OU Faces Two Ranked Big 12 Teams

March 19, 2009

NORMAN, Okla.—The University of Oklahoma women's tennis teams heads to Texas for a weekend of tough road matches, the Sooners face No. 27 Texas on Friday, March 20 and No. 36 Texas A&M on Sunday, March 22.

Oklahoma (6-7, 0-2 Big 12) hopes to improve its conference record after losing its Big 12 opener to Missouri on March 1, and falling to Colorado on March 13. This weekend's matches mark OU's eleventh and twelfth road matches of the season and seventh and eighth matches against ranked opponents.

Leading the way for the Sooners will be sophomore Ana-Maria Constantinescu and freshman Marie-Pier Huet. Constantinescu is ranked No. 6 in the Central Region and holds a 9-2 record at the No. 1 singles spot. Huet holds a 9-4 record in singles this season and clinched the upset against No. 32 Tulsa for the Sooners on March 4.

“This is without a doubt the toughest road trip we will face all season long,” OU head coach David Mullins said. “We will face two very strong teams and we will need to be at our best the entire weekend.”

Texas (6-4, 2-0 Big 12) enters Friday's match coming off a 4-3 road victory against No. 63 Texas Tech. Texas will be the highest ranked opponent OU has faced this season and will challenge the Sooners in both singles and doubles. Texas' Vanja Corovic is ranked No. 96 nationally in singles and No. 25 nationally in doubles with partner Marija Milic. Friday's match begins at 1:30 p.m. at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center in Austin, Texas.

Following Friday's match, the Sooners head to College Station, Texas, to face Texas A&M at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Texas A&M (5-6, 1-1 Big 12) is also coming off a win against No. 63 Texas Tech, beating the Lady Raiders, 5-2. Playing at the No. 1 singles spot for the Aggies will be Morgan Frank, ranked No. 113 nationally in singles.

For updated results following both matches, check SoonerSports.com.

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