April 20, 2002

MANHATTAN, Kan. - The No. 43 Kansas State tennis team snapped its two-match losing streak Saturday with a 6-1 victory over No. 65 Nebraska at the Wood Tennis Center in Lincoln, Neb.

The win improved the Wildcats' records to 11-8 overall and 6-5 in the Big 12, while the Cornhuskers dropped to 13-8 overall and 3-8 in the league. The victory secured a No. 6 seed for the 'Cats at the upcoming Big 12 Conference Tournament at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, on April 25-28.

Kansas State swept the doubles matches to improve its record to 10-1 when winning the doubles point. Senior Alena Jecminkova and freshman Andrea Cooper won their third straight match and the sixth of their last seven with an 8-4 victory over Katarina Balan and Gitte Ostermann at No. 1 doubles. The KSU pair is now 12-7 in dual matches, 8-3 in the Big 12 and 20-13 overall.

Junior Petra Sedlmajerova won her fifth straight match with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Leslie Harvey at No. 3 singles. She sports records of 12-4 in dual, 8-3 in league and 18-10 overall.

Jecminkova defeated Balan at No. 1 singles, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 for her fifth victory in six matches. She is now 12-7 this spring, 8-3 in the conference and 16-12 overall.

(43) Kansas State vs. (65) Nebraska
April 20, 2002 - Lincoln, Neb. - Wood Tennis Center
Team Score - Kansas State 6, Nebraska 1
KSU Team Record: 11-8, 6-5 NU Team Record: 13-8, 3-8

Singles
1. Alena Jecminkova (KSU) def. Gitte Ostermann (NU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
2. Katarina Balan (NU) def. Kathy Chuda (KSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. Petra Sedlmajerova (KSU) def. Leslie Harvey (NU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Maria Rosenberg (KSU) def. Amy Frisch (NU) 7-5, 6-1
5. Andrea Cooper (KSU) def. Rose Ketmayura (NU) 7-5, 6-1
6. Paulina Castillejos (KSU) def. Rebecca Harvey (NU) 6-4, 1-6, 7-5

Doubles
1. Jecminkova/Cooper (KSU) def. Balan/Ostermann (NU) 8-4
2. Chuda/Castillejos (KSU) def. Anne Oehme/Ketmayura (NU) 8-4
3. Rosenberg/Sedlmajerova (KSU) def. L. Harvey/Frisch (NU) 8-5

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