Wildcats’ Season Ends in 4-0 Loss to Baylor at Big 12 Championship

Thursday, April 20

Lawrence, Kan.

10 a.m.

Kansas State University

Baylor

Wildcats’ Season Ends in 4-0 Loss to Baylor at Big 12 Championship

Apr 20, 2023 | Tennis

Box Score (.pdf)

Wildcats end their season 2-20

LAWRENCE, Kan.- The No. 10 seeded K-State women's tennis team was defeated 4-0 by No. 7 seed Baylor in the first round of the Big 12 Championship on Thursday (April 20) at the Jayhawk Tennis Center.

The Bears (16-12) quickly went up 2-0, winning the doubles point solely on court 2 as the Wildcats had to forfeit the No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles spot for the fifth straight match, still down a player due to injury.

Sophomore Florentine Dekkers and freshman Rozalia Gruszczynska lost to Alina Shcherbinina and Brooke Thompson, 6-3, in the No. 2 spot.

Freshman Vanesa Suarez started off hot in the No. 1 position against No. 103 ranked Alina Shcherbinina wininng the first set, 6-3, and almost claimed a point for the Wildcats before the match went unfinished in the second set at 5-4.

Dekkers also won her first set against Anita Sahdiieva in the No. 2 spot, 6-2, but dropped the second set, 6-2.

Junior Manami Ukita competed against Liubov Kostenko, but lost in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, in the No. 3 position.

Junior Aleen Quamar battled against No. 84 ranked Isabella Harvison in the No. 4 spot but dropped both sets 6-2, 6-3.

Gruszczynska lost her first set against Daniella Dimitrov 6-2 but was battling back in the second set at 5-3 before the match was left unfinished in the No. 5 position.

The Wildcats finish the season with a 2-20 record.

No. 7 Baylor vs No. 10 K-State
Lawrence, Kan.
Jayhawk Tennis Center

Baylor 4, K-State 0

Singles Competition
1. Vanesa Suarez (KSU) vs. #103 Alina Shcherbinina (BU) 6-3, 5-4, unfinished
2. Florentine Dekkers (KSU) vs. Anita Sahdiieva (BU) 6-2, 2-6, unfinished
3. Liubov Kostenko (BU) def. Manami Ukita (KSU) 6-3, 6-3
4. #84 Isabella Harvison (BU) def. Aleen Quamar (KSU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Daniella Dimitrov (BU) vs. Rozalia Gruszczynska (KSU) 6-2, 3-5
6. Danielle Tuhten (BU) def. No Player (KSU), by forfeit

Doubles Competition
1. Isabella Harvison/Anita Sahdiieva (BU) vs. Vanesa Suarez/Manami Ukita (KSU) 5-2, unfinished
2. Alina Shcherbinina/Brooke Thompson (BU) def. Florentine Dekkers/Rozalia Gruszczynska (KSU) 6-3
3. Danielle Tuhten/Liubov Kostenko (BU) def. No player/No player (KSU), by forfeit

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