Stillwater, Okla. — Aided by three default wins for No. 20 Oklahoma State, No. 55 BYU (16-8, 6-5 Big 12) lost 6-1 to the Cowgirls, with senior Bobo Huang contributing the Cougars' sole singles victory.
Huang's win puts her overall singles record at 17-2, with a 10-1 record against Big 12 opponents. She has currently won nine singles matches in a row.
Doubles Results
- No. 6 Anastasiya Komar / Rose Marie Nijkamp (OSU) def. Bobo Huang / Madison Smith (BYU), 6-4
- Grace Levelston / Elizabeth Tullis (BYU) def. Kylie Collins / Marcela Lopez (OSU), 6-2
- Gracie Epps / Melisa Ercan (OSU) win by default
Order of finish: 3,2,1
The Cowgirls started the match with one default doubles win, putting them one match away from clinching the doubles point.
Levelston and Tullis defeated their opponents 6-2 to tie the doubles play 1-1. Huang and Smith narrowly lost to No. 6 Komar and Nijkamp, 6-4, giving Oklahoma State a 1-0 edge going into the singles matches.
Singles Results
- Bobo Huang (BYU) def. Melisa Ercan (OSU), 6-2, 6-3
- No. 61 Anastasiya Komar (OSU) def. Grace Levelston (BYU), 6-2, 6-1
- Kylie Collins (OSU) def. Madison Smith (BYU), 6-2, 6-2
- Rose Marie Nijkamp (OSU) def. Elizabeth Tullis (BYU), 6-0, 6-0
- No. 63 Gracie Epps (OSU) wins by default
- Amber Hochstatter (OSU) wins by default
Order of finish: 5,6,4,3,2,1
Two more default wins for the Cowgirls put them one singles victory away from clinching the match. Tullis lost in two sets to put Oklahoma State at 4-0, but the teams decided to play out the other three matches.
Smith and Levelston also lost their matches in two sets, with Levelston being defeated by the No. 61 ranked singles player.
Huang gave the last singles point to BYU by defeating her opponent in two sets, and the Cowgirls officially won 6-1.
Up Next
The Cougars will return home for their final two matches of the regular season on Apr. 10 and 12 against No. 17 UCF and Houston. Links to livestreams and live stats will soon be added to the BYU women's tennis schedule.