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Wildcats Record Six Wins at SMU Invitational
Oct 04, 2024 | Tennis
K-State won all four singles and two doubles matches
DALLAS, Texas – The K-State women's tennis team was represented by four women at the SMU Invitational on Friday (Oct. 4) at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex.
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The morning started with doubles competition for duos junior Sana Garakani and senior Veronika Kulhava and sophomore Maralgoo Chogsomjav and junior Maria Santos.
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Garakani and Kulhava dropped their first match against Utah's Dylan Lolofie and Kansas' Meriem Ben Ezzedine, 6-2, before rallying for a 6-1 win over Adela Latalova and Maria Lucia Araoz from UT Arlington.
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Chogsomjav and Santos also split competition, losing the first match 6-1 to the Utes' Kaila Barksdale and Emma Valletta, before defeating the Mavericks' Ioana Dumitrescu and Nika Novikova, 6-4.
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The Wildcats ended the day claiming all four singles matches. Chogsomjav earned a three-set victory after dropping the first set, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, over Utah's Emma Kamper. Santos entered a tiebreaker in the second set against Valletta, coming out on top, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5).
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Kulhava and Garakani both secured wins in straight sets-- Kulhava over the Mustang's June Bjork 6-0, 6-1, Garakani victorious 6-0, 6-3 against Valeriia Ivanovskaia from UT Arlington.
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On Saturday (Oct. 5) doubles competition starts the day again at 9 a.m. CT.
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SMU Invitational (Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex, Dallas, Texas)
Doubles Competition
Dylan Lolofie/Meriem Ben Ezzedine (UU/KU) def. Sana Garakani/Veronika Kulhava (KSU) 6-2
Sana Garakani/Veronika Kulhava (KSU) def. Adela Latalova/Maria Lucia Araoz (UTA) 6-1
Kaila Barksdale/Emma Valletta (UU) def. Maralgoo Chogsomjav/Maria Santos (KSU) 6-1
Maralgoo Chogsomjav/Maria Santos (KSU) def. Ioana Dumitrescu/Nika Novikova (UTA) 6-4
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Singles Competition
Maralgoo Chogsomjav (KSU) def. Emma Kamper (UU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Veronika Kulhava (KSU) def. June Bjork (SMU) 6-0, 6-1
Maria Santos (KSU) def. Emma Valletta (UU) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
Sana Garakani (KSU) def. Valeriia Ivanovskaia (UTA) 6-0, 6-3
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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), Instagram and Facebook.
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The morning started with doubles competition for duos junior Sana Garakani and senior Veronika Kulhava and sophomore Maralgoo Chogsomjav and junior Maria Santos.
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Garakani and Kulhava dropped their first match against Utah's Dylan Lolofie and Kansas' Meriem Ben Ezzedine, 6-2, before rallying for a 6-1 win over Adela Latalova and Maria Lucia Araoz from UT Arlington.
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Chogsomjav and Santos also split competition, losing the first match 6-1 to the Utes' Kaila Barksdale and Emma Valletta, before defeating the Mavericks' Ioana Dumitrescu and Nika Novikova, 6-4.
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The Wildcats ended the day claiming all four singles matches. Chogsomjav earned a three-set victory after dropping the first set, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, over Utah's Emma Kamper. Santos entered a tiebreaker in the second set against Valletta, coming out on top, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5).
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Kulhava and Garakani both secured wins in straight sets-- Kulhava over the Mustang's June Bjork 6-0, 6-1, Garakani victorious 6-0, 6-3 against Valeriia Ivanovskaia from UT Arlington.
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On Saturday (Oct. 5) doubles competition starts the day again at 9 a.m. CT.
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SMU Invitational (Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex, Dallas, Texas)
Doubles Competition
Dylan Lolofie/Meriem Ben Ezzedine (UU/KU) def. Sana Garakani/Veronika Kulhava (KSU) 6-2
Sana Garakani/Veronika Kulhava (KSU) def. Adela Latalova/Maria Lucia Araoz (UTA) 6-1
Kaila Barksdale/Emma Valletta (UU) def. Maralgoo Chogsomjav/Maria Santos (KSU) 6-1
Maralgoo Chogsomjav/Maria Santos (KSU) def. Ioana Dumitrescu/Nika Novikova (UTA) 6-4
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Singles Competition
Maralgoo Chogsomjav (KSU) def. Emma Kamper (UU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Veronika Kulhava (KSU) def. June Bjork (SMU) 6-0, 6-1
Maria Santos (KSU) def. Emma Valletta (UU) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
Sana Garakani (KSU) def. Valeriia Ivanovskaia (UTA) 6-0, 6-3
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 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), Instagram and Facebook.
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