The Kansas women’s tennis team advanced through day three of the H-E-B Invitational in Waco, Texas, on Nov. 1, securing key victories in both singles and doubles action to maintain momentum.
Fantasy & Market Impact
- Polina Koneva’s straight-sets victory.
- Doubles pairing Yerkezhan Arystanbekova and Anna Putilina teamed up in doubles action.
Singles Momentum in Waco
Polina Koneva opened singles play at the H-E-B Invitational with a clinical 6-2, 6-3 victory over Baylor’s Luna Ivkovic, injecting early momentum into the Jayhawks’ lineup. Caroline Manzi followed with a hard-fought three-set win, overcoming UTSA’s Giuliana Giardina 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-2. After dropping a tight opening set, Manzi wrestled back control by taking the second-set tiebreaker before closing out the third.
Simryn Jacob added a dominant result to the ledger, breezing past Iowa State’s Kira Smith 6-1, 6-0. Not all matches went the Jayhawks’ way, however. Sydney Jara of Texas A&M defeated Anna Putilina 6-2, 6-0, while Iowa State’s Stanislava Shulzhenko topped Yerkezhan Arystanbekova 6-3, 6-2. In another tightly contested battle, Baylor’s Duanrui Gao edged out Kansas’s Hyejeong Ahn 6-4, 6-3.
Doubles Results and Final Day Outlook
In doubles competition, the tandem of Yerkezhan Arystanbekova and Anna Putilina defeated Baylor’s Gabrielle Villegas and Duanrui Gao 8-3.
Alicia Dale and Gabriella Kellner of Iowa State defeated Simryn Jacob and Hyejeong Ahn 8-2, while Mari Paz Alberto and Valentina Vargas of Iowa State edged Polina Koneva and Caroline Manzi 8-6 in a close encounter. The Jayhawks returned to the courts for the final day of competition on Nov. 1 to close out the tournament.
| Player / Team (KU) | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polina Koneva | Luna Ivkovic (BU) | Win | 6-2, 6-3 |
| Caroline Manzi | Giuliana Giardina (UTSA) | Win | 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-2 |
| Simryn Jacob | Kira Smith (ISU) | Win | 6-1, 6-0 |
| Arystanbekova / Putilina | Villegas / Gao (BU) | Win | 8-3 |
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