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K-State’s #92 Suarez Defeats Ranked Opponent in 4-3 Loss to Alabama
Feb 09, 2024 | Tennis
The Wildcats will play tomorrow against Indiana at 10 a.m. CT
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.- The K-State women's tennis team fell just short of a win on Friday (Feb. 9) with a 4-3 lost in the first meeting against Alabama at the Alabama Tennis Facility.
K-State (4-2) split the singles matches with Alabama (4-1) but the Wildcats fell short in the doubles matches, losing by just a point.
Freshman Maralgoo Chogsomjav and senior Manami Ukita dropped the first doubles match, 6-3, to Ola Pitak and Loudmilla Bencheikh in the no. 2 spot. Similarly, freshman Charlotte Keitel and sophomore Vanesa Suarez, in their first match as a duo, were defeated by Klara Milicevic and Anne Marie Hiser in the no. 3 position, 6-3.
Junior Veronika Kulhava and Tereza Polakova went unfinished in their fourth straight doubles match, 4-5, against Petra Sedlackova and Anna Parkhomenko in the no. 1 spot.
Number 92 ranked Suarez defeated #50 Sedlackova in three sets in the no. 1 position. After dropping the first set she battled back for the win 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. It is her second ranked win of the spring, boosting her overall record versus ranked opponents, 7-4.
Keitel and Chogsomjav were also successful in three set matches. Keitel faced Pitak, starting off strong but encountering a high scoring second set. She kept the momentum to be victorious 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 in the no. 4 spot.
Chogsomjav claimed her first three set victory in the no. 5 position. Competing against Parkhomenko, she stumbled in the first set but battled back, even conquering a high scoring third set, winning 1-6, 6-2, 7-5.
Alabama's #26 ranked Bencheikh started off slow against Ukita, dropping the first set in the no. 2 spot. The two then battled in a high scoring third set but Ukita could not keep the momentum going, losing 1-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Two Wildcats were defeated in straight sets-- Kulhava and sophomore Maria Santos.
Kulhava fell short to Hiser, 6-3, 6-2, in the no. 4 position. Santos suffered her first loss of the spring, facing a high scoring first set in the no. 6 spot against Milicevic, but she could not hang on, losing 7-5, 6-2.
K-State will compete again in Tuscaloosa on Saturday (Feb. 10) in a neutral site match against Indiana (4-3) at 10 a.m. CT.
Alabama vs K-State
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Alabama Tennis Facility
K-State 3, Alabama 4
Singles Competition
1. #92 Vanesa Suarez (KSU) def. #50 Petra Sedlackova (UA) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
2. #26 Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) def. Manami Ukita (KSU) 1-6, 7-5, 6-2
3. Anne Marie Hiser (UA) def. Veronika Kulhava (KSU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Charlotte Keitel (KSU) def. Ola Pitak (UA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
5. Maralgoo Chogsomjav (KSU) def. Anna Parkhomenko (UA) 1-6, 6-2, 7-5
6. Klara Milicevic (UA) def. Maria Santos (KSU) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. Petra Sedlackova/Anna Parkhomenko (UA) vs Veronika Kulhava/Tereza Polakova (KSU) 5-4, unfinished
2. Ola Pitak/Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) def. Maralgoo Chogsomjav/Manami Ukita (KSU) 6-3
3. Klara Milicevic/Anne Marie Hiser (UA) def. Charlotte Keitel/Vanesa Suarez (KSU) 6-3
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), Threads, Facebook and Instagram.
K-State (4-2) split the singles matches with Alabama (4-1) but the Wildcats fell short in the doubles matches, losing by just a point.
Freshman Maralgoo Chogsomjav and senior Manami Ukita dropped the first doubles match, 6-3, to Ola Pitak and Loudmilla Bencheikh in the no. 2 spot. Similarly, freshman Charlotte Keitel and sophomore Vanesa Suarez, in their first match as a duo, were defeated by Klara Milicevic and Anne Marie Hiser in the no. 3 position, 6-3.
Junior Veronika Kulhava and Tereza Polakova went unfinished in their fourth straight doubles match, 4-5, against Petra Sedlackova and Anna Parkhomenko in the no. 1 spot.
Number 92 ranked Suarez defeated #50 Sedlackova in three sets in the no. 1 position. After dropping the first set she battled back for the win 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. It is her second ranked win of the spring, boosting her overall record versus ranked opponents, 7-4.
Keitel and Chogsomjav were also successful in three set matches. Keitel faced Pitak, starting off strong but encountering a high scoring second set. She kept the momentum to be victorious 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 in the no. 4 spot.
Chogsomjav claimed her first three set victory in the no. 5 position. Competing against Parkhomenko, she stumbled in the first set but battled back, even conquering a high scoring third set, winning 1-6, 6-2, 7-5.
Alabama's #26 ranked Bencheikh started off slow against Ukita, dropping the first set in the no. 2 spot. The two then battled in a high scoring third set but Ukita could not keep the momentum going, losing 1-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Two Wildcats were defeated in straight sets-- Kulhava and sophomore Maria Santos.
Kulhava fell short to Hiser, 6-3, 6-2, in the no. 4 position. Santos suffered her first loss of the spring, facing a high scoring first set in the no. 6 spot against Milicevic, but she could not hang on, losing 7-5, 6-2.
K-State will compete again in Tuscaloosa on Saturday (Feb. 10) in a neutral site match against Indiana (4-3) at 10 a.m. CT.
Alabama vs K-State
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Alabama Tennis Facility
K-State 3, Alabama 4
Singles Competition
1. #92 Vanesa Suarez (KSU) def. #50 Petra Sedlackova (UA) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
2. #26 Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) def. Manami Ukita (KSU) 1-6, 7-5, 6-2
3. Anne Marie Hiser (UA) def. Veronika Kulhava (KSU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Charlotte Keitel (KSU) def. Ola Pitak (UA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
5. Maralgoo Chogsomjav (KSU) def. Anna Parkhomenko (UA) 1-6, 6-2, 7-5
6. Klara Milicevic (UA) def. Maria Santos (KSU) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. Petra Sedlackova/Anna Parkhomenko (UA) vs Veronika Kulhava/Tereza Polakova (KSU) 5-4, unfinished
2. Ola Pitak/Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) def. Maralgoo Chogsomjav/Manami Ukita (KSU) 6-3
3. Klara Milicevic/Anne Marie Hiser (UA) def. Charlotte Keitel/Vanesa Suarez (KSU) 6-3
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), Threads, Facebook and Instagram.
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