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K-State Drops First Conference Road Match, 4-0 Against #22 Baylor
Mar 28, 2025 | Tennis
Wildcats were previously 2-1 in road matches this season
WACO, Texas- The K-State women's tennis team lost its first Big 12 conference road match on Friday (March 28) in a scoreless 4-0 result to Baylor at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.
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#60 K-State (7-8, 4-4 Big 12) dropped the doubles point against the #22 Baylor Bears (16-3, 7-2 Big 12) and could not bounce back in quick straight set losses. It is the first loss on the road for the Wildcats since February 15 against Auburn.
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Sophomores Maralgoo Chogsomjav and Charlotte Keitel faced a consecutive ranked pair in #24 Liubov Kostenko and Cristina Tiglea in the no. 1 spot but came up short this time at 2-6. Senior Veronika Kulhava and junior Maria Santos were also unsuccessful in a tighter 4-6 match in the no. 2 position against Sierra Berry and Na Dong.
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Junior Sana Garakani and sophomore Tereza Polakova were tied at 5-5 against Kennedy Gibbs and Zuzanna Kubacha before the match went unfinished in the no. 3 spot.
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Kulhava suffered her first conference loss in the no. 5 position to Gibbs. She dropped the first set 4-6, and carried a lead in the second but could not keep the momentum in two similar scoring sets, 4-6, 4-6. Previously this season, Kulhava went unfinished in three matches, but had not lost a match since facing Auburn.
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Competing in singles for the first time since March 9 against West Virginia, Garakani fell short in the first set to Nanaka Sato but put up a fight in the second. Playing in the no. 6 spot, she faced a tiebreaker in the second set but stumbled at the end, a final of 2-6, 6-7 (5-7).
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After facing consecutive ranked opponents, freshman Zhanel Rustemova competed against Kostenko in the no. 1 position, falling 2-6, 3-6.
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The three remaining matches also faced a tiebreaker, two in the first set, before stoppage. Chogsomjav was looking to secure straight sets over #87 Dong before faltering in the second set. Competing in the no. 3 position, she faced little resistance starting 6-1 but after taking a lead in the second she stumbled into a tiebreaker and fell short, 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), not starting a third set.
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Keitel faced Tiglea in the no. 2 spot, victorious in a high scoring first set. Securing a 7-6 (8-6) tiebreaker win, she was ahead in the second set at 2-1. Santos faced a similar scenario against Kubacha in the no. 4 position, but dropped her tiebreaker at 2-7, ending the match down 6-7 (2-7), 0-2.
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K-State looks to bounce back against #37 TCU (11-6, 6-2 Big 12) on Sunday (March 30) at 1 p.m., CT at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
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K-State vs Baylor
Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center
Waco, Texas
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#22 Baylor 4, #60 K-State 0
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Singles Competition
1. Liubov Kostenko (BU) def. Zhanel Rustemova (KSU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Charlotte Keitel (KSU) vs Cristina Tiglea (BU) 7-6 (8-6), 2-1, unfinished
3. Maralgoo Chogsomjav (KSU) vs #87 Na Dong (BU) 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), unfinished
4. Zuzanna Kubacha (BU) vs Maria Santos (KSU) 7-6 (7-2), 2-0, unfinished
5. Kennedy Gibbs (BU) def. Veronika Kulhava (KSU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Nanaka Sato (BU) def. Sana Garakani (KSU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
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Doubles Competition
1. #24 Liubov Kostenko/Cristina Tiglea (BU) def. Maralgoo Chogsomjav/Charlotte Keitel (KSU) 6-2
2. Sierra Berry/Na Dong (BU) def. Veronika Kulhava/Maria Santos (KSU) 6-4
3. Sana Garakani/Tereza Polakova (KSU) vs Kennedy Gibbs/Zuzanna Kubacha (BU) 5-5, unfinished
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#60 K-State (7-8, 4-4 Big 12) dropped the doubles point against the #22 Baylor Bears (16-3, 7-2 Big 12) and could not bounce back in quick straight set losses. It is the first loss on the road for the Wildcats since February 15 against Auburn.
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Sophomores Maralgoo Chogsomjav and Charlotte Keitel faced a consecutive ranked pair in #24 Liubov Kostenko and Cristina Tiglea in the no. 1 spot but came up short this time at 2-6. Senior Veronika Kulhava and junior Maria Santos were also unsuccessful in a tighter 4-6 match in the no. 2 position against Sierra Berry and Na Dong.
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Junior Sana Garakani and sophomore Tereza Polakova were tied at 5-5 against Kennedy Gibbs and Zuzanna Kubacha before the match went unfinished in the no. 3 spot.
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Kulhava suffered her first conference loss in the no. 5 position to Gibbs. She dropped the first set 4-6, and carried a lead in the second but could not keep the momentum in two similar scoring sets, 4-6, 4-6. Previously this season, Kulhava went unfinished in three matches, but had not lost a match since facing Auburn.
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Competing in singles for the first time since March 9 against West Virginia, Garakani fell short in the first set to Nanaka Sato but put up a fight in the second. Playing in the no. 6 spot, she faced a tiebreaker in the second set but stumbled at the end, a final of 2-6, 6-7 (5-7).
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After facing consecutive ranked opponents, freshman Zhanel Rustemova competed against Kostenko in the no. 1 position, falling 2-6, 3-6.
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The three remaining matches also faced a tiebreaker, two in the first set, before stoppage. Chogsomjav was looking to secure straight sets over #87 Dong before faltering in the second set. Competing in the no. 3 position, she faced little resistance starting 6-1 but after taking a lead in the second she stumbled into a tiebreaker and fell short, 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), not starting a third set.
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Keitel faced Tiglea in the no. 2 spot, victorious in a high scoring first set. Securing a 7-6 (8-6) tiebreaker win, she was ahead in the second set at 2-1. Santos faced a similar scenario against Kubacha in the no. 4 position, but dropped her tiebreaker at 2-7, ending the match down 6-7 (2-7), 0-2.
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K-State looks to bounce back against #37 TCU (11-6, 6-2 Big 12) on Sunday (March 30) at 1 p.m., CT at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
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K-State vs Baylor
Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center
Waco, Texas
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#22 Baylor 4, #60 K-State 0
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Singles Competition
1. Liubov Kostenko (BU) def. Zhanel Rustemova (KSU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Charlotte Keitel (KSU) vs Cristina Tiglea (BU) 7-6 (8-6), 2-1, unfinished
3. Maralgoo Chogsomjav (KSU) vs #87 Na Dong (BU) 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), unfinished
4. Zuzanna Kubacha (BU) vs Maria Santos (KSU) 7-6 (7-2), 2-0, unfinished
5. Kennedy Gibbs (BU) def. Veronika Kulhava (KSU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Nanaka Sato (BU) def. Sana Garakani (KSU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
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Doubles Competition
1. #24 Liubov Kostenko/Cristina Tiglea (BU) def. Maralgoo Chogsomjav/Charlotte Keitel (KSU) 6-2
2. Sierra Berry/Na Dong (BU) def. Veronika Kulhava/Maria Santos (KSU) 6-4
3. Sana Garakani/Tereza Polakova (KSU) vs Kennedy Gibbs/Zuzanna Kubacha (BU) 5-5, unfinished
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