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Women's Tennis
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Sunday, February 8
Wichita, Kan.
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University of Kansas
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Wichita State
Kansas Tennis Drops Tough 4-3 Match to Wichita State Sunday Afternoon
2/8/2026 5:39:00 PM | Women's Tennis
WICHITA, Kan. – Kansas women's tennis battled but ultimately fell to Wichita State in a 4-3 loss Sunday afternoon at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex.Â
Kansas falls to 3-2 on the season, while Wichita State improves to 7-3 on the year.
"We lost in a tough battle to a tough team today," Kansas head coach Todd Chapman said. "We fought hard throughout the lineup but Wichita State just played a little more freely than we did with the match on the line."
Kansas started off slow in doubles play, as the Jayhawks dropped matches on courts one and three to give Wichita State the doubles point and the early 1-0 advantage. On court two, the duo of Yerkezhan Arystanbekova and Anna Putilina picked up a win by defeating Kristina Kudryavtseva and Theodora Chantava 6-2.Â
Court one featured a ranked matchup between Kansas' No. 58 Heike Janse van Vuuren and Kyoka Kubo versus Wichita State's No. 12 Giorgia Roselli and Xin Tong Wang, but van Vuuren and Kubo ultimately fell 6-2. Meg McCarty and Kinley VanPelt fell to Anna Knuettel and Vichitraporn Vimuktananda 6-4 on court three.
Kansas picked up its first point of the day on court six, as Putilina moved to 3-1 on the season with a 6-1, 6-0 straight-set victory over Knuettel to tie the match at 1-1. The Jayhawks kept momentum on court one, with No. 25 Kubo picking up another 6-4, 6-3 straight-set win over Wang to move to 5-0 on the season. The win gave Kansas a 2-1 lead over Wichita State.
The Jayhawks were able to find another point on court four with a McCarty win over Kudryavtseva 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 to give Kansas a 3-2 lead in the match. Wichita State was able to pick up wins on courts three and five to win the match 4-3 over Kansas.
UP NEXT
Kansas will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to take on the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday, February 14 at 12 p.m. CT.Â
Results
Doubles:Â
Kansas falls to 3-2 on the season, while Wichita State improves to 7-3 on the year.
"We lost in a tough battle to a tough team today," Kansas head coach Todd Chapman said. "We fought hard throughout the lineup but Wichita State just played a little more freely than we did with the match on the line."
Kansas started off slow in doubles play, as the Jayhawks dropped matches on courts one and three to give Wichita State the doubles point and the early 1-0 advantage. On court two, the duo of Yerkezhan Arystanbekova and Anna Putilina picked up a win by defeating Kristina Kudryavtseva and Theodora Chantava 6-2.Â
Court one featured a ranked matchup between Kansas' No. 58 Heike Janse van Vuuren and Kyoka Kubo versus Wichita State's No. 12 Giorgia Roselli and Xin Tong Wang, but van Vuuren and Kubo ultimately fell 6-2. Meg McCarty and Kinley VanPelt fell to Anna Knuettel and Vichitraporn Vimuktananda 6-4 on court three.
Kansas picked up its first point of the day on court six, as Putilina moved to 3-1 on the season with a 6-1, 6-0 straight-set victory over Knuettel to tie the match at 1-1. The Jayhawks kept momentum on court one, with No. 25 Kubo picking up another 6-4, 6-3 straight-set win over Wang to move to 5-0 on the season. The win gave Kansas a 2-1 lead over Wichita State.
The Jayhawks were able to find another point on court four with a McCarty win over Kudryavtseva 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 to give Kansas a 3-2 lead in the match. Wichita State was able to pick up wins on courts three and five to win the match 4-3 over Kansas.
UP NEXT
Kansas will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to take on the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday, February 14 at 12 p.m. CT.Â
Results
Doubles:Â
- No. 12 Wang/Roselli (WSU) def. No. 58 Kubo/van Vuuren (KU), 6-2
- Arystanbekova/Putilina (KU) def. Kudryavtseva/Chantava (WSU), 6-2
- Knuettel/Vimuktananda (WSU) def. McCarty/VanPelt (KU), 6-4
- No. 25 Kubo (KU) def. Wang (WSU), 6-4, 6-3
- No. 109 Roselli (WSU) def. van Vuuren (KU), 6-4, 7-6(3)
- Chantava (WSU) def. Arystanbekova (KU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
- McCarty (KU) def. Kudryavtseva (WSU), 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
- Vimuktananda (WSU) def. Cho (KU), 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
- Putilina (KU) def. Knuettel (WSU), 6-1, 6-0
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Xin Tong Wang / 0 [WSU]
43
#2 Singles Match
12
46
Giorgia Roselli / 0 (109/-) [WSU]
67
#3 Singles Match
123
633
Theodora Chantava / 0 [WSU]
466
#4 Singles Match
123
646
Kris. Kudryavtseva / 0 [WSU]
261
#5 Singles Match
123
165
Palmy Vimuktananda / 0 [WSU]
627
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Anne Knuettel / 0 [WSU]
10
Order of Finish:
6,1,2,4,3,5
Players Mentioned
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