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7B
TENNIS
Team splits doubleheader with Iowa, South Dakota
Nyah Muggler KAKSAN Sophomore Ekaterina Morozova hits a serve during her doubles match with freshman Victoria Khanevskaya. The two won the match 8-0.
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BY KATHLEEN GIER
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After losing 6-1 against Iowa,
Kansas battled back with a win
in the second half of a home
doubleheader Sunday, defeating
South Dakota 7-0.
"It is tough to lose the way we did," assistant coach German Dalmagro said. "We lost, but at the same time, I think we played some very good matches, so we try to come out and make it up. You can always learn. I think they bounced back really well against South Dakota."
Iowa was led by sophomore Sonja Molnar who is ranked No. 65 in singles by the Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
"Molnar sits behind the baseline and hits a lot of balls," Dalmagro said. "She makes it hard."
In doubles, Molnar and junior Lynne Poggensee-Wei faced sophomore Kate Morozova and freshman Sara Lazarevic.
The match went into a tiebreaker with Iowa winning 9-8. The match was fast-paced and hard-played. Morozova went on to face Molnar in singles where she kept the first set tight, forcing a tiebreaker, but lost 7-6, 6-1 to the nationally ranked Molnar.
"She is a fighter, she is a grinder and she makes a lot of balls," Dalmagro said. "She made her earn every point. And Kate, she is tough. She did a good job hanging in there and playing well."
For their matches against South Dakota, Kansas switched into their pink jerseys that were debuted in their battle with UMKC, and they swept all matches — both singles and doubles.
The doubles team of Morozova and freshman Vika Khanevskaya were the only team to win in doubles in both matches.
"I just kept trying and it felt good to win. I felt like I played
Iowa 6, Kansas 1
DOUBLES
Molnar/Poggensee-Wei (IU) def.
Wilbert/Lazarevic (KU), 9-8(3)
Morozova/Khanveskaya (KU) def.
Beelen/Chmelarovia (IU), 8-3
Young/Klockenga (IU) def. Martínez/Dzuba (IU), 8-4
SINGLES
No. 65 Sonja Molnar (IU) def. Ekaterina Morozova (KU), 7-6(3), 6-1
Lynne Poggensen-Wei (IU) def.
Sara Lazarevic (KU), 4-6, 6-4, 0-
Merel Beelen (IU) def. Maria Martinez (KU), 6-3, 7-5
Erin Wilbert (KU) def. Jessica Young (IU), 6-3, 6-4
Kelcie Klockenga (IU) def. Vika Khanevskaya (KU), 1-6, 6-2, 7-6(4)
Alexis Dorr (IU) def. Alessandra Dzuba (KU), 6-0, 6-3
Ally Majerkij (IU) def. Kate Goff (KU), 8-1
well," Wilbert said. "The team, we fought really hard."
Kansas 7, South Dakota 0
DOUBLES
Morozova/Khanevskaya (KU) def.
Kiefer/Nunez (SD), 8-0
Martinez/Dzuba (KU) def. Jeznic/
Foster (SD), 8-0
Wilbert/Goff (KU) def. Hagen/
Smith (SD), 8-2
SINGLES
She attributed her success to staying positive all day.
Ekaterina Morozova (KU) def.
Marina Kiefer (SD), 6-1, 6-0
Maria Martinez (KU) def. Brittney Smith (SD), 6-0, 6-0
Erin Wilbert (KU) def. Rijalda Zejnic (SD), 6-1, 6-0
Vika Khanevskaya (KU) def. Isabel Nunez (SD), 6-2, 6-2
Alessandra Dzuba (KU) def. Kelsi Foster (SD), 6-1, 6-0
Kate Goff (KU) def. Janea Hagen (SD), 6-2, 6-1
"I feel like I always play better when I can pump myself up and use a lot of energy," Wilbert said. "I think that is probably what I did well today staying positive and motivated."
Junior Kate Goff played in her first spring match, and won 8-2 with sophomore Erin Wilbert at
the No. 3 doubles spot in the match against South Dakota. Goff did not play against Iowa, but filled in for freshman Sara Lazarevic who did not play against South Dakota because of illness.
