LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Illinois women's tennis team opened its last nonconference road trip of the season with a 4-0 setback to Kansas on Friday (March 4) evening at the Jayhawk Tennis Center.
The Illini (7-4) dropped the doubles point with back-to-back 2-6 setbacks on courts one and two to give the Jayhawks (6-4) the early advantage.
In singles play, junior Ashley Yeah fell to #121 Malkia Nguonoue, 1-6, 1-6 on court two, before freshman Kasia Treiber fell in her comeback bid on court five, 0-6, 6-3, 3-6 to Mariana Manyoma-Velasque to put the home team ahead 3-0.
Classmate Megan Heuser took her opening set, but dropped the next two to fall to Carmen Roxana Manu, 6-3, 3-6, 5-7 as Kansas sealed the win despite the remaining three matches all tied up in the third or about to start the third set.
Next Up
Illinois continues its road trip on Sunday (March 6) with a 12 p.m. CT match against No. 3 Oklahoma in Norman, Okla.
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