March 15, 2000

The Missouri Tigers fell to the Kansas State Wildcats 7-2 this afternoon at Ahearn Field House. The Wildcats got their revenge after falling 7-2 to the Tigers last season. The wins for Missouri came at the No. 3 and No. 6 singles spots. Freshman Kristina Olshanskaya continues to dominate her opponents at No. 3. She improved her record to 5-7 (3-2 at No.3) with a two-set win over Anna Pampoulova. Pampoulova, who saw just her second loss, was a member of the Big 12 All-Conference team last season.

After a long absence, senior Jelena Kocergin returned to the Missouri lineup, taking the win at No. 6. Kocergin beat K-State's Natalia Farmer 6-1, 6-1. The senior last saw action against the Air Force Academy on Feb. 13.

Missouri moves to 3-10 overall, 1-6 in the Big 12 while Kansas State sits at 7-4 overall, 2-0 in the conference. The Tigers take a break from conference play with a match against Southeast Missouri on March 22. It will be the first of a four-match homestand for the Tigers.

Missouri vs. Kansas State
SINGLES
No. 1	Petra Sedimajerova (KSU) def. MARINA ZELENOVIC (MU) 	6-0, 6-3
No. 2	Alena Jecminkova (KSU) def. ANDREA FRIEDMAN (MU) 	6-0, 6-1
No. 3	KRISTINA OLSHANSKAYA (MU) def. Anna Pampoulova (KSU)	6-4, 6-3
No. 4	Eva Novotna (KSU) def. JONI JORDAN (MU) 	6-3, 6-1
No. 5	Kathy Chuda (KSU) def. CAITLIN THOMPSON (MU) 	6-2, 6-2
No. 6	JELENA KOCERGIN (MU) def. Natalia Farmer (KSU) 	6-1, 6-1

DOUBLES
No. 1	Novotna/Sedimajerova (KSU) def. THOMPSON/ZELENOVIC (MU)	8-2
No. 2	Jecminkova/Pampoulova (KSU) def. FRIEDMAN/JULIE THOMAS (MU) 8-0
No. 3	Chuda/Farmer (KSU) def. JORDAN/OLSHANSKAYA (MU) 	8-1