KU Tennis Falls to No. 71 Kansas State

April 21, 2012

No. 71 Kansas State 6, Kansas 1 Wamego Recreation Complex // Manhattan, Kan.

Freshman Maria Belen Ludueña won, 6-2, 6-3, at the No. 3 singles spot. Doubles Results 1. No. 78 Niedermayerova/Bonacic (KSU) def. Pezzotti/Windom (KU) 8-5 2. Trousilova/Wischhoff (KSU) def. Los/Ludueña (KU) 8-5 3. Chuda/Ramos (KSU) def. Khanevskaya/Dreyer (KU) 8-5 Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2 Singles Results 1. No. 27 Niedermayerova (KSU) def. Pezzotti (KU) 6-1, 6-2 2. No. 101 Bonacic (KSU) def. Los (KU) 6-1, 3-6, (10-6) 3. Ludueña (KU) def. Aleman 6-2, 6-3 4. Wischhoff (KSU) def. Windom (KU) 6-4, 6-3 5. Ramos (KSU) def. Dreyer (KU) 6-1, 6-3 6. St. Hill (KSU) def. Khanevskaya (KU) 6-2, 6-0 Order of Finish: 1, 6, 5, 3, 4, 2

MANHATTAN, Kan.–Freshman Maria Belen Ludueña nabbed the team’s lone victory on the day as the Kansas women’s tennis team fell in its final spring dual to No. 71 Kansas State, 6-1, Saturday at the Wamego Recreation Complex.

The Jayhawks completed the spring dual season at 9-12 overall and 0-9 in Big 12 play, while the Wildcats improved to 8-13 overall and 4-5 in the conference.

Kansas was swept in doubles play, dropping 8-5 decisions at all three positions to begin the day. In singles competition, junior Monica Pezzotti was downed by KSU’s 27th-ranked Petra Niedermayerova, 6-1, 6-2 at the No. 1 spot. In No. 2 singles, Sophomore Paulina Los took 101st-ranked Karla Bonacic to a third set tie-break before falling, 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6).

Ludueña, a newcomer from Curico, Chile, battled to a 6-2, 6-3 win over the Wildcats’ Ana Gomez Aleman at No. 3 to secure KU’s only point of the day.

KU will gear up for the Big 12 Championships in College Station, Texas, April 26-29. The Jayhawks will take on No. 7 seed Oklahoma (10-12 overall, 4-5 in league play) Thursday. The match is set to begin at 10 a.m.