MANHATTAN, Kan. – Old Dominion women’s tennis dropped a hard-fought match to Kansas State by a 4-3 score on Friday evening.
Wildcat sister duo No. 55 Maralgoo and Martaa Chogsomjav opened doubles play with a 6-0 sweep over Kira Matushkina and Victoria Matasova on court one. Monarchs Ulyana Romanova and Lidiia Rasskouskaia tied doubles competition with a 6-2 victory over Sasha Kyselova and Chanel Rustemova on court three, leaving the doubles point up to court two. In Kansas State’s favor, Varvara Bernovich and Diana Smolinska bested Marina Markina and Vlada Manzhos 6-2, putting them in the lead.
No. 3 Romanova grabbed ODU’s first point with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Kyselova, and the Monarchs took the lead after No. 82 Matushkina downed Maralgoo Chogsomjav (6-4, 6-0) on court one. Kansas State battled back, with Martaa Chogsomjav and Bernovich defeating No. 98 Matasova (2-6, 6-3, 6-1) on court two and Rasskouskaia (6-4, 6-2) on court five, respectively. Markina tied the match at three after a 7-6, 6-1 victory over Rustemova on court six. For the win, Smolinska downed Manzhos in a hard-fought match (7-5, 5-7, 6-3) on court four.
Old Dominion remains in Kansas as the team travels to Lawrence to take on the Jayhawks on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 12 p.m.
Doubles:
- #55 Maralgoo Chogsomjav and Martaa Chogsomjav (KSU) def. Kira Matushkina and Victoria Matasova (ODU) 6-0
- Varvara Bernovich and Diana Smolinska (KSU) def. Marina Markina and Vlada Manzhos (ODU) 6-2
- Ulyana Romanova and Lidiia Rasskouskaia (ODU) def. Sasha Kyselova and Chanel Rustemova (KSU) 6-2
Singles:
- #82 Kira Matushkina (ODU) def. Maralgoo Chogsomjav (KSU) 6-4, 6-0
- Martaa Chogsomjav (KSU) def. #98 Victoria Matasova (ODU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
- Ulyana Romanova (ODU) def. Sasha Kyselova (KSU) 6-3, 6-2
- Diana Smolinska (KSU) def. Vlada Manzhos (ODU) 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
- Varvara Bernovich (KSU) def. Lidiia Rasskouskaia (ODU) 6-4, 6-2
- Marina Markina (ODU) def. Chanel Rustemova (KSU) 7-6, 6-1