Saturday, February 22
Iowa City, IA
12:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
4
vs
1
Kansas State
Women's Tennis Comes Up Short
2/22/2020 3:58:00 PM | WOMEN'S TENNIS
Blue Demons drop 4-1 decision to Kansas State on Saturday
IOWA CITY, Iowa – DePaul competed hard against another top-notch opponent but came up short Saturday at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex.
Despite Yuliya Kizelbasheva's second consecutive singles win of the weekend and a doubles match that came so close to grabbing the doubles point, the Blue Demons lost 4-1 to Kansas State.
Kansas State (6-3) has also defeated Penn State, Arizona and Missouri this season.
Kizelbasheva was pretty much in control of the No. 3 singles match in prevailing over Margot Decker 6-3, 6-4.
After falling in the No. 1 doubles match, DePaul (4-6) tied it up with Hristina Djokic and Marija Jovicic's 6-3 victory over Lilla Barzo and Ines Mesquita 6-3 at the No. 3 slot.
Aspasia Avgeri and Alina Kuzmenkova went right down to the wire before dropping a 7-6(3) decision to Decker and Anna Turco at No. 2.
Coach Marisa Arce and her team will look to get back on track in their BIG EAST opener Thursday at Marquette.
Kansas State 4, DePaul 1
Singles
1. Maria Linares (KSU) def. Alina Kuzmenkova (DEPAUL) 6-3, 6-2
2. Anna Turco (KSU) def. Aspasia Avgeri (DEPAUL) 6-3, 7-5
3. Yuliya Kizelbasheva (DEPAUL) def. Margot Decker (KSU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Rosanna Maffei (KSU) vs. Lenka Antonijevic (DEPAUL) 7-5, 2-6, unfinished
5. Karine-Marion Job (KSU) def. Marija Jovicic (DEPAUL) 6-4, 6-1
6. Ines Mesquita (KSU) vs. Hristina Djokic (DEPAUL) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0, unfinished
Doubles
1. Karine-Marion Job/Maria Linares (KSU) def. Lenka Antonijevic/Yuliya Kizelbasheva (DEPAUL) 6-4
2. Margot Decker/Anna Turco (KSU) def. Aspasia Avgeri/Alina Kuzmenkova (DEPAUL) 7-6 (7-3)
3. Hristina Djokic/Marija Jovicic (DEPAUL) def. Lilla Barzo/Ines Mesquita (KSU) 6-3
Despite Yuliya Kizelbasheva's second consecutive singles win of the weekend and a doubles match that came so close to grabbing the doubles point, the Blue Demons lost 4-1 to Kansas State.
Kansas State (6-3) has also defeated Penn State, Arizona and Missouri this season.
Kizelbasheva was pretty much in control of the No. 3 singles match in prevailing over Margot Decker 6-3, 6-4.
After falling in the No. 1 doubles match, DePaul (4-6) tied it up with Hristina Djokic and Marija Jovicic's 6-3 victory over Lilla Barzo and Ines Mesquita 6-3 at the No. 3 slot.
Aspasia Avgeri and Alina Kuzmenkova went right down to the wire before dropping a 7-6(3) decision to Decker and Anna Turco at No. 2.
Coach Marisa Arce and her team will look to get back on track in their BIG EAST opener Thursday at Marquette.
Kansas State 4, DePaul 1
Singles
1. Maria Linares (KSU) def. Alina Kuzmenkova (DEPAUL) 6-3, 6-2
2. Anna Turco (KSU) def. Aspasia Avgeri (DEPAUL) 6-3, 7-5
3. Yuliya Kizelbasheva (DEPAUL) def. Margot Decker (KSU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Rosanna Maffei (KSU) vs. Lenka Antonijevic (DEPAUL) 7-5, 2-6, unfinished
5. Karine-Marion Job (KSU) def. Marija Jovicic (DEPAUL) 6-4, 6-1
6. Ines Mesquita (KSU) vs. Hristina Djokic (DEPAUL) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0, unfinished
Doubles
1. Karine-Marion Job/Maria Linares (KSU) def. Lenka Antonijevic/Yuliya Kizelbasheva (DEPAUL) 6-4
2. Margot Decker/Anna Turco (KSU) def. Aspasia Avgeri/Alina Kuzmenkova (DEPAUL) 7-6 (7-3)
3. Hristina Djokic/Marija Jovicic (DEPAUL) def. Lilla Barzo/Ines Mesquita (KSU) 6-3
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