For a Kansas University tennis team that has been banged up all season, Saturday might have brought the biggest bummer yet.

Just when it appeared the Jayhawks would earn their first winning streak of the season and not suffer any injuries against Iowa State, top singles player Courtney Steinbock severely rolled her right ankle late in her match against Iowa State’s Sabrina Evers.

“It’s tough,” said KU coach Amy Hall, whose 5-10 squad recorded its first back-to-back wins of the season Saturday when it defeated Iowa State 5-2 at Robinson Courts.

That severity of Steinbock’s injury was not known, except that no bones were broken. Whether she will play in Monday’s match against No. 15 Oklahoma was unclear, Hall said.

“Not that everybody relies on her,” Hall said of her senior, who had to withdraw from her match, “but she’s just a huge asset — not only as a player, but a leader.

“When you see your leader go down, it somehow affects your play. It’s good to see them work out their kinks and prevail in the end.”

Prevail seems to be the word that best describes a Jayhawks’ season filled with nagging injuries.

“Everybody’s gone through some sort of injury or something,” said Hall, who is in her first year as KU’s head coach after being a Jayhawk assistant since 1997.

“Either being sick or fighting through some nagging thing.”

Kansas University's Emily Haylock returns a serve against Iowa State. Haylock won her singles match, 6-4, 6-2, and the Jayhawks defeated the Cyclones, 5-2, Saturday at Robinson Courts.

Senior Emily Haylock’s right ankle was wrapped tightly Saturday with medical tape. So, too, was Steinbock’s right hand, which she had surgically repaired last summer because of a childhood softball injury.

“It kind of sucks. I’m sad for her,” said Steinbock’s twin sister, Kristen, who also said she was feeling better than 50 percent for the first time in a long time.

One Jayhawk who has been hot this season, but, of course, also hobbled, was sophomore Christine Skoda.

The Big 12 Conference’s reigning player of the week extended her streak of consecutive singles victories to five. Skoda and doubles partner Brittany Brown also improved their win streak to seven with an 8-2 victory in the No. 3 doubles match.

“I’m just feeling a lot more relaxed,” said Skoda, whose serve was hampered by an inflamed elbow early in the season.

“It sucks to have Courtney go down like that,” Skoda said. “But I think as a team we are getting stronger.”

Kansas, which started the season with five consecutive losses against ranked opponents, will try to improve its Big 12 mark to 4-2 at noon Monday against OU.

Courtney Steinbock — who was down several minutes but hopped off the court with assistance and traveled to KU’s training room in a golf cart — summed up the season.

“Another one to the list,” Courtney said, riding off with a slight smile.