WTEN: Tigers Grab 4-2 Win Over Kansas State

Kansas City, Mo. – Clemson Women’s Tennis (5-1) grabbed a 4-2 victory Friday night over Kansas State (0-1). The Tigers came back from an 0-1 deficit in singles to take the 4-2 win over the Wildcats. With the 4-2 victory, Head Coach Boomer Saia is now one win away from his 100th career victory.

Senior Romana Cisovska claimed the first point of the day for the Tigers with a 6-1, 6-3 singles victory. Freshman Rinon Okuwaki didn’t wait long before adding another singles point for Clemson with a 6-1, 6-3 win. With a 6-4, 6-3 win, Sophomore Artemis Aslanisvili tacked on the third singles point for the Tigers to bring the match to 3-2. Looking for the last point to secure the match, Junior #71 Ria Bhakta ended the match in thrilling fashion with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 win to bring the match to 4-2 and secure the win for Clemson.

UP NEXT: Clemson returns to action Sunday in Lawrence, Kan. against Kansas at 1 p.m.

1. CHOGSOMJAV/CHOGSOMJAV (KSU) def. GROEN/OKUWAKI (CLEM), 6-2
2. KYSELOVA/RUSTEMOVA (KSU) def. CISOVSKA/PARRAVICINI (CLEM), 6-3
3. BERNOVICH/SMOLINSKA (KSU) def. ASLANISVILI/NEILSON-GATENBY (CLEM), 5-3 unfinished

1. CHOGSOMJAV (KSU) def. GROEN (CLEM) 6-3, 6-3
2. CISOVSKA (CLEM), def. KYSELOVA (KSU) 6-1, 6-3
3. #71 BHAKTA (CLEM) def. CHOGSOMJAV (KSU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
4. OKUWAKI (CLEM) def. SMOLINSKA (KSU) 6-1, 6-3
5. RUSTEMOVA (KSU) def. NEILSON-GATENBY (CLEM) 6-4, 4-6, 1-4 unfinished
6. ASLANISVILI (CLEM) def. BERNOVICH (KSU) 6-4, 6-3