KU tennis tops Purdue

By Staff Reports     Jan 30, 2016

? Kansas University’s women’s tennis remained undefeated with a 4-1 victory over 45th-ranked Purdue on Saturday.

Anastasiya Rychagova, Smith Hinton and Maria Jose Cardona logged singles victories for the Jayhawks, and KU also won the doubles point, with Cardona teaming with Summer Collins and Hinton teaming with Rychagova for wins.

The Jayhawks improved to 4-0.

“Today was a great team win,” KU coach Todd Chapman said. “The girls did a tremendous job of bouncing back from a physical match against Arkansas yesterday. My coaching staff, Caroline (Lilley) and Jacob (Mishkin), were fantastic with the team today, and I could not be more proud of the fight we played with on the courts.”

The Jayhawks also defeated Arkansas, 4-1, on Friday.

“Some of our players may not have played their best tennis, but they found a way to compete and help the team pick up the win,” Chapman said. “Maria (Jose Cardona) is down a set and 3-0 and completely stepped up like the senior she is and came back and won to clinch the match. We are excited about coming here and getting two top-45 wins. We will enjoy it on the ride back to Lawrence and then our focus and attention will shift to next weekend and our matches at home against North Texas and Colorado.”

KU will host North Texas on Saturday.

Kansas 4, Arkansas 1

Singles

No. 1 — Anastasiya Rychagova, KU, def. Deborah Suarez, PU, 6-1, 6-1.

No. 2 — Smith Hinton, KU, def. Andjela Djokovic, PU, 6-2, 6-3.

No. 3 — Krisztina Kapitany, PU, def. Nina Khmelnitckaia, KU, 6-3, 6-4.

No. 4 — Janet Koch, KU, vs. Natalia Davila, PU, 2-6, 6-3, 4-4 Unfinished.

No. 5 — Summer Collins, KU, vs. Claudia Escribins, PU, 2-6, 6-3, 2-4 Unfinished.

No. 6 — Maria Jose Cardona, KU, def. Marta Ruedas-Burgos, PU, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0.

Doubles

No. 1 — Deborah Suarez/Krisztina Kapitany, PU, def. Nina Khmelnitckaia/Janet Koch, KU, 6-3.

No. 2 — Maria Jose Cardona/Summer Collins, KU, def. Andjela Djokovic/Marta Ruedas-Burgos, PU, 6-2.

No. 3 — Smith Hinton/Anastasiya Rychagova, KU, def. Claudia Escribins/Natalia Davila, PU, 6-2.

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