Kansas State University Athletics
Friday, March 14
Manhattan, Kan.
5:30 p.m.
Kansas State University
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Oklahoma State
K-State Falls in Three-Set Matches to #36 Oklahoma State, 4-1
Mar 14, 2025 | Tennis
Wildcats are now 1-2 in Big 12 matches in Manhattan
MANHATTAN, Kan.- The K-State women's tennis team lost another Big 12 ranked match up at Mike Goss Tennis Stadium on Friday (March 14), with a 4-1 decision to Oklahoma State.
K-State (6-6, 3-2 Big 12) fell short in doubles competition for the third straight match, but started fighting back into three sets against #36 Oklahoma State (10-6, 4-1 Big 12) in four of the six singles matches.
Sophomores Maralgoo Chogsomjav and Charlotte Keitel were up 6-5 in the no. 1 spot against the #69 ranked duo of Anastasiya Komar and Rose Marie Nijkamp before the match went unfinished.
Junior Sana Garakani and freshman Zhanel Rustemova lost in the no. 2 position against Alian Zack and Marcela Lopez, 3-6. Senior Veronika Kulhava and junior Maria Santos had a similar result against Gracie Epps and Melisa Ercan in the no. 3 spot at 3-6.
Santos earned the lone singles win for the K-State, collecting her first ranked win as a Wildcat by sweeping #49 Epps in the no. 4 position, 6-2, 6-2.
Two Cats fell short to the other ranked Cowgirls in singles matches, both of them in tough three sets. Keitel fought back in the second set against #81 Komar, avoiding a tiebreaker at 7-5, but started to lose steam in the last set with a final of 2-6, 7-5, 4-6 in the no. 2 spot.
Sophomore Tereza Polakova also dropped her first set, playing against #105 Lopez in the no. 5 position, falling in a first-set tiebreaker with a score of 3-7. She bounced back in the second at 6-3 but went scoreless in the third set at 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 0-6, now 0-2 against ranked opponents.
Two more Wildcats were battling in their third sets before play was stopped. Chogsomjav started off strong in her first set, 6-3, against Nijkamp in the no. 4 spot. After dropping a high scoring second she could not keep her footing at 6-3, 5-7, 0-5.
In the no. 6 position, Kulhava also lost her first set, 4-6 to Zack, but started battling back and was up in the third set before going unfinished at 4-6, 6-3, 2-1.
Rustemova could not find her rhythm in the no. 1 spot, falling to Ercan 3-6, 2-6, for her third consecutive loss on that court.
The Wildcats continue play at Mike Goss Tennis Stadium next week on Friday (March 21) against #31 Arizona (12-5, 4-1 Big 12) and Sunday (March 23) against #30 Arizona State (9-4, 4-1 Big 12).
Oklahoma State vs K-State
Mike Goss Tennis Stadium
Manhattan, Kan.
#36 Oklahoma State 4, K-State 1
Singles Competition
1. Melisa Ercan (OKST) def. Zhanel Rustemova (KSU) 6-3, 6-2
2. #81 Anastasiya Komar (OKST) def. Charlotte Keitel (KSU) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
3. Maralgoo Chogsomjav (KSU) vs. Rose Marie Nijkamp (OKST) 6-3, 5-7, 0-5, unfinished
4. Maria Santos (KSU) def. #49 Gracie Epps (OKST) 6-2, 6-2
5. #105 Marcela Lopez (OKST) def. Tereza Polakova (KSU) 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-0
6. Veronika Kulhava (KSU) vs. Alian Zack (OKST) 4-6, 6-3, 2-1, unfinished
Doubles Competition
1. Maralgoo Chogsomjav/Charlotte Keitel (KSU) vs #69 Anastasiya Komar/Rose Marie Nijkamp (OKST) 6-5, unfinished
2. Alian Zack/Marcela Lopez (OKST) def. Sana Garakani/Zhanel Rustemova (KSU) 6-3
3. Gracie Epps/Melisa Ercan (OKST) def. Veronika Kulhava/Maria Santos (KSU) 6-3
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K-State (6-6, 3-2 Big 12) fell short in doubles competition for the third straight match, but started fighting back into three sets against #36 Oklahoma State (10-6, 4-1 Big 12) in four of the six singles matches.
Sophomores Maralgoo Chogsomjav and Charlotte Keitel were up 6-5 in the no. 1 spot against the #69 ranked duo of Anastasiya Komar and Rose Marie Nijkamp before the match went unfinished.
Junior Sana Garakani and freshman Zhanel Rustemova lost in the no. 2 position against Alian Zack and Marcela Lopez, 3-6. Senior Veronika Kulhava and junior Maria Santos had a similar result against Gracie Epps and Melisa Ercan in the no. 3 spot at 3-6.
Santos earned the lone singles win for the K-State, collecting her first ranked win as a Wildcat by sweeping #49 Epps in the no. 4 position, 6-2, 6-2.
Two Cats fell short to the other ranked Cowgirls in singles matches, both of them in tough three sets. Keitel fought back in the second set against #81 Komar, avoiding a tiebreaker at 7-5, but started to lose steam in the last set with a final of 2-6, 7-5, 4-6 in the no. 2 spot.
Sophomore Tereza Polakova also dropped her first set, playing against #105 Lopez in the no. 5 position, falling in a first-set tiebreaker with a score of 3-7. She bounced back in the second at 6-3 but went scoreless in the third set at 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 0-6, now 0-2 against ranked opponents.
Two more Wildcats were battling in their third sets before play was stopped. Chogsomjav started off strong in her first set, 6-3, against Nijkamp in the no. 4 spot. After dropping a high scoring second she could not keep her footing at 6-3, 5-7, 0-5.
In the no. 6 position, Kulhava also lost her first set, 4-6 to Zack, but started battling back and was up in the third set before going unfinished at 4-6, 6-3, 2-1.
Rustemova could not find her rhythm in the no. 1 spot, falling to Ercan 3-6, 2-6, for her third consecutive loss on that court.
The Wildcats continue play at Mike Goss Tennis Stadium next week on Friday (March 21) against #31 Arizona (12-5, 4-1 Big 12) and Sunday (March 23) against #30 Arizona State (9-4, 4-1 Big 12).
Oklahoma State vs K-State
Mike Goss Tennis Stadium
Manhattan, Kan.
#36 Oklahoma State 4, K-State 1
Singles Competition
1. Melisa Ercan (OKST) def. Zhanel Rustemova (KSU) 6-3, 6-2
2. #81 Anastasiya Komar (OKST) def. Charlotte Keitel (KSU) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
3. Maralgoo Chogsomjav (KSU) vs. Rose Marie Nijkamp (OKST) 6-3, 5-7, 0-5, unfinished
4. Maria Santos (KSU) def. #49 Gracie Epps (OKST) 6-2, 6-2
5. #105 Marcela Lopez (OKST) def. Tereza Polakova (KSU) 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-0
6. Veronika Kulhava (KSU) vs. Alian Zack (OKST) 4-6, 6-3, 2-1, unfinished
Doubles Competition
1. Maralgoo Chogsomjav/Charlotte Keitel (KSU) vs #69 Anastasiya Komar/Rose Marie Nijkamp (OKST) 6-5, unfinished
2. Alian Zack/Marcela Lopez (OKST) def. Sana Garakani/Zhanel Rustemova (KSU) 6-3
3. Gracie Epps/Melisa Ercan (OKST) def. Veronika Kulhava/Maria Santos (KSU) 6-3
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