Box Score MANHATTAN, Kan. – Louisiana Tech had its four-match winning streak snapped on Friday afternoon, falling 4-0 to Kansas State at Mike Goss Stadium.
 
LA Tech (14-7) got down early in all three doubles matches, which allowed K-State (11-10) to take the opening point.  The Wildcats then secured the home win with straight-set victories on courts one, three, and four.
 
One of those doubles teams that got down early was Alexia Romero and Zoie Epps who dropped the first three games.  However, the new tandem won six of the next seven games to take the match, 6-4, on court three.
 
The duos of Olga Bienzobas/Ana Rodrigues and Tiffani Nash/Valentina Vasquez were attempting to do something similar, but the Wildcats were able to pull out victories on both courts to take the early lead.
 
K-State jumped out early in singles as well, taking the first set on five of the six courts.  The one set won by the Bulldogs was at the No. 5 position where Epps prevailed in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (2), against Maria Santos.
 
Meanwhile at the No. 6 spot, Romero overcame a slow start, falling 1-6 in the first set before battling back to take set two, 6-2.  And at No. 2, Rodrigues was down a set, but up 4-3 in the second.
 
As LA Tech was trying to complete a comeback, K-State managed to secure the team win by winning 6-3, 6-3 on court one, 6-1, 6-0 on court three, and 6-2, 6-3 on court four.
 
NOTABLES

• With the loss, the series is now tied between Louisiana Tech and Kansas State, 1-1.
• Alexia Romero won her 75th career doubles match (fall and spring combined) and her 51st career dual doubles match.  The 51 victories are one shy of tying the program record.
• Alexia Romero and Zoie Epps improved to 2-0 as a doubles tandem, having teamed up for the last four matches.
• Zoie Epps has won six consecutive sets and 12 of her last 14.

 
UP NEXT
LA Tech wraps up the regular season on Saturday at No. 68 Wichita State.  First serve is set for 11 a.m. CT.
 
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