ARKADELPHIA – The Ouachita women's tennis team wrapped the weekend with a 6-1 loss to Central Oklahoma at home on Saturday.
Sadbaroy Kholdarova put the finishing touches on a 3-0 week at No. 1 singles, including wins over her counterparts from Newman last Monday, Angelo State on Friday, and UCO on Saturday. The sophomore from Uzbekistan beat UCO's Nefeli Zafeiri by scores of 6-1 and 6-3.
Marlee Bledsoe and Alice Kubler each forced a third set in singles. Kubler's match at No. 3 singles resulted in a 7-5 scores in all three sets.
The Tigers are on the road next weekend for a pair of non-conference matches, taking on Northeastern State on Saturday and Arkansas-Fort Smith on Sunday.
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA 6, OUACHITA 1
DOUBLES
1. Pete Komada & Nefeli Zafeiri (UCO) def. Kholdarova & Natalia Zamora Caprirolo (OUA) 6-1
2. Ayaka Koga & Anika Ouwejan (UCO) def. Kubler & Ali May (OUA) 6-3
3. Karina Yurchenko & Hui Yii Soo (UCO) def. Bledsoe & Macie Heide (OUA) 6-1
SINGLES
1. Kholdarova (OUA) def. Zafeiri (UCO) 6-1, 6-3
2. Komada (UCO) def. Zamora Caprirolo (OUA) 6-2, 6-0
3. Ouwejan (UCO) def. Kubler (OUA) 5-7, 7-5, 7-5
4. Koga (UCO) def. May (OUA) 6-3, 6-1
5. Soo (UCO) def. Anastasia Myachina (OUA) 7-6, 6-3
6. Yurchenko (UCO) def. Bledsoe (OUA) 6-2, 2-6, 6-0