LINCOLN, Neb. (Feb. 10, 2019) – The Wyoming tennis team (4-4 overall) rallied back on Sunday morning with a 4-1 victory over the Drake Bulldogs (3-5 overall).
 
Wyoming got off to a fast start by earning the doubles point to go up 1-0. Seniors Elisa Koonik and Tessa van Der Ploeg defeated sophomore Liza Petushkova and senior Kenya Williams, 6-2, while junior Ana Royo and freshman Maria Oreshkina beat sophomore Carmen Palumbo and freshman Daria Walczak by the same score, 6-2. Freshmen Mihaela Kaftanova and Ida Krause were upe 4-3 and didn't finish.
 
The Cowgirls carried the momentum over to singles action as well with victories at the number two, three and six spots. Koonik won in straights sets over Palumbo, 6-4, 6-1, to make it 2-0. Drake picked up its first point of the day with Petushkova earning a 6-4, 6-0 win against van Der Ploeg. Kaftanova battled and took her match, 7-6, 6-1, over Neville, while Oreshkina clinched the victory with a tough three set win, 1-6, 6-0, 6-2. Matches with Royo and freshman Ana Fernandez weren't finished.
  
The Cowgirls will return to the court next weekend against the Gonzaga Bulldogs, on Saturday, followed by a match with Eastern Washington on Sunday. The opening match will be at 2 p.m. MT in Spokane and an 11 a.m. start against the Eagles in Cheney.   
 
Tennis Match Results
Wyoming Cowgirls vs Drake
Feb 10, 2019 at Lincoln, Neb.
(Dillon Tennis Center)
 
Wyoming Cowgirls 4, Drake 1
 
Singles competition
1. Liza Petushkova (DU) def. Tessa van Der Ploeg (WY) 6-4, 6-0
2. Elisa Koonik (WY) def. Carmen Palumbo (DU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Maria Oreshkina (WY) def. Daria Walczak (DU) 1-6, 6-0, 6-2
4. Kenya Williams (DU) vs. Ana Fernandez (WY) 6-1, 4-6, 2-3, unfinished
5. Sophia Haleas (DU) vs. Ana Royo (WY) 3-6, 6-3, 0-3, unfinished
6. Mihaela Kaftanova (WY) def. Kelsey Neville (DU) 7-6, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Elisa Koonik/Tessa van Der Ploeg (WY) def. Liza Petushkova/Kenya Williams (DU) 6-2
2. Carmen Palumbo/Daria Walczak (DU) vs. Ida Krause/Mihaela Kaftanova (WY) 4-3, unfinished
3. Ana Royo/Maria Oreshkina (WY) def. Megan Webb/Kelsey Neville (DU) 6-2
 
Match Notes:
Wyoming Cowgirls 4-4
Drake 3-5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,1,6,3)