LAWRENCE, Kan. — No. 35 BYU women's tennis extended its undefeated doubles streak to 15 matches but fell to No. 58 Kansas 5-2, for just its second Big 12 Conference loss of the season. The Cougars dropped to 12-3 overall and 4-2 in conference play.
In singles, senior Emilee Astle notched the lone victory for BYU, defeating Tamari Gagoshidze for her seventh win of the season and improving to 7-1. The win marked Astle's second victory of the road trip.
The duo of Bobo Huang and Kaavya Sawhney improved to 10-2 on the year in doubles with a victory over Jocelyn Massey and H Janse Van Vuuren. Tina Li and Kara Wheatley continued their unbeaten streak in doubles, moving to 12-0 with a win over Jasmine Adams and Maria Titova.
Doubles:
- Kubo/Mulville (KU) uf. Astle/Kovick (BYU), 5-6
- Huang/Sawhney (BYU) def. Massey/Vuuren (KU), 6-2
- Li/Wheatley (BYU) def. Adams/Titova (KU), 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 3
The Cougars have earned the doubles point in every match this season. BYU has secured the doubles point 15 times in 15 tries throughout the 2024 season.
Singles:
- Gracie Mulville (KU) def. No. 74 Bobo Huang (BYU), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
- Maria Titova (KU) def. Tina Li (BYU), 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
- Kyoka Kubo (KU) def. Kendall Kovick (BYU), 0-6, 6-1, 6-4
- H Janse Van Vuuren (KU) def. Kaavya Sawhney (BYU), 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3
- Jocelyn Massey (KU) def. Kara Wheatley (BYU), 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Emilee Astle (BYU) def. Tamari Gagoshidze (KU), 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
The Cougars led the match 2-0 after securing the doubles point and Astle's singles victory, but BYU was unable to maintain its lead, losing the remainder of the singles matches to give Kansas a 5-2 victory.
BYU will head to Lubbock for a matchup against No. 27 Texas Tech next Saturday, with the match starting at 11 a.m. MDT.