MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women's tennis team lost to No. 33 Oklahoma State, 4-0, on Friday at Summit Tennis Academy in Morgantown.
The loss marked West Virginia's (6-8, 0-3 Big 12) fourth in a row.
In doubles play, the Mountaineers started well as redshirt junior
Maja Dodik and freshman
Lyla Byers battled in the No. 3 seed match with Oklahoma State's Gracie Epps and Melisa Ercan. Despite falling behind early, the pair rallied to trail, 5-4.
However, Dodik and Byers came up short as they lost, 6-4. Oklahoma State locked up the doubles point as it also won the No. 1 seed match.
Graduate student
Julie Bousseau lost in the No. 2 seed match against Oklahoma State's No. 81 Anastasiya Komar, 6-1, 6-2.
The Cowgirls earned another singles point as Kucharova lost in the No. 3 seed match, 6-4, 6-2.
Oklahoma State clinched the match with a victory in the No. 1 seed match.
Doubles Results
Singles Results
- Melisa Ercan (OSU) def. Mille Haagensen (WVU), 6-3, 6-1
- No. 81 Anastasiya Komar (OSU) def. Julie Bousseau (WVU), 6-1, 6-2
- Rose Marie Nijkamp (OSU) def. Michaela Kucharova (WVU), 6-4, 6-2
- Maja Dodik (WVU) vs. No. 49 Gracie Epps (OSU), 2-6, 4-3 (unfinished)
- Lyla Byers (WVU) vs. No. 105 Marcela Lopez (OSU), 2-3 (unfinished)
- Susannah Su (WVU) vs. Alian Zack (OSU), 1-0 (unfinished)
West Virginia takes on Kansas State on Sunday, March 9, at Summit Tennis Academy in Morgantown. The match will begin at 11 a.m. ET.
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