Freshmen lead KU tennis

Kansas University freshmen Anastasiya Rychagova and Nina Khmelnitckaia will face each other at 9 a.m. today in the women’s singles finals of the ITA Summer Circuit at the Jayhawk Tennis Center.

On Saturday, Rychagova defeated Emily Metcalf, 6-2, 6-4, in the quarterfinals, and Brittany Lashway of Missouri, 6-4, 7-6, in the semifinals. Khmelnitckaia defeated Audrey Ann Blakely of Pittsburg State, 3-6, 7-6, 11-9, and KU’s Smith Hinton, 3-6, 6-3, 13-11.

In other action, Hinton defeated KU’s Summer Collins, 3-6, 6-4, 11-9, Grace Ball, 6-0, 6-1, and Madeline Johnson of Drake, 6-4, 6-1. Collins defeated Amy Fugit of Emporia State, 6-2, 6-2, and Emma Santos, 6-4, 7-6.