10 WEEK IN REVIEW
SOFTBALL
Kansas trying to break through
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Senior second baseman Sara Ramirez throws the ball to first for an out against No. 9 Oklahoma State. The Jayhawks lost to the Cowgirls 11-3.
The Kansas softball team (18-26, 1-10) is still struggling to find its stride. Last week the Jayhawks dropped a close game to Nebraska, lost a non-conference matchup against Creighton, and lost a pair of games at home against No.9 Oklahoma State. But the team also comes in with a little momentum — it nearly defeated Oklahoma State in the second game of the series.
Kansas will get a much-needed break as it just finished five games in five days, and the team is now in the middle of a one-game-in-five-day stretch. The Jayhawks will also have a break in the quality of opponents as 10 of the 11 Big 12 games it has played so far were against ranked teams. Now only two of the last seven Big 12 games are against top 25 teams.
The young team has stayed optimistic about its future and coach Megan Smith said she thinks the freshman class, which has led the Jayhawks for most of the season, is still playing well. Kansas will see action again tomorrow in a rematch with Nebraska at 5 p.m. in Lincoln, Neb.
-Zach Getz
TENNIS
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Ekaterina Morozova makes a running forehand on Saturday at first Serve. Morozova won in doubles with Ein Wilbert but lost her singles match.
Jayhawks look to get on track in Big 12 play
The Kansas tennis team continued to have trouble in conference play by losing 6-1 to Oklahoma State and 5-2 to Oklahoma last weekend.
The Jayhawks' record is now 9-12 and 1-8 in conference.
Despite the team's lack of success recently, freshman Vika Khanevskaya is on a four-match winning streak after defeating Katelyn Connelly of Oklahoma 6-4, 6-7(9), 11-9 in a third set tie breaker.
Sophomores Erin Wilbert and Kate Morozova won their doubles match against Oklahoma State and Wilbert also won in singles against Oklahoma in another third set tiebreaker.
"We are always so close with all these teams and I know my girls can do it," Wilbert said. "I know that we can do it; it is just a matter of finishing it."
The Jayhawks will finish out the regular season at home this weekend with matches against Texas Tech on Friday and No. 2 Baylor on Sunday.
— Kathleen Gier
THE WAVE APRIL 21,2010
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN