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Friday, January 17
Indian Wells, Calif.
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Wildcats Record More Wins Over Arkansas at Duel in the Desert Day Two
Jan 17, 2025 | Tennis
K-State will finish the three-day tournament on Saturday against Kansas
The K-State women's tennis team were victorious on six courts on Friday (Jan. 17) over Arkansas at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden near Palm Springs, Calif.
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The Wildcats won two out of three doubles matches, using the momentum to secure four singles wins over the Razorbacks.
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Sophomores Maralgoo Chogsomjav and Charlotte Keitel won consecutive doubles matches as a pair, defeating Grace O'Donnell and Anet Koskel 6-2. Senior Veronika Kulhava and junior Maria Santos were also successful over Katarina Pavlechova and Lilitha Ngundane, 6-4.
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Playing as a duo for the first time, sophomores Zali Morris and Tereza Polakova could not secure the close match against Katie Ferguson and Jimena Gomez Alonso, losing 4-6.
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Keitel was the only Wildcat to battle into three sets, facing O'Donnell. While Keitel dropped the second set she came out on top in an uncontested third set, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0. Chogsomjav bounced back after facing the Cyclones on Thursday, defeating Ferguson in a low scoring 6-1, 6-1 match.
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Santos and Kulhava were victorious in consecutive matches-- Santos defeated Ngundane in two similar scoring sets, 6-3, 6-3, while Kulhava swept Gomez 6-3, 6-4.
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Junior Sana Garakani fell short to Koskel 2-6, 4-6, Morris falling similarly to Pavlechova, 2-6, 3-6.
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K-State will wrap up the Duel in the Desert on Saturday (Jan. 18) against Kansas around 2:30 p.m. CT.
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FROM THE COURTS
Head Coach Jordan Smith
On the team's improvement from the first match…
"I was really happy with our form today. To win six out of nine matches against a good team like Arkansas was a great response by our players. We told our team that we need to treat this week like a conference tournament and buy in for three days in a row. We bounced back well today but we need to follow it up again tomorrow."
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Arkansas vs K-State
Indian Wells Tennis Garden
Indian Wells, Calif.
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Singles Competition
Anet Koskel (ARK) def. Sana Garakani (KSU) 6-2, 6-4
Charlotte Keitel (KSU) def. Grace O'Donnell (ARK) 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
Katarina Pavlechova (ARK) def. Zali Morris (KSU) 6-2, 6-3
Veronika Kulhava (KSU) def. Jimena Gomez Alonso (ARK) 6-3, 6-4
Maria Santos (KSU) def. Lilitha Ngundane (ARK) 6-3, 6-3
Maralgoo Chogsomjav (KSU) def. Katie Ferguson (ARK) 6-1, 6-1
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Doubles Competition
Maralgoo Chogsomjav/Charlotte Keitel (KSU) def. Grace O'Donnell/Anet Koskel (ARK) 6-2
Veronika Kulhava/Maria Santos (KSU) def. Katarina Pavlechova/Lilitha Ngundane (ARK) 6-4
Katie Ferguson/Jimena Gomez Alonso (ARK) def. Zali Morris/Tereza Polakova (KSU) 6-4
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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 Wildcats won two out of three doubles matches, using the momentum to secure four singles wins over the Razorbacks.
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Sophomores Maralgoo Chogsomjav and Charlotte Keitel won consecutive doubles matches as a pair, defeating Grace O'Donnell and Anet Koskel 6-2. Senior Veronika Kulhava and junior Maria Santos were also successful over Katarina Pavlechova and Lilitha Ngundane, 6-4.
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Playing as a duo for the first time, sophomores Zali Morris and Tereza Polakova could not secure the close match against Katie Ferguson and Jimena Gomez Alonso, losing 4-6.
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Keitel was the only Wildcat to battle into three sets, facing O'Donnell. While Keitel dropped the second set she came out on top in an uncontested third set, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0. Chogsomjav bounced back after facing the Cyclones on Thursday, defeating Ferguson in a low scoring 6-1, 6-1 match.
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Santos and Kulhava were victorious in consecutive matches-- Santos defeated Ngundane in two similar scoring sets, 6-3, 6-3, while Kulhava swept Gomez 6-3, 6-4.
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Junior Sana Garakani fell short to Koskel 2-6, 4-6, Morris falling similarly to Pavlechova, 2-6, 3-6.
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K-State will wrap up the Duel in the Desert on Saturday (Jan. 18) against Kansas around 2:30 p.m. CT.
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FROM THE COURTS
Head Coach Jordan Smith
On the team's improvement from the first match…
"I was really happy with our form today. To win six out of nine matches against a good team like Arkansas was a great response by our players. We told our team that we need to treat this week like a conference tournament and buy in for three days in a row. We bounced back well today but we need to follow it up again tomorrow."
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Arkansas vs K-State
Indian Wells Tennis Garden
Indian Wells, Calif.
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Singles Competition
Anet Koskel (ARK) def. Sana Garakani (KSU) 6-2, 6-4
Charlotte Keitel (KSU) def. Grace O'Donnell (ARK) 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
Katarina Pavlechova (ARK) def. Zali Morris (KSU) 6-2, 6-3
Veronika Kulhava (KSU) def. Jimena Gomez Alonso (ARK) 6-3, 6-4
Maria Santos (KSU) def. Lilitha Ngundane (ARK) 6-3, 6-3
Maralgoo Chogsomjav (KSU) def. Katie Ferguson (ARK) 6-1, 6-1
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Doubles Competition
Maralgoo Chogsomjav/Charlotte Keitel (KSU) def. Grace O'Donnell/Anet Koskel (ARK) 6-2
Veronika Kulhava/Maria Santos (KSU) def. Katarina Pavlechova/Lilitha Ngundane (ARK) 6-4
Katie Ferguson/Jimena Gomez Alonso (ARK) def. Zali Morris/Tereza Polakova (KSU) 6-4
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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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