Cowgirls Sweep Second Consecutive MW Weekly Awards

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – For the second consecutive week, the Wyoming Cowgirl swimming and diving team swept the Mountain West Swimmer and Diver of the Week honors, announced by the conference office. Senior Kari Campbell was named the Diver of the Week, while senior Molly Coonce earned the Swimmer of the Week.

It marks the second honor for both Campbell and Coonce in their careers. It is also the third time the Cowgirls have swept the weekly awards. Campbell and Maria Harutjunjan did so last week and Morgan Hartigan and Amanda Fay achieved the feat on January 29, 2014. Coonce won her first weekly award as a junior on Dec. 16, 2014.

Campbell, a senior from Laramie, Wyo., took second place in both the 1 and 3-meter diving competitions this weekend against Arizona State. She scored a 282.30 on the 1-meter and a 294.30 on the 3-meter event. Campbell is a two-time All-MW honoree and after competing against Denver on Jan 9th, has qualified three times for the NCAA Zone “E” Diving Championships.

Coonce, a native of Batavia, Ill., held a key part in leading the Cowgirls to their first-ever win against a PAC-12 opponent. Coonce dominated the 100 and 200 fly events against Arizona State. She won the 100 fly (55.25) with the seventh fastest time in Cowgirl history, and also brought home a victory in the 200 fly (2:03.96) for what was the tenth-best time in UW history. Coonce was also a member of the first place 200 medley relay squad.

 

 

 

Wyoming Tennis Earns Win over Oral Roberts

TULSA, Okla.  – The Cowgirl tennis team (2-1 overall) closed out competition with a solid 7-0 win over the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (2-6 overall) on Monday night.

“It was good to see all of the ladies competing as one team,” UW head coach Dean Clower said. “I felt even though we didn’t play our best, partly due to our opponents we played as one team. We will keep working on taking steps forward but overall today was a good day for UW tennis.

The Cowgirls started off strong by taking two of three doubles matches to go ahead 1-0. The number one team of Magdalena Stencel and Nastya Tokareva defeated Ceijenia Cornelius and Jovana Antonijevic, 6-2, while Dorottya Jonas and Miranda Talbert clinched the point with 6-2 win over Valentina Gisbert and Brenda Mercado Jove. Sanne Hoekstra and Tessa van Der Ploeg fell short 6-3 against Andrada Gordan Petya Simeonova.

That momentum carried over to singles as Wyoming swept all six matches. Stencel defeated Cornelius, 6-1, 6-0, followed by Jonas with a solid two set win, 6-4, 6-3, over Simeonova. Tokareva also earned a straight set win, 6-2, 6-2, over Antoijevic. At the fourth position, van Der Ploeg defeated Gordan, 7-5, 7-5. The final two Cowgirls in action were Talbert and Hoekstra. Talbert defeated Mercado Jove, 6-3, 7-6, while Hoekstra disposed of Gisbert, 6-2, 6-3.

The Cowgirls will return to action on Friday as part of the ITA Kickoff Weekend. UW will open up against the fourth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs at 11 a.m. MT in Athens.

 

Wyoming 7, Oral Roberts 0

Singles

1. Magdalena Stencel (WY) def. Ceijenia Cornelius (ORU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Nastya Tokareva (WY) def. Jovana Antonijevic (ORU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Dorottya Jonas (WY) def. Petya Simeonova (ORU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Tessa van Der Ploeg (WY) def. Andrada Gordan (ORU) 7-5, 7-5
5. Miranda Talbert (WY) def. Brenda Mercado Jove (ORU) 6-3, 7-6
6. Sanne Hoekstra (WY) def. Valentina Gisbert (ORU) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles

1. Magdalena Stencel/Nastya Tokareva (WY) def. Ceijenia Cornelius/Jovana Antonijevic (ORU) 6-2
2. Andrada Gordan/Petya Simeonova (ORU) def. Tessa van Der Ploeg/Sanne Hoekstra (WY) 6-3
3. Miranda Talbert/Dorottya Jonas (WY) def. Valentina Gisbert/Brenda Mercado Jove (ORU) 6-2

 

 

 

 

Cowgirl Tennis Dominates in 7-0 Win over Central Oklahoma

 

TULSA, Okla. – The Wyoming tennis team (1-1 overall) notched its first dual win of the spring with a 7-0 sweep of the Central Oklahoma Bronchos on Monday afternoon.

“It was a good start to the year today,” UW head coach Dean Clower said. “We came out very intense and played good doubles. We have a quick turn around and need to build on the things we have been working on. Many thanks to the Shadow Mountain Racket Club members for coming out and supporting us today.”

The Cowgirls started off strong by sweeping all three doubles matches to go ahead 1-0. The number one team of Magdalena Stencel and Nastya Tokareva defeated Kirtana Bhat and Alli Hodges, 6-0, 6-3, while Dorottya Jonas and Miranda Talbert clinched the point with 6-1 win over Anya Minakova and Alix Williams. Sanne Hoekstra and Tessa van Der Ploeg wrapped up doubles action with a 6-2 victory over Shali Schoepflin and Emilie Semo.

That momentum carried over to singles as Wyoming swept all six matches. Stencel defeated Hodges, 6-4, 6-2, followed by Jonas with a solid two set win, 6-1, 6-2, over Bhat. Tokareva also earned a straight set win, 6-2, 6-0, over Williams. At the fourth position, van Der Ploeg defeated Minakova, 6-2, 6-1. The final two Cowgirls in action were Talbert and Hoekstra. Talbert defeated Schoepflin, 6-1, 6-1, while Hoekstra disposed of Semo, 6-2, 6-1.

The Cowgirls will return to action later this evening against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles with an 8:30 p.m. MT start. Results will be available tomorrow morning.

 

Wyoming 7, Central Oklahoma 0

Doubles

1. Stencel/Tokareva (WY) def. Bhat/Hodges (UCO), 6-0
2. Hoekstra/van Der Ploeg (WY) def. Schoepflin/Semo (UCO), 6-2
3. Jonas/Talbert (WY) def. Minakova/Williams (UCO), 6-1

Singles

1. Magdalena Stencel (WY) def. Alli Hodges (UCO), 6-4, 6-2
2. Dorottya Jonas (WY) def. Kirtana Bhat (UCO), 6-1, 6-2
3. Nastya Tokareva (WY) def. Alex Williams (UCO), 6-2, 6-0
4. Tessa van Der Ploeg (WY) def. Anya Minakova (UCO), 6-2, 6-1
5. Miranda Talbert (WY) def. Shali Schoepflin (UCO), 6-1, 6-1
6. Sanne Hoekstra (WY) def. Emilie Semo (UCO, 6-2, 6-1