Friday, March 10
Morgantown, W.Va.
5 p.m.
West Virginia University
4
vs
2
Kansas State
WVU Defeats Kansas State for the First Time in Program History
March 10, 2023 09:51 PM | Tennis
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University tennis team (10-3, 1-0 Big 12) defeated Kansas State for the first time in program history, 4-2, on Friday night in Morgantown.
"This what we've been working toward, so this is huge," said head coach Miha Lisac. "This group is really something special and this is a big step for us."
Friday evening's matchup against the Wildcats began with doubles play. Junior/sophomore pair Momoko Nagato and Michaela Kucharova claimed the first victory of the dual match with a 6-2 win over KSU's Rozalia Gruszczynska and Rosanna Maffei. Sophomore Camilla Bossi and senior Ting-Pei Chang defeated Vanesa Suarez and Manami Ukita in a tiebreaker, 7-6(3), to clinch the doubles point.
Fifth-year senior Pei-Ju Hsieh and redshirt freshman Maja Dodik fell to KSU's Florentine Dekkers and Aleen Quamar, 4-6.
Moving on to singles play, Kucharova defeated Suarez in two sets, 6-1, 6-4. Bossi fought through three sets to claim the point over Florentine Dekkers, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Chang fell in two sets to Maffei, 3-6, 4-6, while Dodik fell to Ukita in three sets, 6-4, 2-6, 3-6.
Sophomore Tatiana Lipatova clinched the match for West Virginia in three sets, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, leaving Hsieh unfinished at No. 6 singles, 6-4, 1-3.
Doubles Results
Singles Results
Looking Ahead
West Virginia returns to action on Sunday, March 12, against Kansas at 11 a.m., at Summit Tennis Academy in Morgantown.
Keep up with West Virginia women's tennis on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by following @WVUtennis.
"This what we've been working toward, so this is huge," said head coach Miha Lisac. "This group is really something special and this is a big step for us."
Friday evening's matchup against the Wildcats began with doubles play. Junior/sophomore pair Momoko Nagato and Michaela Kucharova claimed the first victory of the dual match with a 6-2 win over KSU's Rozalia Gruszczynska and Rosanna Maffei. Sophomore Camilla Bossi and senior Ting-Pei Chang defeated Vanesa Suarez and Manami Ukita in a tiebreaker, 7-6(3), to clinch the doubles point.
Fifth-year senior Pei-Ju Hsieh and redshirt freshman Maja Dodik fell to KSU's Florentine Dekkers and Aleen Quamar, 4-6.
Moving on to singles play, Kucharova defeated Suarez in two sets, 6-1, 6-4. Bossi fought through three sets to claim the point over Florentine Dekkers, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Chang fell in two sets to Maffei, 3-6, 4-6, while Dodik fell to Ukita in three sets, 6-4, 2-6, 3-6.
Sophomore Tatiana Lipatova clinched the match for West Virginia in three sets, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, leaving Hsieh unfinished at No. 6 singles, 6-4, 1-3.
Doubles Results
- Camilla Bossi / Ting-Pei Chang (WVU) def. Vanesa Suarez / Manami Ukita (KSU), 7-6(3)
- Momoko Nagato / Michaela Kucharova (WVU) def. Rozalia Gruszczynska / Rosanna Maffei, 6-2
- Florentine Dekkers / Aleen Quamar (KSU) def. Pei-Ju Hsieh / Maja Dodik, 6-4
Singles Results
- Camilla Bossi (WVU) def. Florentine Dekkers (KSU), 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
- Rosanna Maffei (KSU) def. Ting-Pei Chang (WVU), 6-3, 6-4
- Michaela Kucharova (WVU) def. Vanesa Suarez (KSU), 6-1, 6-4
- Manami Ukita (KSU) def. Maja Dodik (WVU), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Tatiana Lipatova (WVU) def. Rozalia Gruszczynska (KSU), 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
- Pei-Ju Hsieh (WVU) vs. Aleen Quamar (KSU), 6-4, 1-3 (unfinished)
Looking Ahead
West Virginia returns to action on Sunday, March 12, against Kansas at 11 a.m., at Summit Tennis Academy in Morgantown.
Keep up with West Virginia women's tennis on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by following @WVUtennis.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Florentine Dekkers / 0 [KSU]
264
646
#2 Singles Match
12
Rosanna Maffei / 0 [KSU]
66
34
#3 Singles Match
12
Vanesa Suarez / 0 [KSU]
14
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Manami Ukita / 0 [KSU]
466
623
#5 Singles Match
123
Rozalia Gruszczynska / 0 [KSU]
462
616
#6 Singles Match
123
Farhat Aleen Quamar / 0 [KSU]
43UF
61UF
Order of Finish:
3,2,1,4,5
Players Mentioned
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