West Virginia Falls to No. 13 Kansas

Sunday, March 12

Morgantown, W.Va.

11 a.m.

West Virginia University

Kansas

March 12, 2023 02:48 PM | Tennis

Box Score

By: Fallyn Swiger

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University tennis team (10-4, 1-1 Big 12) fell to Kansas, 5-2, on Sunday afternoon in Morgantown.

West Virginia went into singles play with a disadvantage, after the Jayhawks (10-2, 1-1 Big 12) claimed the doubles point. Sophomore/senior pair Camilla Bossi and Ting-Pei Chang finished first, as they fell, 6-2, to Malkia Ngounoue and Heike Van Vuuren.

Next up, Kansas doubles pair Roxana Manu and Jocelyn Massey defeated fifth-year senior Pei-Ju Hsieh and redshirt freshman Maja Dodik, 6-3, to secure the doubles point for the Jayhawks.

Junior Momoko Nagato and sophomore Michaela Kucharova's match against Maria Titova and Tamari Gagoshidze was 5-4, before going unfinished.

During singles play, Kucharova was the first to finish, defeating Manu in two sets, 6-1, 6-3. Next up, No. 45 Ngounoue claimed the victory at No. 1 singles with a 6-2, 7-6(9), win over Bossi, before Chang fell 6-2, 6-2, to Titova to secure the match for the Jayhawks.

In the No. 4 spot, Nagato battled through three sets against Van Vuuren, but ultimately fell, 1-6, 6-4, 2-6. Sophomore Tatiana Lipatova fell to Silvia Costache in two sets, 4-6, 4-6.

Dodik dropped the first set to Mariana Velasquez, 3-6, before the match was abandoned due to injury in the second set at 3-2.

Doubles Results

Malkia Ngounoue / Heike Van Vuuren (KU) def. Camilla Bossi / Ting-Pei Chang (WVU), 6-2
Momoko Nagato / Michaela Kucharova (WVU) vs. Maria Titova / Tamari Gagoshidze (KU), 5-4
Roxana Manu / Jocelyn Massey (KU) def. Pei-Ju Hsieh / Maja Dodik (WVU), 6-4

Singles Results

#45 Malkia Ngounoue (KU) def. Camilla Bossi (WVU), 6-2, 7-6(9)
Maria Titova (KU) def. Ting-Pei Chang (WVU), 6-2, 6-2
Michaela Kucharova (WVU) def. Roxana Manu (KU), 6-1, 6-3
Heike Van Vuuren (KU) def. Momoko Nagato (WVU), 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Maja Dodik (WVU) def. Mariana Velasquez (KU), 3-6, 3-2, retired (inj)
Silvia Costache (KU) def. Tatiana Lipatova (WVU), 6-4, 6-4

Looking Ahead

West Virginia continues its home stint on Saturday, March 18, as Dayton makes its way to Morgantown. First serve is set for 10 a.m. ET, at the Summit Tennis Academy.

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