FORT WORTH, Texas – Riding a two-game winning streak into the match, the Kansas women’s tennis team fell, 4-3, to TCU after battling back into contention in singles play on Friday at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
The Jayhawks fell behind early in doubles, with TCU claiming the point. Sonia Smagina and Vasiliki Karvouni fell to the Horned Frogs on court one after a hard-fought battle, 6-4. Carmen Roxana Manu and Tiffany Lagarde contended on court three for Kansas but were bested 6-3. The duo of Malkia Ngounoue and Julia Deming were battling on court two before the match went unfinished as the Horned Frogs took the doubles point and the lead at 1-0.
🎾 Jayhawks Defeat Cyclones, 4-3, in Lawrence on Saturday
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🎾 Kansas Falls at Oklahoma, 6-1
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February 3, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Freshman women’s tennis player, Morgan Cross was named UTR ITA Player of the Week, announced by the organization on Wednesday. Cross notched some big wins in singles and doubles last week, helping the Razorbacks to three consecutive sweeps of their opponents, Kansas, Oral Roberts and Kansas State.
Over the course of the action-packed weekend, Arkansas freshman Morgan Cross went undefeated in singles and doubles. Cross started off the weekend with a big win in doubles over No. 49 Ngounoue/Manu of Kansas. Cross and partner Spink clinched the doubles point against the Jayhawks helping the Razorbacks to a perfect 7-0 win.