The third day won the SMU challenge for women’s tennis wrappers

DALLAS After a three-day competition at the SMU Red and Blue Challenge at the Styslinger / Altec Tennis Complex in Dallas, the Kansas State women’s tennis team ended the third day with two individual wins.

“I think we might have had a slightly slower start in some of our other doubles and maybe we didn’t end individual matches on the first day, but I was really proud of how all three women responded,” the head coach said. Jordan Smith. “They have to come back the next day on Saturday and that we are third together in our doubles and that one of our players will win a double draw by playing with someone new for the first time at a different school. For us.”

Senior in the Mustang draw Karine-Marion Job ended the final 7-5, 6-7 (3), with a 10-1 victory over Texas Tech’s Avelina Sayfetdinova. This was Job’s second victory over the tournament’s Big 12 duel opponent.

“I think it was impressive that KJ came out and won the SMU top game,” Smith said. – There are a lot of great players in this draw, and in all the draws it is great that he returns from Ole Miss and answers two weeks later and draws really close matches. working. “

Senior Anna Turco won two sets of Central Arkansas Jaeun Lee 6-1, 6-2.

“Anna came back strong today and Dinara pulled a very strong match yesterday,” Smith explained. “I’m glad we faced adversity and didn’t let it take over us.”

The Wildcats will take a short break from the competition before returning on Thursday (October 21) to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regions in Iowa City, Iowa.

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