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No. 10 Cowgirls Advance To The Championship Match At The ITA Kickoff
January 25, 2020 | Cowgirl Tennis
STILLWATER -Â The No. 10 Oklahoma State Cowgirls defeated San Diego in their first match of the ITA Kickoff in Stillwater on Saturday. This win pushes OSU into the championship match on Sunday, which will be played against either No. 24 Wake Forest or No. 25 Ohio State.
Saturday afternoon began with doubles, where the Cowgirls would win two of the three matches over San Diego. The freshman duo of Alana Wolfbergand DariyaDetkovskyawon the first match over Elizabeth Goldsmith and Helena Francati, 6-3. BunyawiThamchaiwatand LenkaStaradropped the only match of the day to Kati Kukarasand Gemma Garcia, 6-2. The Cowgirls would take the doubles point thanks to a thrilling match between No. 17 AyumiMiyamotoand Lisa Marie Riouxand SolymarCollingand Maria Tyrina, which the Cowgirls would win, 7-6(4).
Singles matches were only played until the Cowgirls reached four points. No. 29 Thacmaiwat won the first singles point of the day for the Cowgirls by defeating Gemma Garcia, 6-0, 6-3 on court two. Alana Wolfbergfollowed closely behind, as she took down Maria Tyrina, 6-1, 6-3 on court four. The singles point was won by No. 16 Lisa Marie Riouxwhen she defeated No. 39 SolymarColling, 6-4, 6-2, which completed the 4-0 sweep for the Cowgirls.
The Cowgirls now advance to the championship of the ITA Kickoff in Stillwater, which will take place on Sunday at 2 p.m. OSU will play the winner of No. 24 Wake Forest and No. 25 Ohio State, who will play in Stillwater on Saturday at 3 p.m. This win now moves OSU to 5-0 on the season, while San Diego falls to 1-1.
Follow along with the rest of the ITA Kickoff and the Cowgirls' season with @CowgirlTennison social media.
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