SHAWNEE, Okla. – The women's tennis team opened up their spring season with a 5-4 loss to Oklahoma Baptist for the first match of the Josh Cobble era. CU is now 1-1 after beating Cobble's former team Cowley College back in the fall.

Cameron started off the match by winning just one out of the three doubles matches. Viola Lugmay and Magdalena Kovinic won their match in the third singles place, 8-6, while Zhenia Sviadok and Mathilde Thibaudat lost 8-5 in the one spot and Paula Gutierrez and Samantha Wood lost 8-4 in the two doubles match.

The Aggies split the singles matches, winning the two, four, and six spots. Shviadok won 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 in the two place, while Thibaaudat won 7-5, 7-6 in the four spot and Kovinic won in the sixth spot 6-2, 6-4. In the top spot for CU, Paula Gutierrez lost 6-0, 6-3, Wood lost in the three place 6-2, 6-0, and Lugmayr lost 6-3, 6-2 in the fifth spot.

The CU women are ranked No. 17 in the ITA Rankings nationally and second in the south central region.

Cameron will be back on the court on Friday, Feb. 24 as they play St. Mary's in Southlake, Texas.


Oklahoma Baptist 5, Cameron 4
Doubles Results:
1. Rouxanna Van Rensberg/Kim Moosbacher (OBU) def. Zhenia Shviadok/Mathilde Thibaudat (CU) 8-5
2. Olivia Charvat/Madeleine Boepple (OBU) def. Paula Gutierrez/Samantha Wood (CU) 8-4
3. Viola Lugmayr/Magdalena Kovinic (CU) def. Alex Bowers/Alex Morales (OBU) 8-6

Singles Results
1.  Rouxanna Van Rensberg  (OBU) def. Paula Gutierrez (CU) 6-0, 6-3
2. Zhenia Shviadok (CU) def. Olivia Charvat (OBU) 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
3. Kim Moosbacher (OBU) def. Samantha Wood (CU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Mathilde Thibaudat (CU) def. Madeleine Boepple (OBU) 7-5, 7-6
5. Alex Bowers (OBU) def. Viola Lugmayr (CU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Magdalena Kovinic (CU) def. Alex Morales (OBU) 6-2, 6-4