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April 22, 2016 | Women's Tennis
LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Oklahoma women's tennis team fell to No. 33 Kansas, 4-1, on the road Friday afternoon.
The Sooners (7-13, 2-6 Big 12) began the day by dropping the doubles point. At the No. 3 line, junior Mimi Fotopoulos and sophomore Malene Stripp fell, 6-0, to KU's Smith Hinton and Anastasiya Rychagova.
OU grabbed a win on court one as the 57th-ranked duo of senior Emma Devine and sophomore Lily Miyazaki defeated Nina Khmelnitckaia and Janet Koch, 6-2, to even doubles play.
The point came down to the No. 2 spot. OU's Christiana Brigante and Simran Sethi dropped a 7-5 decision to Maria Jose Cardona and Summer Collins to give Kansas (16-5, 6-2 Big 12) an early 1-0 lead.
Oklahoma's Miyazaki battled back on court one to even the score. The sophomore topped KU's Rychagova, 6-3, 6-3, to give OU its only point of the match.
At the No. 5 position, OU's Brigante fell to Jose Cardona, 6-4, 6-4. Kansas extended its leaad one court three as Fotopoulos fell, 6-3, 6-2, to KU's Koch.
The Jayhawks clinched the match with a victory at the No. 4 line. KU's Nina Khmelnitckaia won, 6-2, 6-4, over the Sooners' Sethi.
When play was suspended, OU's Devine had split sets, 4-6, 6-1, and was in a deciding third set with KU's Hinton. After dropping the opening set on court, Oklahoma's Malene Stripp led the Jayhawks' Collins 4-3 in the second set.
The Sooners are back in action Sunday as they close out Big 12 play at Kansas State. Match time is set for 11 a.m. CT.
For more information on Oklahoma Women's Tennis, follow the team on Twitter at @OU_WTennis.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
1. #70Miyazaki/Devine def. Khmelnitckaia/Koch 6-1
2. Jose Cardona/Collins def. Sethi/Brigante 7-5
3. Hinton/Rychagova def. Stripp/Fotopoulos 6-0
Order of finish: 3,1,2
SINGLES
1. Lily Miyazaki def. #70Anastasiya Rychagova 6-3, 6-3
2. Smith Hinton vs. Emma Devine 6-4, 1-6
3. Janet Koch def. Mimi Fotopoulos 6-3, 6-2
4. Nina Khmelnitckaia def. Simran Sethi 6-2, 6-4
5. Maria Jose Cardona def. Christiana Brigante 6-4, 6-4
6. Malene Stripp vs. Summer Collins 3-6, 4-3
Order of finish: 1,5,3,4