The Jayhawks will travel to play the University of Tulsa next Sunday.
Edited by Jesse Rangel
SOFTBALL
Weston White/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Freshman pitcher Alex Jones pitches during a softball game against Emporia State last year. The Jayhawks went 2-3 in their opening weekend.
Jayhawks'rough start leads to strong finish
BY ZACH GETZ
zgetz@kansan.com
While they may have been wearing Kansas softball jerseys, senior pitcher Sarah Vertelka said she didn't recognize the team that took the field Friday.
"That wasn't Kansas softball" Vertelka said.
The Jayhawks lost each of their opening games by eight runs and scored a combined two runs in both contests. Kansas looked like it might have been headed down the wrong path by starting off the season 0-2, including a run-spread in the fifth inning
in each game.
Kansas suffered a 10-2 loss to No. 21 Louisville on Friday before losing to Sam Houston State 8-0 later in the day.
"We were embarrassed for that game," coach Megan Smith said of the loss to Sam
Houston State. "We owed them one."
That's exactly what Kansas did.
That's exactly what Kansas did. Smith, who coached her first games at Kansas this weekend, told the Jayhawks they needed to put Friday's disappointments behind them. The players listened to Smith's message and Kansas bounced back and took out its frustrations against Sam Houston
State on Saturday, shutting out the Bearkats 10-0 in the second meeting of the two teams.
What was on our mind was getting revenge and playing the ball that we know how to play.
Senior shortstop Sara Ramirez said it felt good to take some of the frustration out on Sam Houston State.
SARA RAMIREZ
Senior shortstop
"Our main goal was to do the same thing that they did to us," Ramirez said. "What was on our mind was getting revenge and playing the ball that we know how to play."
Kansas continued its winning streak by beating Houston 4-3 in the second of two games Saturday. The weekend ended with a 4-2 loss
against No.16 Ohio State Sunday
Kansas finally managed to get its offense going, scoring 10 runs off nine hits. And the Jayhawks also received a strong pitching effort as freshman Alex Jones pitched six scoreless innings. The win helped the Jayhawks receive a lift in confidence that the team needed to finish the weekend strong.
Kansas will see action again when Kansas travels to Gainesville, Fla., to compete in the Lipton Invitational against Marshall, Florida, Campbell and East Carolina next weekend.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Edited by Drew Anderson
It was the fifth straight win over the Orange for Louisville (16-9, 7-5), which was 0-4 against ranked teams entering the game. Its last win over a ranked team was a 10-point triumph over Syracuse last March.
No.2 Syracuse snaps 11-game win streak
Syracuse (24-2, 11-2 Big East), which held off Connecticut 72-67 on Wednesday night after squandering a 16-point lead in the second half, had won 11 straight since a loss to Pittsburgh.
Samuels scored his first points of the game on a pair of free throws with 7:46 left and followed with a hook off the glass to tie the
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Samardo Samuels scored all eight of his points during a late surge and Jerry Smith sank a pair of clutch free throws with 17.8 seconds left and Louisville rallied for a 66-60 upset of No. 2 Syracuse on Sunday.
game at 50. Mike Marra's 3 from the left corner gave the Cardinals a three-point edge and Samuels made a twisting layup through traffic to put Louisville up 55-52 with 5:14 left.
Wes Johnson had 14 points, Andy Rautins and Arinze Onuaku each had 12,and Joseph 10 for the Orange.
Samuels' dunk off an inbounds pass gave the Cardinals their greatest lead at 59-52 with 3:04 to oo
Edgar Sosa and Marra each had 12 points to lead Louisville. Jared Swophire had 10 points.
Six straight free throws by the Orange closed the gap to 62-58 with 64 seconds remaining, but Syracuse was unable to score again after Kris Joseph's slam dunk with 31.9 seconds left made it a two-point game.
Associated Press
Joseph was then called for an intentional foul on Smith, who sank both free throws.
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