K-State Lose to SMU in Last Stretch of Road Games

Friday, February 24

Dallas, Texas

3 p.m.

Kansas State University

SMU

Feb 24, 2023 | Tennis

Box Score (.pdf)

The Wildcats will compete at home for first time on March 1

MANHATTAN, Kan.- The K-State women's tennis team dropped their match 4-0 against SMU on Friday (Feb. 24) at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex in Dallas, Texas.

The Wildcats (1-9) could not keep up after the Mustangs (4-4) won the doubles point and three singles matches in straight sets.

Sophomore Florentine Dekkers was defeated by No. 89 ranked Hadley Doyle, 6-3, 6-1, in the No. 1 position. Freshman Vanesa Suarez and senior Rosanna Maffei were also defeated in two sets, Suarez in the No. 2 spot against Taylor Johnson, 6-3, 6-3 and Maffei against Drew Morris 6-1, 6-0 in the No. 4 position.

Three singles matches went unfinished when SMU clinched the match.

Junior Manami Ukita was up on her opponent, Maja Makoric, in the No. 5 spot 7-6 (7-2), 3-1. Junior Maria Santos' first set against Lana Mavor went into a tiebreaker at 7-6 (7-2) and she was fighting back 3-1 in the No. 6 position. Freshman Rozalia Gruszczynska was down 7-5, 5-2 against Jackie Nylander in the No. 3 spot.

The Mustangs won the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. Nylander and Makoric defeated Dekkers and Gruszczynska, 6-1, at the No. 1 spot, while Doyle and Mavor won 6-2 over Quamar and Ukita at No. 3. Maffei and Santos battled against the No. 24 ranked team Johnson and Morris, 5-3, before the point was clinched.

The Wildcats will return home for their first two homes matches on Wednesday, March 1 against Kansas City and Friday, March 3 against Wichita State.

K-State vs SMU
Dallas, Texas
Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex

SMU 4, K-State 0

Singles Competition
1. #89 Hadley Doyle (SMU) def. Florentine Dekkers (KSU) 6-3, 6-1
2. Taylor Johnson (SMU) def. Vanesa Suarez (KSU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Jackie Nylander (SMU) vs. Rozalia Gruszczynska (KSU) 7-5, 5-2, unfinished
4. Drew Morris (SMU) def. Rosanna Maffei (KSU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Manami Ukita (KSU) vs. Maja Makoric (SMU) 7-6 (7-2), 3-1, unfinished
6. Lana Mavor (SMU) vs. Maria Santos (KSU) 7-6 (7-1), 1-3, unfinished

Doubles Competition
1. Jackie Nylander/ Maja Makoric (SMU) def. Florentine Dekkers/Rozalia Gruszczynska (KSU) 6-1
2. #24 Taylor Johnson/Drew Morris (SMU) vs. Rosanna Maffei/Maria Santos (KSU) 5-3, unfinished
3. Hadley Doyle/ Lana Mavor (SMU) def. Aleen Quamar/Manami Ukita (KSU) 6-2

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