Tulsa topples KU tennis, 4-2

By J-W Staff Reports     Mar 26, 2016

? Kansas University’s Anastasiya Rychagova won at No. 1 singles, but KU’s women’s tennis team fell to Tulsa, 4-2, on Friday in its final nonconference match of the season.

KU also won the doubles point, with Maria Jose Cardona teaming with Summer Collins for a victory at No. 2, and Smith Hinton combining with Rychagova for a win at No. 3.

KU fell to 12-3, and Tulsa improved to 16-2.

“Today was a tough match between two solid teams,” KU coach Todd Chapman said. “I thought we just got outplayed down the stretch by a good team. We started slow in the doubles, and then raised our levels at the end. In the singles, I feel like it was the opposite.”

The Jayhawks will play at TCU on Friday and at Texas Tech on April 3.

TULSA 4, KANSAS 2

Doubles

No. 1 — Laskutova-Kuricova, Tulsa, def. Nina Khmelnitckaia-Janet Koch, 6-2.

No. 2 — Maria Jose Cardona-Summer Collins, KU, def. Leenabanchong-Matoula, 6-4.

No. 3 — Smith Hinton-Anastasiya Rychagova, KU, def. Saarteinen-Dadireddy, 7-5.

Singles

No. 1 — Anastasiya Rychagova, KU, def. Saana Saarteinen, 6-0, 7-5.

No. 2 — Ksenia Laskutova, Tulsa, def. Smith Hinton, 6-3, 6-3.

No. 3 — Janet Koch, KU, vs. Rongrong Leenabanchong, 7-6, 6-7, 2-1 unfinished.

No. 4 — Marcelina Cichon, Tulsa, def. Nina Khmelnitckaia, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

No. 5 — Renata Kuricova, Tulsa, def. Summer Collins, 6-7, 7-5, 6-3.

No. 6 — Martha Matoula, Tulsa, def.Maria Jose Cardona, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.

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