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WVU Drops Decision to No. 22 Jayhawks
April 01, 2022 10:09 PM | Tennis
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University tennis team opened the weekend in Kansas on Friday, April 1, as the Mountaineers came up short, 4-2, to No. 22 Kansas, at the Jayhawk Tennis Center, in Lawrence.
"It was a good battle today from both teams, and we competed well," Mountaineer coach Miha Lisac said. "We were able to get ahead and close out doubles as well as put ourselves in a lot of good positions during singles play. Now we turn our attention to Sunday's matchup versus Kansas State, which will be another great opportunity for our team to put the Big 12 Conference on notice."
West Virginia (7-12, 0-5 Big 12) went into singles with an advantage, 1-0, after claiming the doubles point over the Jayhawks (12-6, 2-2 Big 12).
In the No. 1 spot, No. 42-ranked pair of freshman Camilla Bossi and junior Ting-Pei Chang fell to KU's No. 54-ranked pair, Malkia Ngounoue and Maria Titova, 2-6.
The Mountaineers were able to pull through in the final two matches, starting with sophomore Momoko Nagato and freshman Kendall Kovick topping Raphaelle Lacasse and Tiffany Lagarde, 6-4.
To secure the doubles point, senior Anastasiia Bovolskaia and freshman Tatiana Lipatova battled neck-and-neck against Sonia Smagina and Carmen Roxana Manu, ultimately coming out on top 7-6.
Kovick was the first to finish in the No. 1 match, as she lost to No. 63-ranked Titova in two sets, 6-3, 6-0. With a victory tallied for KU, the Jayhawks tied up the match to 1-1.
In the No. 6 slot, Lipatova clinched WVU's solo singles victory, as she defeated Lacasse, 6-3, 7-5. Next up, Kansas went on a 3-0 run to secure the matchup.
During the final two matches, Bovolskaia dropped the contest against Ngounoue, 6-2, 6-3, before Bossi fell to Lagarde, 6-4, 6-1.
In the No. 3 slot, Chang fell in the first set, 6-1, before taking the second, 6-3, against Smagina, to force the tiebreak. This matchup went unfinished before the match was abandoned.
Doubles Results
Singles Results
Looking Ahead
The Mountaineers wrap up their weekend in the Sunflower State on Sunday, April 3, with a matchup against the Wildcats. Sunday's match is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ET, at the Mike Goss Tennis Stadium, in Manhattan.
Keep up with West Virginia women's tennis on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by following @WVUtennis.
"It was a good battle today from both teams, and we competed well," Mountaineer coach Miha Lisac said. "We were able to get ahead and close out doubles as well as put ourselves in a lot of good positions during singles play. Now we turn our attention to Sunday's matchup versus Kansas State, which will be another great opportunity for our team to put the Big 12 Conference on notice."
West Virginia (7-12, 0-5 Big 12) went into singles with an advantage, 1-0, after claiming the doubles point over the Jayhawks (12-6, 2-2 Big 12).
In the No. 1 spot, No. 42-ranked pair of freshman Camilla Bossi and junior Ting-Pei Chang fell to KU's No. 54-ranked pair, Malkia Ngounoue and Maria Titova, 2-6.
The Mountaineers were able to pull through in the final two matches, starting with sophomore Momoko Nagato and freshman Kendall Kovick topping Raphaelle Lacasse and Tiffany Lagarde, 6-4.
To secure the doubles point, senior Anastasiia Bovolskaia and freshman Tatiana Lipatova battled neck-and-neck against Sonia Smagina and Carmen Roxana Manu, ultimately coming out on top 7-6.
Kovick was the first to finish in the No. 1 match, as she lost to No. 63-ranked Titova in two sets, 6-3, 6-0. With a victory tallied for KU, the Jayhawks tied up the match to 1-1.
In the No. 6 slot, Lipatova clinched WVU's solo singles victory, as she defeated Lacasse, 6-3, 7-5. Next up, Kansas went on a 3-0 run to secure the matchup.
During the final two matches, Bovolskaia dropped the contest against Ngounoue, 6-2, 6-3, before Bossi fell to Lagarde, 6-4, 6-1.
In the No. 3 slot, Chang fell in the first set, 6-1, before taking the second, 6-3, against Smagina, to force the tiebreak. This matchup went unfinished before the match was abandoned.
Doubles Results
- #54 Malkia Ngounoue/Maria Titova (KAN) def. #42 Camilla Bossi/Ting-Pei Chang (WVU), 6-2
- Kendall Kovick/Momoko Nagato (WVU) def. Raphaelle Lacasse/Tiffany Lagarde (KAN), 6-4
- Anastasiia Bovolskaia/Tatiana Lipatova (WVU) def. Sonia Smagina/Carmen Roxana Manu (KAN), 7-6
Singles Results
- #63 Titova (KAN) def. Kovick (WVU), 6-3, 6-0
- Ngounoue (KAN) def. Bovolskaia (WVU), 6-2, 6-3
- Smagina (KAN) vs. Chang (WVU), 6-1, 3-6, 1-3, unfinished
- Roxana Manu (KAN) def. Nagato (WVU), 7-6, 6-4
- Lagarde (KAN) def. Bossi (WVU), 6-4, 6-1
- Lipatova (WVU) def. Lacasse (KAN), 6-3, 7-5
Looking Ahead
The Mountaineers wrap up their weekend in the Sunflower State on Sunday, April 3, with a matchup against the Wildcats. Sunday's match is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ET, at the Mike Goss Tennis Stadium, in Manhattan.
Keep up with West Virginia women's tennis on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by following @WVUtennis.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
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#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
30
Titova, Maria / 0 [KAN]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
23
Ngounoue, Malkia / 0 [KAN]
66
#3 Singles Match
1234
1630
Smagina, Sonia / 0 [KAN]
631UF
#4 Singles Match
12
64
Roxana Manu, Carmen / 0 [KAN]
76
#5 Singles Match
12
41
Lagarde, Tiffany / 0 [KAN]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
67
Lacasse, Raphaelle / 0 [KAN]
35
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