Norman, Okla. - The Wichita State Shockers women's tennis team fell to the #39^th ranked Oklahoma Sooners, 5-2 on Sunday.  The match was played at the Headington Family Tennis Center.

WSU picked up a doubles win from two of their newest freshman, Carla Venticinque and Montse Blasco Fernandez who defeated Whitney Richie and Maria Kalashnikova, 8-5.

The Shockers picked up two singles wins from Delia Damaschin and Veronika Blaskova.  Damaschin defeated Whitney Richie, 6-3, 6-1 in the No. 3 position and Blaskova knocked off Marie-Pier Huet, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 4 position.

"We competed hard today, WSU head coach Colin Foster said.  "They are a talented team and we were in the fight from the beginning.  While it's disappointing because we had an opportunity to pull this match out I feel strongly this team will build on the many positives from this match and we will get better and stronger as the year progresses."

Doubles Results

No. 1. - No. 31 Constantinescu/Radu (OU) defeats Blaskova/Damaschin (WSU), 8-4

No. 2 -  Richie/Kalashnikova (OU) defeats Venticinque/Blasco Fernandez (WSU), 8-1

No. 3 - No. 67 Budiharto/Zotter (WSU) defeats 8-1 Eckel /Huet (OU, 8-5

Singles Results

No. 1 - Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OU) defeats No. 118 Lutfiana Budiharto (WSU), 2-6, 6-1, 6-2

No. 2 - Alice Radu (OU) defeats Raphaela Zotter (WSU), 6-3, 1-6, 6-2

No. 3 - Delia Damaschin (WSU) defeats Whitney Richie (OU), 6-3, 6-1

No. 4 - Veronika Blaskova (WSU) defeats Marie-Pier Huet (OU), 6-7, 6-2, 6-2

No. 5 - Maria Kalashnikova (OU) defeats Montse Blasco Fernandez (WSU), 7-5, 6-4

No. 6 - Mia Lancaster (OU) defeats Valerie Brockman (WSU), 6-2, 6-2 

The Shockers will return to action at the New Mexico Invitational on Sat., Jan. 29 against Texas Tech.

-WICHITA STATE-