Tennis team falls

Kansas University’s tennis team suffered its third straight Big 12 Conference loss, a 5-2 setback Saturday to Kansas State at Robinson Courts.

The Jayhawks dropped two of the three doubles matches and lost the doubles point. KU’s lone doubles victory was a 9-7 decision by junior Courtney Steinbock and sophomore Paige Brown over K-State’s Andrea Cooper and Hayley McIver.

In singles, Brown picked up a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Jessica Simosa, and KU senior Kim Lorenz downed Paulina Castillejos, 6-3, 6-3.

“It was very nice to be at home,” Kansas coach Kilmeny Waterman said after the Jayhawks’ first match this season in Lawrence. “K-State has won a lot of close matches, and they have a lot of confidence.”