Thursday, April 12, 2007
The Kansas tennis team left The First Serve Tennis Center in Lawrence disappointed and emotionally drained after its fifth consecutive loss.
Kansas fell to Kansas State 5-2, dropping the Jayhawks to 4-13 and 2-6 in the Big 12.
Elizaveta Avdeeva, Obninsk, Russia, junior, returns a serve during a singles match against Kansas State's Viviana Yrureta. Avdeeva lost 6-4 and 6-3.
Kansas doubles problems continued, despite an 8-6 victory from junior Lauren Hommell and freshman Kunigunda Dorn at No. 2 doubles. The normally reliable No. 1 doubles team of junior Elizaveta Avdeeva and sophomore Edina Horvath fell 8-4, and junior Stephanie Smith and sophomore Yuliana Svistun dropped the No. 3 doubles match, 8-4.
The loss dropped Avdeeva and Horvath to 13-4 in dual play and continued a disturbing trend – Kansas is 0-13 when losing the doubles point.
“We had a great chance to win the doubles point,” said coach Amy Hall-Holt. “I was very impressed with how Kuni and Lauren came out. They had a lot of good energy…but Eliza and Edina just didn’t show up today and they’ll be the first to admit that.”
The victory from Dorn and Hommell also marked the first time the No. 1 or No. 2 doubles teams have won since March 10 against Nebraska.
“I thought as soon as we won, the No. 1 doubles match would be a lock. They always win,” Hommell said.
Kansas was able to draw the duel even at one match apiece with a three set victory from Dorn at No. 3 singles. Svistun won in No. 5 singles because her opponent was injured. But the good news for Kansas ended there. Avdeeva and Horvath both lost straight set matches almost simultaneously, and Hommell fell at No. 4 singles to clinch the victory for Kansas State. Smith concluded the duel with a loss at No. 6 singles to make the final score 5-2.
Hall-Holt said the month long winless streak has taken a toll on her team.
“They’re tired of it,” Hall-Holt said, “We just have to keep our heads up, keep our confidence up and keep practicing hard everyday at practice.”
Kansas returns to action at home against Colorado on Sunday, and then concludes the regular season the next week with duels against Oklahoma and Texas A&M.
Kansan sportswriter Rustin Dodd can be contacted at rdodd@kansan.com.
— Edited by Jyl Unruh
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