University of Missouri
Baylor
Missouri Falls in Home Opener
2/18/2000 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
Feb. 18, 2000
Head coach Blake Starkey's lineup change had little effect on Missouri's match against the Baylor Bears today. The Tigers lost their second conference match of the season 9-0.
The final four spots on the Missouri lineup played out well for the Tigers. Freshman Kristina Olshanskaya played a tough singles match at No. 3. After losing the first set 6-1, Olshanskaya came back in the second, tying it 5-5. Unfortunately, the Bears Vida Mulec finished off the set with a 7-5 win.
The No. 4 match proved to be a battle as well. Missouri sophomore Caitlin Thompson started the second set up 3-0. Baylor's Frida Borjesson fought back to bring the score within one (5-4) and continued winning, ending the set in a 7-5 decision.
Sophomore Julie Thomas started up 3-2 in her second set at No. 6 following a 6-3 loss in the first set. After tying the set at three a-piece, the Bears Paola Stephen went up 5-4. Thomas refused to back down, winning two more sets, making the score 6-5. Stephen took the set, however, 7-5.
"It was a heck of a challenge," Starkey said. "I was very pleased with a couple of the matches. Julie Thomas couldn't have played better. Kristina finished up great after a slow start. So did Joni Jordan. In order to be a really good team, we've got to play very good opponents. The Big 12 Conference is just that."
The Tigers face Southwest Missouri State tomorrow at Club Woodrail in Columbia.
Missouri vs. Baylor Singles No. 1 Jahnavi Parekh (BU) def. Marina Zelenovic (MU) 6-0, 6-0 No. 2 Katja Kovac (BU) def. Andrea Friedman (MU) 6-3, 6-0 No. 3 Vida Mulec (BU) def. Kristina Olshanskaya (MU) 6-2, 7-5 No. 4 Frida Borjesson (BU) def. Caitlin Thompson (MU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 No. 5 Claudia Aguilar (BU) def. Joni Jordan (MU) 6-1, 6-3 No. 6 Paola Stephen (BU) def. Julie Thomas (MU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Doubles No. 1 Kovac/Mulec (BU) def. Thompson/Zelenovic (MU) 8-2 No. 2 Monica Gonzalez/Parekh (BU) def. Friedman/Thomas (MU) 8-0 No. 3 Aguilar/Stephen (BU) def. Jordan/Olshanskaya (MU) 8-1
