Houston ? Janet Koch, Nina Khmelnitckaia and Maria Jose Cardona claimed singles victories, and Kansas University’s women’s tennis team defeated Tulane, 4-1, on Saturday.
Koch won at No. 3 singles, Khmelnitckaia at No. 4 and Cardona at No. 6.
The Jayhawks also won the doubles point, with Khmelnitckaia teaming with Koch for a victory at No. 1, and Smith Hinton teaming with Anastasiya Rychagova for a win at No. 3.
Kansas improved to 10-2, and Tulane fell to 3-11.
The Jayhawks will remain in Houston to meet Houston at noon today. They’ll be back home to face Texas at 4 p.m. Friday.
Doubles
No. 1 — Nina Khmelnitckaia/Janet Koch, KU, def. Sade Atkinson/Ipek Birol, 7-6 (1).
No. 2 — Maria Jose Cardona/Summer Collins, KU, vs. Elena Muller/Naz Karagoz, 6-5 unfinished.
No. 3 — Smith Hinton/Anastasiya Rychagova, KU, def. Kyla Klier/Jacqui Katz, 6-1.
Singles
No. 1 — Anastasiya Rychagova, KU, vs. Ipek Birol, 6-7 (6), 3-1 unfinished.
No. 2 — Smith Hinton, KU, vs. Kyla Klier, 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 unfinished.
No. 3 — Janet Koch, KU, def. Naz Karagoz, 6-2, 6-4.
No. 4 — Nina Khmelnitckaia, KU, def. Elena Muller, 6-3 7-6 (5).
No. 5 — Jacqui Katz, TU, def. Summer Collins, 7-5, 6-2.
No. 6 — Maria Jose Cardona, KU, def. Meredith Maltby, 6-3, 6-4.
