Jayhawks Drop Back-and-Forth Contest to No. 31 Arizona, 4-2

Sunday, March 9

Lawrence, Kan.

12 p.m. CT

University of Kansas

#31 Arizona

Jayhawks Drop Back-and-Forth Contest to No. 31 Arizona, 4-2

3/9/2025 3:33:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kansas women's tennis battled in a back-and-forth match with No. 31 Arizona but came up short, 4-2 at the Jayhawk Tennis Center on Sunday.

Kansas falls to 8-6 (2-2 Big 12) this season while Arizona improves to 11-5 (3-1 Big 12).

Kansas took an early lead by gaining the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. On court two, the Kansas duo of Jasmine Adams and Yerkezhan Arystanbekova put together a decisive 6-2 win over Arizona's Martyna Ostzgalo and Zoya Chuluk.

After dropping court one, the doubles point came down to a battle on court three. Kansas' Kyoka Kubo and Anna Putilina battled to a 7-6 (9-7) tiebreak win over Arizona's Belen Nevenhoven and Midori Castillo-Meza to take a 1-0 advantage into singles play.

In singles play, Kansas and Arizona split the first sets, while the Wildcats claimed the first singles point on court four, where Arizona's Danielle Tuhten defeated Heike Janse van Vuuren, 6-3, 6-3.

The Jayhawks retook the lead with a win on court six when Adams defeated Arizona's Stephanie Shogreen in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4. Moments later, Arizona would force the match into a 2-2 tie as Josie Usereau, ranked No. 37 nationally, defeated Kansas' Gracie Mulville, 7-6 (3), 6-2.

Arizona took the lead with a third-set victory on court three, when Kubo fell to No. 116 Ostrzygalo, 6-3, 3-6, 3-6.

With Arizona leading 3-2, the Wildcats took advantage of the momentum and claimed the clinching point on court five as Kansas freshman Meriem Ben Ezzedine dropped the match to Tanvi Narendran, 7-6, 6-4. Senior Maria Titova's match vs. Castillo went unfinished at 6-4, 6-7, 1-1.

Up Next
The Jayhawks will travel to Houston to take on the Cougars on Friday, March 14 at 2 p.m. CT, followed by another Big 12 matchup at UCF on Sunday, March 16 at 11 a.m. CT.