fall competition…
"We're doing a solid job at positioning ourselves for victories in singles. Happy with how well this young group is staying together and performing under various conditions so far this fall."
TCU Invitational
Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center
Fort Worth, Texas
Singles Competition
Tereza Polakova (KSU) def. Megan Heuser (ILL) 6-3, 6-4
Charlotte Keitel (KSU) def. Kassia Treiber (ILL) 6-4, 3-6, 10-1
McKenna Schaefbauer (ILL) def. Maria Santos (KSU) 6-2, 6-2
Alice Xu (ILL) def. Aleen Quamar (KSU) 2-6, 7-5, 10-8
Jillian Harkin (KSU) def. Rosie Seccia (ILL) 3-6, 6-4, 10-3
Doubles Competition
Veronika Kulhava/Tereza Polakova (KSU) def. Josie Frazier/McKenna Schaefbauer (ILL) 7-5
Violeta Martinez/Kassia Treiber (ILL) def. Jillian Harkin/Charlotte Keitel (KSU) 7-6 (7-3)
Megan Heuser/Alice Xu (ILL) def. Aleen Quamar/Maria Santos (KSU) 6-3
Extra Matches
Jillian Harkin/Charlotte Keitel (KSU) def. Kendall Kovick/Elizabeth Tullis (BYU) 7-6 (7-5)
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 X (formerly Twitter), Threads, Facebook and Instagram.
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