Colorado
Oklahoma State
WOMEN NETTERS DEFEAT OKLAHOMA STATE, 5-2
April 09, 2004 | Tennis
EDMOND, Okla. ? Five Colorado women's tennis players were victorious helping the Buffaloes cruise to a 5-2 Big 12 Conference win over host Oklahoma State, Friday afternoon at the Oak Tree Tennis Facility.
The win breaks a two-match losing streak and improves No. 68 CU to 5-3 in the Big 12 and 9-7 overall. OSU drops their fifth in a row, falling to 5-10 overall and 1-6 in conference play.
It's only the fifth win for CU over the Cowgirls in 24 matches and the first win over OSU since 1999, breaking a five-match losing streak.
Despite losing the doubles point, CU took care of business in singles play with Lynzee Kever winning her 10th match at No. 1 singles (11th overall) taking a straight-set win, 7-5, 6-0. Jessica Vanderdys picked up her eighth win at No. 2 this spring taking a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 decision; and Kendra Strandemo, the Big 12 Player of the Week, picked up her eighth win at No. 3 cruising to a 6-4, 6-4 victory. It was Strandemo's fourth win in a row.
CU rounded out the scoring with singles wins at No. 4 and No. 5 with Martina Sedivec taking the decisive third set, 6-2 after splitting the first two; and Morgan Sall won her seventh match in her last nine, taking a 6-3, 7-5 winner at No. 5.
The Buffs close out the regular season with four consecutive road matches and continue their tour of Oklahoma with a Big 12 match at Norman, Sunday April 11 to take on the No. 18 Sooners.
No. 68 Colorado 5 Oklahoma State 2
Colorado (9-7, 5-3), Oklahoma State (5-10, 1-6)
Singles
1) Lynzee Kever (CU) def. Katya Kolodynska 7-5, 6-0
2) Jessica Vanderdys (CU) def. Ines Furtmayr 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
3) Kendra Strandemo (CU) def. Jana Karaskova 6-4, 6-4
4) Martina Sedivec (CU) def. Zana Masnic 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
5) Morgan Sall (CU) def. Jennifer Poskitt 6-3, 7-5
6) Lauren Simmons (OSU) def. Kristy Randono 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
1) Kolodynska/Karaskova (OSU) def. Sall/Vanderdys 8-3
2) Kever/Strandemo (CU) def. Furtmayr/Masnic 9-8
3) Poskitt/Simmons (OSU) def. Hanson/Sedivec 9-7
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