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K-State Loses First Road Match 4-0 at #5 Auburn
Feb 15, 2025 | Tennis
Wildcats are 0-1 in series history with the Tigers
AUBURN, Ala.- The K-State women's tennis team hit the road for the first time in dual action on Saturday (Feb. 15), losing to a ranked Auburn team, 4-0, at Yarbrough Tennis Center.
Facing its first ranked team on the road, K-State (2-3) fell short to the #5 Tigers (11-1), facing two ITA ranked doubles pairs and three women in the singles rankings.
The Wildcats dropped the doubles point, with sophomores Maralgoo Chogsomjav and Charlotte Keitel battling #12 DJ Bennett and Ava Hrastar in the no. 1 spot, losing 1-6. Also unsuccessful in their match was junior Sana Garakani and sophomore Tereza Polakova in the no. 3 position against Ava Esposito and Maria Garcia, 6-3.
Senior Veronika Kulhava and junior Maria Santos went toe-to-toe with #51 Angella Okutoyi and Merna Refaat in the no. 2 spot, before going unfinished 4-4.
Chogsomjav dropped her first match against a ranked opponent, facing #116 Hrastar in the no. 2 spot with a score of 3-6, 1-6. Kulhava fought in the first set against Esposito in the no. 5 position, 4-6, before losing 6-4, 6-1.
Sophomore Zali Morris competed in her first dual match of the season, falling short to Maria Garcia, 6-1, 6-2, in the no. 6 position.
Three Wildcats' matches went unfinished as they all battled back in the second set.
Keitel faced her second ranked opponent in the no. 1 spot, #2 Bennett, dropping the first set 1-6 before a 4-4 tie in the second. Also against a ranked opponent, Polakova encountered a high scoring match with #58 Okutoyi in the no. 3 position, going unfinished at 4-6, 4-5.
Playing in the no. 4 position for the first time, Garakani fought in her match against Refaat in the no. 4 spot, dropping the first set 4-6 before battling 3-5 in the second when the match concluded.
K-State will face Iowa (4-2) on Friday (Feb. 21) in Kansas City, Mo., at 12 p.m. On Sunday (Feb. 23) they will be back in Manhattan to play Rice (5-3) at Body First Tennis Center at 11 a.m.
FROM THE COURTS
Head Coach Jordan Smith
On how the team played against a ranked opponent…
"Even though we came up short we competed way better as a team than in our last two matches. Shouldn't take playing a team ranked #5 nationally to bring out our best. Has to be our standard every day."
K-State vs Auburn
Yarbrough Tennis Center
Auburn, Ala.
Auburn 4, K-State 0
Singles Competition
1. #2 DJ Bennett (AUB) vs. Charlotte Keitel (KSU) 6-1, 4-4, unfinished
2. #116 Ava Hrastar (AUB) def. Maralgoo Chogsomjav (KSU) 6-3, 6-1
3. #58 Angella Okutoyi (AUB) vs. Tereza Polakova (KSU) 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
4. Merna Refaat (AUB) vs. Sana Garakani (KSU) 6-4, 5-3, unfinished
5. Ava Esposito (AUB) def. Veronika Kulhava (KSU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Maria Garcia (AUB) def. Zali Morris (KSU) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. #12 DJ Bennett/Ava Hrastar (AUB) def. Maralgoo Chogsomjav/Charlotte Keitel (KSU) 6-1
2. Veronika Kulhava/Maria Santos (KSU) #51 Angella Okutoyi/Merna Refaat (AUB), 4-4, unfinished
3. Ava Esposito/Maria Garcia (AUB) def. Sana Garakani/Tereza Polakova (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), Instagram and Facebook.
Facing its first ranked team on the road, K-State (2-3) fell short to the #5 Tigers (11-1), facing two ITA ranked doubles pairs and three women in the singles rankings.
The Wildcats dropped the doubles point, with sophomores Maralgoo Chogsomjav and Charlotte Keitel battling #12 DJ Bennett and Ava Hrastar in the no. 1 spot, losing 1-6. Also unsuccessful in their match was junior Sana Garakani and sophomore Tereza Polakova in the no. 3 position against Ava Esposito and Maria Garcia, 6-3.
Senior Veronika Kulhava and junior Maria Santos went toe-to-toe with #51 Angella Okutoyi and Merna Refaat in the no. 2 spot, before going unfinished 4-4.
Chogsomjav dropped her first match against a ranked opponent, facing #116 Hrastar in the no. 2 spot with a score of 3-6, 1-6. Kulhava fought in the first set against Esposito in the no. 5 position, 4-6, before losing 6-4, 6-1.
Sophomore Zali Morris competed in her first dual match of the season, falling short to Maria Garcia, 6-1, 6-2, in the no. 6 position.
Three Wildcats' matches went unfinished as they all battled back in the second set.
Keitel faced her second ranked opponent in the no. 1 spot, #2 Bennett, dropping the first set 1-6 before a 4-4 tie in the second. Also against a ranked opponent, Polakova encountered a high scoring match with #58 Okutoyi in the no. 3 position, going unfinished at 4-6, 4-5.
Playing in the no. 4 position for the first time, Garakani fought in her match against Refaat in the no. 4 spot, dropping the first set 4-6 before battling 3-5 in the second when the match concluded.
K-State will face Iowa (4-2) on Friday (Feb. 21) in Kansas City, Mo., at 12 p.m. On Sunday (Feb. 23) they will be back in Manhattan to play Rice (5-3) at Body First Tennis Center at 11 a.m.
FROM THE COURTS
Head Coach Jordan Smith
On how the team played against a ranked opponent…
"Even though we came up short we competed way better as a team than in our last two matches. Shouldn't take playing a team ranked #5 nationally to bring out our best. Has to be our standard every day."
K-State vs Auburn
Yarbrough Tennis Center
Auburn, Ala.
Auburn 4, K-State 0
Singles Competition
1. #2 DJ Bennett (AUB) vs. Charlotte Keitel (KSU) 6-1, 4-4, unfinished
2. #116 Ava Hrastar (AUB) def. Maralgoo Chogsomjav (KSU) 6-3, 6-1
3. #58 Angella Okutoyi (AUB) vs. Tereza Polakova (KSU) 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
4. Merna Refaat (AUB) vs. Sana Garakani (KSU) 6-4, 5-3, unfinished
5. Ava Esposito (AUB) def. Veronika Kulhava (KSU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Maria Garcia (AUB) def. Zali Morris (KSU) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. #12 DJ Bennett/Ava Hrastar (AUB) def. Maralgoo Chogsomjav/Charlotte Keitel (KSU) 6-1
2. Veronika Kulhava/Maria Santos (KSU) #51 Angella Okutoyi/Merna Refaat (AUB), 4-4, unfinished
3. Ava Esposito/Maria Garcia (AUB) def. Sana Garakani/Tereza Polakova (KSU) 6-3
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