MANHATTAN, Kan. – The No. 35 Arizona Wildcats came up short against Kansas State, falling 4-1 on Friday at the Mike Goss Tennis Stadium.
The Wildcats surrendered the doubles point, dropping matches on courts two and three to give K-State the early lead. In singles, No. 47 Josie Usereau secured Arizona's lone point with a gritty three-set victory (7-5, 5-7, 6-0) on court one. Midori Castillo-Meza and Tanvi Narendran each forced decisive third sets, but the Wildcats were unable to complete their comebacks as K-State clinched the match.
Arizona will look to rebound in its upcoming doubleheader, facing No. 48 Tulsa at 9 a.m. MST and No. 34 Oklahoma State at 1 p.m. MST in Oklahoma. Saturday's matches will be streamed via Oklahoma's website and live stats will be available on StatBroadcast.