Cowgirl Tennis Falls to SMU
OKLAHOMA – The No. 57 Oklahoma State women’s team faced its fifth-consecutive ranked opponent Sunday, falling to No. 27 , 4-1, at The Greens Country Club.
Kanyapat Narattana and Nataliya Shatkovskaya got the Cowgirls started with an 8-5 win over SMU’s Marta Lesniak and Aleksandra Malyarchikova at No. 1 doubles. The Mustangs answered with an 8-6 win at No. 3 singles and then sealed the team doubles point as Heather Steinbauer and Edyta Cieplucha outlasted Malika Rose and C.C. Sardinha, 9-7, at the No. 2 spot.
The Cowgirls lost the first singles point at No. 1, but Rose improved her perfect dual record to 5-0 as she knocked off SMU’s Ashley Turpin in straight sets at No. 6 singles.
Although the sophomore kept her unblemished record intact, the Mustangs won the next two matches at Nos. 3 and 4 to end the dual at 4-1, .
Oklahoma State, now 1-5, resumes action Feb. 13, traveling to Wichita, Kan., to take on the Wichita State Shockers.
No. 27 4, No. 57 Oklahoma State 1
Feb. 6, 2011 | Oklahoma City, Okla. | The Greens Country Club
DOUBLES | Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
No. 1 – Kanyapat Narattana/Nataliya Shatkovskaya () def. Marta Lesniak/Aleksandra Malyarchikova (), 8-5
No. 2 – Heather Steinbauer/Edyta Cieplucha () def. Malika Rose/C.C. Sardinha (), 9-7
No. 3 – Ashley Turpin/Shahzoda Hatamova () def. Sasha Belova/Sarah Meghoufel (), 8-6
SINGLES | Order of finish: 1, 6, 3, 4*
No. 1 – #2 Marta Lesniak () def. Sasha Belova (), 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 – C.C. Sardinha () vs. Edyta Cieplucha (), 6-2, 4-6, 1-3,
No. 3 – Heather Steinbauer () def. Sarah Meghoufel (), 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 – Aleksandra Malyarchikova () def. Nataliya Shatkovskaya (), 6-1, 7-5
No. 5 – Kanyapat Narattana () vs. Shahzoda Hatamova (), 5-7, 1-3,
No. 6 – Malika Rose () def. Ashley Turpin (), 6-2, 6-2
Updated 02-07-2011
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