Lady Tigers split a pair of matches vs. NCAA Division II schools

The No. 2-ranked Cowley College women's tennis team bounced back from a tough, 4-3 loss at Midwestern State University Saturday in Wichita Falls, TX, to defeat No. 11-ranked Cameron University 6-1 Sunday in Lawton, OK.

"The ladies bounced right back and upset Cameron after losing a close one against Midwestern State," Raga said. "I was proud of their performance on the weekend."

Cowley freshmen Arina Babenko and Alexandra Melnikova went undefeated on the weekend in singles and doubles.

"Their level has continued to get better from match to match," Cowley head coach Manuel Raga said. "I am really proud of the way they competed this weekend." 

Cowley will now prepare to play at Missouri Western State University Sunday, February 26 at 12 p.m.

Results vs. Midwestern State:

DOUBLES

*No. 1 – Unfinished.

*No. 2 – Arina Babenko/Ntokozo Zungu (CC) defeated Kanaha Furutani/Alice Di Matteo (MSU) 6-4.

*No. 3 – Camila Neyra/Mariia Koroleva (CC) defeated Skylar Minns/Micaela McSpadden (MSU) 6-2.

SINGLES

*No. 1 – Babenko (CC) defeated Amelia Lawson (MSU) 7-6, 4-6, 6-4.

*No. 2 – Melnikova (CC) defeated Hannah Yipp (MSU) 6-1, 7-5.

*No. 3 – Di Matteo (MSU) defeated Hernandez (CC) 4-6, 5-7.

*No. 4 – Emilija Visic (MSU) defeated Koroleva (CC) 6-1, 6-4.

*No. 5 – Minns (MSU) defeated Zungu (CC) 6-3, 6-2.

*No. 6 – Sydney Williams (MSU) defeated Mariana Jimenez (CC) 6-3, 6-4.

Results vs. Cameron:

DOUBLES

*No. 1 – Hernandez/Melnikova (CC) defeated Lea Manga/Vasilisa Polunova (CU) 6-1.

*No. 2 – Zungu/Babenko (CC) defeated Karolina Glowinska/Kateryna Rudenko (CU) 7-6.

*No. 3 – Jenna Goessel/Anastasia Uspenskaia (CU) defeated Koroleva/Neyra (CC) 6-4.

SINGLES

*No. 1 – Melnikova (CC) defeated Polunova (CU) 6-4, 6-1, 6-3.

*No. 2 – Babenko (CC) defeated Uspenskaia (CU) 6-3, 6-3.

*No. 3 – Hernandez (CC) defeated Manga (CU) 6-2, 6-3.

*No. 4 – Zungu (CC) defeated Rudenko (CU) 6-1, 6-2.

*No. 5 – Unfinished.

*No. 6 – Neyra (CC) defeated Glowinska (CU) 7-5, 7-6.