STILLWATER, Okla. (Jan. 20, 2019) – In its only match of the week, the Wyoming tennis team (2-2 overall) dropped a 7-0 contest against the ninth ranked Oklahoma State Cowgirls (2-1 overall) on Sunday afternoon.
 
OSU swept all three matches in doubles action. Bunyawi Thamchaiwat and Tamara Arnold defeated junior Ana Royo and freshman Maria Oreshkina, 6-1, while the Cowgirls clinched the point with a 6-2 win by 28^th ranked Sofia Blanco and Catherine Gulihur over seniors Elisa Koonik and Tessa van Der Ploeg. Freshmrn Ida Krause and Mihaela Kaftanova fell to Lisa Marie Rioux and Marina Guinart, 6-3.
  
In singles play, Oklahoma State won matches at the fourth, fifth and sixth spots to clinch the match. Royo lost in straight sets to Gulihur, 6-1, 6-1, followed by a 6-2, 6-0 victory by 40^th ranked Guinart over Fernandez. The Cowgirls clinched the match with Arnold beating Kaftanova, 6-1, 6-1. Oreshkina dropped a 6-3, 6-2 contest against the 21st ranked Katarina Stresnakova, followed by a straight set win, 6-4, 6-1 win by Thamchaiwat over Koonik. van Der Ploeg fell 6-2, 6-3, against Rioux.
  
The Cowgirls will return to the court on Friday against Midwestern State in Lubbock. The match is set for 3 p.m. MT.    
 
Tennis Match Results
Wyoming Cowgirls vs Oklahoma State
 
#9 Oklahoma State 7, Wyoming Cowgirls 0
Singles competition
1. Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (OSU) def. Elisa Koonik (WY) 6-4, 6-1
2. Lisa Marie Rioux (OSU) def. Tessa van Der Ploeg (WY) 6-2, 6-3
3. #21 Katarina Stresnakova (OSU) def. Maria Oreshkina (WY) 6-3, 6-2
4. #40 Marina Guinart (OSU) def. Ana Fernandez (WY) 6-2, 6-0
5. Catherine Gulihur (OSU) def. Ana Royo (WY) 6-1, 6-1
6. Tamara Arnold (OSU) def. Mihaela Kaftanova (WY) 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. #28 Sofia Blanco/Catherine Gulihur (OSU) def. Elisa Koonik/Tessa van Der Ploeg (WY) 6-2
2. Lisa Marie Rioux/Marina Guinart (OSU) def. Ida Krause/Mihaela Kaftanova (WY) 6-3
3. Bunyawi Thamchaiwat/Tamara Arnold (OSU) def. Maria Oreshkina/Ana Royo (WY) 6-1
 
Match Notes:
Wyoming Cowgirls 2-2
Oklahoma State 2-1; National ranking #9
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,4,6,3,1,2)