Lady Tiger tennis team earns a pair of road wins

Playing at a pair of NCAA Division II schools over the weekend, the second-ranked Cowley College women's tennis team defeated Midwestern State 4-3 on Friday before taking down ninth-ranked Cameron University 6-1 on Saturday in Lawton, OK.

"I am very proud of the girls; they had tough flights this weekend, and we were able to win both matches," Cowley head coach Ariana Raga said.

The Lady Tigers went 5-1 in their six doubles matches, while Yerke Arystanbekova, Serena Pereyra, and Akari Tomoyose went 2-0 in singles play.

Cowley is now 4-2 on the season. The Lady Tigers will have some time off before competing at NCAA Division I University of North Texas at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 2, in Denton, TX.

"We will use this time to focus on improving every day and to get ready for our upcoming conference matches," Raga said.  

Results vs. Midwestern State:

*No. 1 – Yerke Arystanbekova/Arina Babenko (CC) defeated Giraldo/McSpadden (MSU) 6-4.

*No. 2 – Akari Tomoyose/Roselida Asumwa (CC) defeated Williams/Yip (MSU) 6-4.

*No. 3 – Serena Pereyra/Mariana Jimenez (CC) defeated Mazaraki/Minns (MSU) 6-3.

SINGLES

*No. 1 – Arystanbekova (CC) defeated Yip (MSU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

*No. 2 – Pereyra (CC) defeated Ghinga (MSU) 6-2, 6-0.

*No. 3 – Binzari (MSU) defeated Babenko (CC) 6-4, 2-6, 6-0.

*No. 4 – Tomoyose (CC) defeated Minns (MSU) 6-2, 6-4.

*No. 5 – McSpadden (MSU) defeated Zuzanna Witkowska (CC) 6-2, 6-2.

*No. 6 – Williams (MSU) defeated Silvia Fernandez (CC) 6-4, 6-1.

Results vs. Cameron:

*No. 1 – Yerke Arystanbekova/Arina Babenko (CC) defeated Polunova/Goessel (Cameron) 6-2.

*No. 2 – Manga/Jankowska (Cameron) defeated Tomoyose/Asumwa (CC) 6-3.

*No. 3 – Mariana Jimenez/Serena Pereyra (CC) defeated Wawrowska/Okamura (Cameron) 6-2.

SINGLES

*No. 1 – Arystanbekova (CC) defeated Polunova (Cameron) 1-6, 6-3, 6-0.

*No. 2 – Pereyra (CC) defeated Goessel (Cameron) 7-6(7-5), 6-1.

*No. 3 – Babennko (CC) defeated Rudenko (Cameron) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.

*No. 4 – Tomoyose (CC) defeated Wawrowska (Cameron) 7-6(7-3), 6-3.

*No. 5 – Radako (Cameron) defeated Witkowska (CC) 7-5, 6-1.

*No. 6 – Jimenez (CC) defeated Okamura (Cameron) 6-3, 6-2.