Monday, April 11, 2005
Before the tennis season began, Missouri women’s tennis coach Blake Starkey said that as long as his team puts itself in a position to win, then the wins would take care of themselves.
The Tigers lived up to expectations, knocking off border rival, Jayhawks, 5-2, in Columbia, Mo., on Saturday.
Missouri won four of the six singles matches and was led by senior Katka Sevcikova.
Sevcikova defeated freshman Elizaveta Avdeeva in straight sets, 6-0, 6-1. Sevcikova, who posted a 14-1 mark in the fall, proved superior to the younger Avdeeva.
Missouri sophomore Yelena Olshanskaya defeated sophomore Brittany Brown, 6-1, 6-3, and freshman Lubica Nadasska defeated Lauren Hommell, 6-1, 6-3.
Sophomore Erika Josbena added a victory for the Tigers in straight sets, defeating Ashley Filberth, 6-0, 6-2.
Despite the poor display in singles, Kansas freshman Stephanie Smith continued to impress at the No. 6 singles position.
She has reeled off three straight match victories, capped off by her victory against freshman Charlotte Bellis, 6-4, 6-2.
Smith leads Kansas with 12 victories this season.
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Also, junior Christine Skoda earned her sixth victory of the Big 12 Conference season with a straight set victory against junior Hana Kraftova, 7-5, 7-5.
The Tigers (13-5, 3-4 Big 12) earned the doubles point, winning two of three matches from the Jayhawks.
Sevcikova teamed up with sophomore Carolyn Kramer to defeat Kansas’ Hommell and Skoda, 8-2, in the No. 1 doubles slot.
Kansas’ Brown and Avdeeva, who were paired together for the first time this season, defeated Olshanskaya and Josbena, 8-5.
Bellis and Kraftova defeated Filberth and Luiza Loureiro, 8-1.
The defeat dropped the Jayhawks to 3-5 in the Big 12 and are in the midst of a four-match losing streak.
This losing streak matches the second longest of the season for the Jayhawks.
The Tigers gained ground in the border showdown competition between the rival schools. Missouri earned three points and trail Kansas 13-12 in the overall standings.
Next up for Kansas is a home match versus in-state rival Kansas State on Wednesday, at the Robinson Courts.
Match play is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
— Edited by Nikola Rowe
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