STILLWATER, Okla. (Jan. 22, 2018) – The Wyoming tennis team (0-1 overall) opened up the dual season with a tough 4-0 loss against the 16^th ranked Oklahoma State Cowgirls (3-0 overall) on Monday night.
 
"Today we really got after it," head coach Dean Clower. "I was proud of our intensity and the way we played. Elisa (Koonik) and Tessa (van Der Ploeg) had a huge win over the 20^th ranked doubles team in the country."
 
In doubles action, OSU jumped out early to the 1-0 lead by taking two of three matches. The pair of Megan McCray and Shir Hornung defeated sophomore Ana Tkachenko and freshman Myiah Scott, 6-4, followed by a 6-4 loss by senior Magdalena Stencel and sophomore Milka Genkova. The highlight of the night came from juniors Tessa van Der Ploeg and Elisa Koonik who beat the 20^th-ranked doubles team of Vladica Babic and Sofia Blanco, 7-6 (9-7).
 
Oklahoma State extended the lead and would win the match by taking the next three straight singles matches. Scott was defeated in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0, by Hornung, while Tkachenko lost to Katarina Stresnakova, 6-0, 6-2. At the number one position, OSU wrapped it up as the 21^st ranked Babic beat Stencel, 6-1, 6-2. The other three matches still in action were not completed.  
 
Wyoming will wrap up its trip to Oklahoma tomorrow against the Central Oklahoma Bronchos. The match is set for 11 a.m. MT in Edmond. Following that, the Cowgirls will host the Northern Colorado Bears on Sunday. Match time is set for 11 a.m. at the UW Indoor Tennis Courts.   
 
Tennis Match Results
Wyoming vs Oklahoma State
Jan 22, 2018 at Stillwater, Okla.
(Greenwood Tennis Center)
#16 Oklahoma State 4, Wyoming 0
 
Singles competition
1. #21 Vladica Babic (OKST) def. Magdalena Stencel (WY) 6-1, 6-2
2. Megan McCray (OKST) vs. Tessa van Der Ploeg (WY) 6-0, 4-3, unfinished
3. Katarina Stresnakova (OKST) def. Ana Tkachenko (WY) 6-0, 6-2
4. #63 Marina Guinart (OKST) vs. Elisa Koonik (WY) 6-1, 4-3, unfinished
5. Sofia Blanco (OKST) vs. Milka Genkova (WY) 6-3, 4-1, unfinished
6. Shir Hornung (OKST) def. Myiah Scott (WY) 6-0, 6-0
 
Doubles competition
1. Tessa van Der Ploeg/Elisa Koonik (WY) def. #20 Vladica Babic/Sofia Blanco (OKST),7-6
2. Katarina Stresnakova/Marina Guinart (OKST) def. Magdalena Stencel/Milka Genkova (WY) 6-4
3. Megan McCray/Shir Hornung (OKST) def. Myiah Scott/Ana Tkachenko (WY) 6-4
 
Match Notes:
Wyoming 0-1
Oklahoma State 3-0; National ranking #16
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,3,1)
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