K-State Wraps Up Home Slate with No. 16 Oklahoma, No. 18 OSU
Apr 13, 2023 | Tennis
The Wildcats to play at home on Friday and Sunday
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas State women's tennis team will conclude the regular season with a pair of home matches against ranked teams this weekend, including a matchup with No. 16 Oklahoma on Friday and No. 18 Oklahoma State on Sunday at the Mike Goss Tennis Center.
K-State (2-17, 0-7 Big 12) will host the Sooners (16-8, 6-1 Big 12) at 5 p.m., CT on Friday before wrapping up the home schedule with a visit from the Cowgirls (12-6, 5-2 Big 12) at noon on Sunday. As always, all home matches are free and open to the public at the Mike Goss Tennis Center.
The injury-riddled Wildcats are coming off a strong showing on April 8 in a 4-3 loss to archrival and No. 21 Kansas in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown. After falling behind 3-0 after forfeiting a doubles' match and the contest at the No. 6 singles' position, the team rallied to win three straight singles matches against the Jayhawks to tie the match at 3-all. Junior Aleen Quamar (No. 4) and freshmen Vanesa Suarez (No. 2) and Rozalia Gruszczynska (No. 5) each won in straight sets to force the tie, however, junior Manami Ukita was unable to complete the comeback, falling to Carmen Roxana Manu, 6-3, 0-6, 5-7, at No. 3 singles.
Sophomore Florentine Dekkers leads all players with 6 wins, including at 3 at No. 1 singles, while Ukita is second with 5 wins. In doubles play, Dekkers and Quamar leads the way with 3 victories.
Oklahoma and Oklahoma State currently sit in second and third place, respectively, in the Big 12 standings behind No. 10 Texas (17-4, 7-1 Big 12) heading into the final matches of the regular season. The Sooners have won 3 straight matches, including back-to-back wins over No. 10 Iowa State and OSU, while the Cowgirls have dropped two of their last three matches, including nationally-ranked OU and ISU.
The Sooners have a pair of top-100 ranked singles players (No. 57 Layne Sleeth and No. 89 Dana Guzman) and two top-40 doubles' tandems (No. 15 Ivana and Carmen Corley and No. 34 Alexandra Pisareva). The Cowgirls are led by No. 117 ranked Alana Wolfberg and the No. 18 doubles' pairing of Raquel Gonzalez and Ayumi Miyamoto.
K-State will conclude the 2022-23 season at the Big 12 Tennis Championships on Thursday-Sunday, April 20-23 at the Jayhawk Tennis Center in Lawrence, Kan.
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 (2-17, 0-7 Big 12) will host the Sooners (16-8, 6-1 Big 12) at 5 p.m., CT on Friday before wrapping up the home schedule with a visit from the Cowgirls (12-6, 5-2 Big 12) at noon on Sunday. As always, all home matches are free and open to the public at the Mike Goss Tennis Center.
The injury-riddled Wildcats are coming off a strong showing on April 8 in a 4-3 loss to archrival and No. 21 Kansas in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown. After falling behind 3-0 after forfeiting a doubles' match and the contest at the No. 6 singles' position, the team rallied to win three straight singles matches against the Jayhawks to tie the match at 3-all. Junior Aleen Quamar (No. 4) and freshmen Vanesa Suarez (No. 2) and Rozalia Gruszczynska (No. 5) each won in straight sets to force the tie, however, junior Manami Ukita was unable to complete the comeback, falling to Carmen Roxana Manu, 6-3, 0-6, 5-7, at No. 3 singles.
Sophomore Florentine Dekkers leads all players with 6 wins, including at 3 at No. 1 singles, while Ukita is second with 5 wins. In doubles play, Dekkers and Quamar leads the way with 3 victories.
Oklahoma and Oklahoma State currently sit in second and third place, respectively, in the Big 12 standings behind No. 10 Texas (17-4, 7-1 Big 12) heading into the final matches of the regular season. The Sooners have won 3 straight matches, including back-to-back wins over No. 10 Iowa State and OSU, while the Cowgirls have dropped two of their last three matches, including nationally-ranked OU and ISU.
The Sooners have a pair of top-100 ranked singles players (No. 57 Layne Sleeth and No. 89 Dana Guzman) and two top-40 doubles' tandems (No. 15 Ivana and Carmen Corley and No. 34 Alexandra Pisareva). The Cowgirls are led by No. 117 ranked Alana Wolfberg and the No. 18 doubles' pairing of Raquel Gonzalez and Ayumi Miyamoto.
K-State will conclude the 2022-23 season at the Big 12 Tennis Championships on Thursday-Sunday, April 20-23 at the Jayhawk Tennis Center in Lawrence, Kan.
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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