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Kansas tennis team advances to quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament

The Kansas tennis team did something Thursday it had not done in five years: advance past the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. The Jayhawks were able to beat Iowa State for the second time in a week when the teams met in Norman, Okla., for the Big 12 tournament. Two weeks ago Kansas [...]

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Junior Victoria Khanevskaya returns the ball in her singles match against Oklahoma State Sunday afternoon at the Jayhawk Tennis Center. Khanevskaya was defeated 6-4.

Tennis team in search of first conference win

When you have a Big 12 schedule, that usually means you have to play Big 12 opponents. For the Kansas tennis team, that schedule has not been kind as the Jayhawks have started 0-3 in conference play and are on a 17-game conference losing streak. The most recent loss came from Kansas State in devastating [...]

Freshman Maria Belen Ludeña prepares to serve in her singles match against Oklahoma State Sunday afternoon at the Jayhawk Tennis Center. Khanevskaya was defeated 6-4. Photo by: Tara Bryant

Oklahoma State sweeps Kansas tennis

After coming off a road trip in which the Jayhawk tennis team won all three of its matches, Kansas traveled to Stillwater, Okla., on Wednesday to take on No. 25 Oklahoma State. This trip, however, did not end in victory. The team lost 6-1– its fourth loss of the spring season– and in the process [...]

Junior Victoria Khanevskaya and her fellow teammates play in singles matches against Oklahoma State Sunday afternoon at the Jayhawk Tennis Center. Khanevskaya was defeated 6-4. Photo by: Tara Bryant

Tennis team in search of a conference win

For the Kansas tennis team, this weekend’s match-up against No. 50 Kansas State just got a bit more important. As of Wednesday morning, the Jayhawks were ranked No. 74 and had an 8-3 (0-1) record. However, when the team takes the court Saturday at 1 p.m. against the Wildcats, the Jayhawks will need to be [...]

South Carolina trip showcases Kansas Doubles play

While most students have had the week off for spring break the Kansas tennis team was hard at work in Hilton Head, S.C., as the Jayhawks managed to win all three matches on the business trip. The first match of the road trip was against the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Kansas was able to [...]

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Junior Amy Barnthouse returns the ball during women's doubles with senior Victoria Khanevskaya against KSU Saturday afternoon for the KU Invitational.

Jayhawks fly south for first spring conference match

During the weekend, the Jayhawk tennis team traveled south for its first Big 12 match of the spring. The Jayhawks lost to No. 40 Oklahoma, 5-2. From the first set, Kansas faced an uphill battle. Kansas only managed one win in doubles play and two in singles play. There were only a few bright spots [...]

Women’s tennis to face Sooners, Cowboys at start of conference play

There are many clichés in college sports, but none more true than “you win your conference on the road.” This saying is relevant at the moment because the Kansas women’s tennis team is getting ready to start conference play on the road against two highly ranked teams. The Jayhawks will play No. 40 Oklahoma on [...]

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Junior Paulina Los stretches out to return the ball to the other side of the court. The Jayhawks were victorious against the Denver Pioneers winning 4-3.

Kansas tennis jumps in the rankings, hosts UMKC Thursday

For the past week, Lawrence has been repeatedly hampered by snow, and consequently, the Kansas tennis team cancelled one match and rescheduled another. One thing the snow has not managed to stall is the movement of the Jayhawks up the rankings of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Ranked No. 65 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s top [...]

Kansas tennis faces Kentucky and Drake this weekend

The Jayhawk tennis complex will see two matches this weekend as Kentucky and Drake visit Lawrence. Coming off a road trip to South Carolina, in which Kansas went 1-1, the Jayhawks will aim to keep improving in singles play while maintaining its high level of play in doubles competition. An essential cog in the architecture [...]

Road trip challenges Jayhawks

Traveling to South Carolina on business, the Kansas tennis team did some good work over the weekend. The Jayhawks flew east to take on No. 67 College of Charleston and Charleston Southern. The ladies departed with a 2-1 record and returned home at 3-2. Kansas got back to its winning ways early Friday against Charleston [...]

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Junior Paulina Los serves the ball to the other side of the court. The Jayhawks were victorious against the Denver Pioneers winning 4-3.

Jayhawks play ranked tennis teams this weekend

After opening the season with consecutive wins, the Jayhawk tennis team was unable to navigate through Tulsa’s Golden Hurricane, and fell to 2-1 last weekend. Kansas has a golden opportunity this weekend to put that loss behind them as the team heads to South Carolina for a pair of matches. On the menu for the [...]

Kansas tennis falls to University of Tulsa in Sunday play

Kansas tennis falls to University of Tulsa in Sunday play

The Kansas tennis team fell to the No. 23 ranked University of Tulsa on Sunday after starting its spring season 2-0. Sunday started off with a bleak tone as the Golden Hurricanes swept the Jayhawks in doubles play which is uncharacteristic for Kansas as the team had been red-hot in doubles play. A few bright [...]

Tennis team defeats Denver in dual-play action

The Kansas tennis team is undefeated in the season after a 4-3 victory over the University of Denver Pioneers. Despite the fact that Kansas has only played one ITA-sanctioned match so far this spring season, the team has yet to lose. The Jayhawks hosted the Pioneers Friday evening to begin the dual-play portion of the [...]

Photo Gallery: Tennis vs. Denver

Photo Gallery: Tennis vs. Denver

The Jayhawk’s were victorious in their tennis match on Saturday against the Denver Pioneers. Kansas was victorious with a final score of 4-3.

Women’s tennis prepares to face off against the DU Pioneers

After a 12-day break, the Kansas Tennis Team is set to play its first home match of the spring against the University of Denver on Friday. The Jayhawks are coming off an impressive outing at the Clemson Winter Classic, having played three ranked teams on the way to winning three singles flights. The Pioneers, on [...]

Windom, Cardona shine at Clemson tennis tournament

The spring semester is just beginning, but the Jayhawk tennis team got back to work early as it captured three flight victories this weekend at the Clemson Winter Indoor Classic hosted by the University of Clemson. For Kansas, this weekend shined a light on some of the team’s strong points. Even though the team didn’t [...]