K-State Loses Another Close Match to Iowa, 4-1
Feb 05, 2023 | Tennis
They'll travel to Tulsa next Saturday February 11
MANHATTAN, Kan.- The K-State women's tennis team wrapped up their weekend in Iowa City with their dual against Iowa, where the Wildcats dropped the match 4-1.
K-State (1-5) battled into three sets for another day, but they ultimately could not hold on in the second and third sets against the Hawkeyes (3-1).
The lone Wildcat point came from senior Rosanna Maffei who beat Daianne Hayashida in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in the number four spot.
Both freshmen Rozalia Gruszczynska and Maria Santos won their first sets 6-4, but Gruszczynska was defeated by Marisa Schmidt 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the number one spot, while Santos lost to Barbora Pokorna 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 at number five.
Junior Manami Ukita was tied 3-3 in her third set against Anya Lamoreaux in the number six spot before it was left unfinished 4-6, 6-4, 3-3. Freshman Vanesa Suarez also left her match unfinished in the third set against Vipasha Mehra 5-7, 6-3, 1-3 in the number three spot.
Sophomore Florentine Dekkers in the number 2 position lost in straight sets 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) in a tiebreaker, to Samantha Mannix.
Iowa claimed the doubles point, but in the number one position Gruszczynska and Suarez were victorious in their match against Marisa Schmidt and Anya Lamoreaux, 6-3. Maffei and Santos was in a close match against Samantha Mannix and Pia Kranholdt but ultimately lost 7-6, 7-4 in a tiebreaker, in the number two spot.
The Wildcats are back on the road on Saturday (Feb. 11) as they travel to Oklahoma for a dual against Tulsa (5-3).
K-State vs Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Hawkeye Tennis & Rec Complex
Iowa 4, K-State 1
Singles Competition
1. Marisa Schmidt (IOWA) def. Rozalia Gruszczynska (KSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
2. Samantha Mannix (IOWA) def. Florentine Dekkers (KSU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
3. Vanesa Suárez (KSU) Vipasha Mehra (IOWA) 5-7, 6-3, 1-3, unfinished
4. Rosanna Maffei (KSU) def. Daianne Hayashida (IOWA) 6-3, 6-3
5. Barbora Pokorna (IOWA) def. Maria Santos (KSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
6. Manami Ukita (KSU) Anya Lamoreaux (IOWA) 4-6, 6-4, 3-3, unfinished
Doubles Competition
1. Rozalia Gruszczynska/Vanesa Suárez (KSU) def. Marisa Schmidt/Anya Lamoreaux (IOWA) 6-3
2. Samantha Mannix/Pia Kranholdt (IOWA) def. Rosanna Maffei/Maria Santos (KSU) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Vipasha Mehra/Daianne Hayashida (IOWA) def. Dekkers/Manami Ukita (KSU) 6-2
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.
K-State (1-5) battled into three sets for another day, but they ultimately could not hold on in the second and third sets against the Hawkeyes (3-1).
The lone Wildcat point came from senior Rosanna Maffei who beat Daianne Hayashida in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in the number four spot.
Both freshmen Rozalia Gruszczynska and Maria Santos won their first sets 6-4, but Gruszczynska was defeated by Marisa Schmidt 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the number one spot, while Santos lost to Barbora Pokorna 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 at number five.
Junior Manami Ukita was tied 3-3 in her third set against Anya Lamoreaux in the number six spot before it was left unfinished 4-6, 6-4, 3-3. Freshman Vanesa Suarez also left her match unfinished in the third set against Vipasha Mehra 5-7, 6-3, 1-3 in the number three spot.
Sophomore Florentine Dekkers in the number 2 position lost in straight sets 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) in a tiebreaker, to Samantha Mannix.
Iowa claimed the doubles point, but in the number one position Gruszczynska and Suarez were victorious in their match against Marisa Schmidt and Anya Lamoreaux, 6-3. Maffei and Santos was in a close match against Samantha Mannix and Pia Kranholdt but ultimately lost 7-6, 7-4 in a tiebreaker, in the number two spot.
The Wildcats are back on the road on Saturday (Feb. 11) as they travel to Oklahoma for a dual against Tulsa (5-3).
K-State vs Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Hawkeye Tennis & Rec Complex
Iowa 4, K-State 1
Singles Competition
1. Marisa Schmidt (IOWA) def. Rozalia Gruszczynska (KSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
2. Samantha Mannix (IOWA) def. Florentine Dekkers (KSU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
3. Vanesa Suárez (KSU) Vipasha Mehra (IOWA) 5-7, 6-3, 1-3, unfinished
4. Rosanna Maffei (KSU) def. Daianne Hayashida (IOWA) 6-3, 6-3
5. Barbora Pokorna (IOWA) def. Maria Santos (KSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
6. Manami Ukita (KSU) Anya Lamoreaux (IOWA) 4-6, 6-4, 3-3, unfinished
Doubles Competition
1. Rozalia Gruszczynska/Vanesa Suárez (KSU) def. Marisa Schmidt/Anya Lamoreaux (IOWA) 6-3
2. Samantha Mannix/Pia Kranholdt (IOWA) def. Rosanna Maffei/Maria Santos (KSU) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Vipasha Mehra/Daianne Hayashida (IOWA) def. Dekkers/Manami Ukita (KSU) 6-2
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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