Kansas State University Athletics
Thursday, January 16
Indian Wells, Calif.
Kansas State University
vs
Iowa State
Wildcats Begin Spring in California at Duel in the Desert
Jan 15, 2025 | Tennis
K-State will face Iowa State, Arkansas and Kansas at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden
The K-State women's tennis team begins the 2025 spring season in the three-day Duel in the Desert tournament on Thursday-Saturday (Jan. 16-18) near Palm Springs, Calif., at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
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Playing in a hidden duel format, hosted by Kansas, K-State will also compete against conference familiar Iowa State and Arkansas, who attended the K-State Invitational in the fall.
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With matches starting around 2:30 p.m. CT, every day, the Wildcats will begin play against the Cyclones on Thursday before facing the Razorbacks on Friday and Jayhawks on Saturday.
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This will be the first of two meetings against the Iowa State and Kansas, K-State is set to face the two teams consecutively in the final road trip prior to the Big 12 Championship in April.
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The Wildcats have previously competed in a tournament against Arkansas during the ITA Kickoff Weekend in 2023.
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In the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) final fall national ranking from December 3, two K-State doubles teams were featured-- senior Veronika Kulhava and sophomore Tereza Polakova ranked no. 50 and sophomore Maralgoo Chogsomjav and junior Maria Santos at no. 58.
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Fall highlights from the doubles duos include Kulhava and Polakova defeating the no. 1 ranked team from Oklahoma State, Ange Oby Kajuru and Anastasiya Komar, 8-7 (8-6) at the ITA Central Regional. During the same tournament, Chogsomjav and Santos advanced to the semifinal round, qualifying them for the ITA Central Sectional Championship.
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The Big 12 Conference announced the preseason team poll on January 7, with the Wildcats ranked no. 10 with 90 points. Oklahoma State was projected as no. 1 for a consecutive season with 225 points and 15 first-place votes.
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Another season with four new conference members, Arizona State was in the preseason top-5 at no. 4 with 184 points and the remaining first-place vote. Three other schools are further in the rankings with Arizona (no. 9; 128 points), Colorado (no. 12; 70 points) and Utah (no. 13; 62 points) tied with Houston. Â
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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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Playing in a hidden duel format, hosted by Kansas, K-State will also compete against conference familiar Iowa State and Arkansas, who attended the K-State Invitational in the fall.
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With matches starting around 2:30 p.m. CT, every day, the Wildcats will begin play against the Cyclones on Thursday before facing the Razorbacks on Friday and Jayhawks on Saturday.
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This will be the first of two meetings against the Iowa State and Kansas, K-State is set to face the two teams consecutively in the final road trip prior to the Big 12 Championship in April.
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The Wildcats have previously competed in a tournament against Arkansas during the ITA Kickoff Weekend in 2023.
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In the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) final fall national ranking from December 3, two K-State doubles teams were featured-- senior Veronika Kulhava and sophomore Tereza Polakova ranked no. 50 and sophomore Maralgoo Chogsomjav and junior Maria Santos at no. 58.
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Fall highlights from the doubles duos include Kulhava and Polakova defeating the no. 1 ranked team from Oklahoma State, Ange Oby Kajuru and Anastasiya Komar, 8-7 (8-6) at the ITA Central Regional. During the same tournament, Chogsomjav and Santos advanced to the semifinal round, qualifying them for the ITA Central Sectional Championship.
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The Big 12 Conference announced the preseason team poll on January 7, with the Wildcats ranked no. 10 with 90 points. Oklahoma State was projected as no. 1 for a consecutive season with 225 points and 15 first-place votes.
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Another season with four new conference members, Arizona State was in the preseason top-5 at no. 4 with 184 points and the remaining first-place vote. Three other schools are further in the rankings with Arizona (no. 9; 128 points), Colorado (no. 12; 70 points) and Utah (no. 13; 62 points) tied with Houston. Â
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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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