Tennis players endure victory, defeat

Monday, March 12, 2007

The Kansas tennis team followed a conference victory against Nebraska on Saturday with a 5-2 loss to Louisville on Sunday.

The Jayhawks defeated the Cornhuskers 5-2 behind the strength of No. 1 doubles duo junior Elizaveta Avdeeva and sophomore Edina Horvath. With a 9-7 victory against Nebraska, Avdeeva and Horvath might have established themselves as a threat to win the Big 12 Doubles Championship. This victory improved their record to 11-2 on the season and 4-0 in the Big 12 Conference.

“They really performed well again and were hoping they’ll break into the nation rankings and get some recognition,” coach Amy Hall-Holt said.

Sophomore Yuliana Svistun gained a point for the team by winning her match at No. 5 singles, extending her winning streak to seven matches. The victory against the Cornhuskers gave the Jayhawks consecutive victories for the first time this season and improved their record to 4-8 and 2-2 in the Big 12.

“The girls were up, and they came with energy and great consistency,” Hall-Holt said.

The good vibes were quickly evaporated as the team struggled against Louisville and dropped their last non-conference match of the season.

Hall-Holt said the energy level was not there against Louisville. While the loss dropped the team to 4-9, Avdeeva and Horvath won again to improve to 11-2. In singles, Horvath dropped Robyn White of Louisville in straight sets 7-5, 6-3. Svistun had her seven-match winning streak snapped when she fell to Louisville’s Bianca Gorbea 6-3, 6-0.

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It’s tough with the injuries we’ve been going through.

-coach Amy Hall-Holt

Injuries continued to plague the Kansas team, which has seen three players miss time this season. Junior Lauren Hommell defaulted her match at No. 4 singles against Nebraska and did not participate in singles on Sunday against Louisville forcing the team to forfeit the No. 6 singles match against Louisville.

“It’s tough with the injuries we’ve been going through,” Hall-Holt said. ”Lauren just needs some rest. It’s not a major injury.”

Sophomore Ksenia Bukina and junior Stephanie Smith have also both missed matches because of injuries.

Kansas will have plenty of time to rest before the final stretch of the Big 12 regular season. Kansas has 19 days off before its next match at No. 25 Baylor on March 30.

Kansan sportswriter Rustin Dodd can be contacted at rdodd@kansan.com.

— Edited by Jyl Unruh

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