Women's Tennis Falls to No. 16 Texas A&M, 5-2

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 17 Oklahoma women's tennis team lost its second Big 12 match of the season Sunday falling to No. 16 Texas A&M, 5-2, at the OU Headington Family Tennis Center in Norman. The Sooners fall to 12-3 on the season while the Aggies improve to 13-6.

“The doubles really hurt us today,” said head coach Mark Johnson. “We got off to a slow start and didn't recover well. The singles was better and we fought hard but just came up short at some positions.”

The Sooners two points came from the singles. At No.1, OU's 6th-ranked senior Anda Perianu (Braila, Romania) moved to 11-1 on the season with a three set victory over Texas A&M's 16th-ranked Jessica Roland. The win was Perianu's eighth straight win over ranked opponents this spring. Freshman Gabby Baker (Gold Coast, Australia) posted OU's second point defeating Texas A&M's Helga Vieira, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

OU struggled in the doubles as Texas A&M swept the Oklahoma at all three positions.

The Sooners head to Kansas next week and continue Big 12 action against Kansas on Sat., April 3 and Kansas State Mon., April 5.

No.16 Texas A&M 5, No. 17 Oklahoma 2
Sun., March 28, 2004
Headington Family Tennis Center, Norman

Singles:
1. Anda Perianu (OU) def. Jessica Roland (TA&M) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
2. Gabby Baker (OU) def. Helga Vieira (TA&M)  4-6, 6-4, 6-3
3. Roberta Spencer (TA&M) def. Irina Lykina  3-6, 6-1, 7-5
4. Lauren Walker (TA&M) def. Heather Saluri  6-3, 6-4
5. Nicki Mechem (TA&M) def. Jessica Braver (OU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Anna Lubinski (TA&M) def. Bethany Griffin (OU) 6-0, 6-4

Doubles:
1. Roland/Vieira (TA&M) def. Perianu/Saluri (OU) 8-5
2. Spencer/Walker (TA&M) def. Lykina/Braver (OU) 8-5
3. Mechem/Lubinski (TA&M) def. Baker/Griffin (OU) 9-7

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