Cowgirls Kick off Big 12 Play with Kansas, Kansas State

Kansas + Kansas State Notes

STILLWATER – Cowgirl tennis opens Big 12 play in Stillwater this weekend on Friday when Kansas comes to the Greenwood Tennis Center for the second time this season. The Jayhawks are ranked No. 10 in the country, and OSU comes in at No. 11 this week.

The Pokes defeated Kansas, 4-3, at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend event held in late January, after dropping the doubles point. OSU has won five consecutive matches coming into conference play and looks to make a run at the Big 12 title this year after coming up one place back last season.

OSU closes out the weekend with another top-40 contest against Kansas State. The Wildcats have won seven of their last eight matches, including an upset against SMU.

Dual Details
No. 10 Kansas (9-2, 0-0 Big 12)
Date/Time: March 15, 2019/5p.m.
Location: Greenwood Tennis Center

No. 33 Kansas State (10-3, 0-0 Big 12)
Date/Time: March 17, 2019/1p.m.
Location: Greenwood Tennis Center

The Series: Kansas

The Cowgirls are 35-16 all-time against the Jayhawks dating back to the teams' first matchup in 1979.
OSU has not lost to Kansas in the last decade (2009); the 'Hawks last topped the Cowgirls in Stillwater before the Greenwood Tennis Center was constructed.
All-time at home the Cowgirls are 10-6 against KU.

The Series: Kansas State

OSU has beaten Kansas State 42 times in a series that began in 1980.
The Cowgirls haven't lost to the Wildcats since 2011, in a tight 4-3 match in Stillwater.
This marks Chris Young's first time coaching against K-State head coach Jordan Smith, who took over the post this season.

Last Time Out
The Cowgirls swept Wichita State on the road Sunday after defeating Gonzaga at the Greenwood Tennis Center last Friday. The women's tennis team ran its win streak to five in a row with a road victory

No. 8 OSU 4, No. 40 Wichita State 0
Singles
Order of Finish 3,
1. Fatima Bizhukova (WSU) vs. No. 26 Katarina Stresnakova (OKST) 0-6, 6-2, unfinished
2. No. 117 Lisa Marie Rioux (OKST) def. Lingwei Kong (WSU) 6-1, 6-0
3. Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WSU) vs. Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (OKST) 2-6, 3-4, unfinished
4. No. 83 Marina Guinart (OKST) def. Ting-Ya Hsu (WSU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Alexandra Lazarova (WSU) vs. No. 124 Sofia Blanco (OKST) unfinished
6. Tamara Arnold (OKST) def. No player (WSU), by forfeit

Doubles
Order of Finish 3, 2
1. No. 46 Fatima Bizhukova/Marta Bellucco (WSU) vs. No. 21 Blanco/ Gulihur (OKST) 5-3, unfinished
2. Stresnakova/Guinart (OKST) def. Thebault/Saidhujaeva (WSU) 6-2
3. Thamchaiwat/Arnold (OKST) def. Hsu/Kong (WSU) 6-0

Follow the Match
Fans can keep up with both home matches online at okstate.com/watchtennis. Live scoring is also available on okstate.statbroadcast.com. Follow along with @CowgirlTennis on Twitter or @cowgirl_tennis on Instagram.

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Players Mentioned

Tamara Arnold

Sofia Blanco

Marina Guinart

Lisa Marie Rioux

Katarina Stresnakova

Bunyawi Thamchaiwat

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