Sooners Prepare for Big 12 Championships

NORMAN, Okla. – The Oklahoma women's tennis team will travel to Waco, Texas, for the Big 12 Tennis Championships, set for April 23-26. The event is being held at the Hurd Tennis Center.

The Sooners enter the tournament as the No. 7 seed after finishing with a 3-6 record in Big 12 play. They begin action Thursday at 10 a.m. with a match against No. 10 seed West Virginia in the first round on the Grandstand courts.

Thursday's match will mark the second time in six days that the two teams play. The Sooners defeated the Mountaineers in their regular season finale by a 4-0 decision. OU holds a 3-0 lead in the all-time series and has yet to concede a point, holding an 18-0 advantage.

“I think we were patient,” said OU head coach David Mullins as he looked back to OU's recent win over WVU. “It wasn't our best, but we played solid and played the big points well.”

A win would pit the Sooners against the No. 2 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders. The two teams previously met on March 27 in Lubbock when the Sooners took the doubles point before dropping a 4-1 decision. The match would take place at noon on Friday on the Grandstand courts.

The Sooners have been led by the young but steady hand of freshman Lily Miyazaki. In dual play, she boasts a 14-4 record at the No. 1 position. Her current 2014-15 winning percentage of .767 ranks 9^th in program history. In doubles, she has combined for a 9-5 record in dual play, including 8-4 with fellow freshman Simran Sethi.

Schedule

No. 7 Oklahoma vs. No. 10 West Virginia – Thursday, 10 a.m. – Grandstand Courts

OU/WV vs. No. 2 Texas Tech – Friday, Noon – Grandstand Courts

OU/WV/TT vs. OSU/KU – Saturday, 3 p.m. – Court TBD

Championship Match – Sunday, TBD – Grandstand Courts

Tournament Information

Tournament Central Page: http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/w-tennis-big12-championships-15.html

Live scoring pages and complete results with quotes can be found at the Tournament Central page.

Live Video

Streaming video is available for the grandstand courts here: http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-tennis/live-stats-courts-only.html

Live Blog

There will also be a live blog of the tournament here: www.baylorbears.com/blog/inmatch-tennis.html

Television

For the first time in conference history, the men's and women's championship matches will be broadcast live to a national audience on Fox Sports 2, with extended coverage on Fox Sports Go. The broadcast window will begin at noon on Sunday and last until 6 p.m. The men's match will be played first at noon, with the women's match immediately following the men's championship awards ceremony. Pre-season ITA rankings determined which team gender will play first in the telecast per the Big 12 Sports Advisory Committee for Tennis.

Tickets

General admission all-session passes can be found on the Tournament Central page. Tickets are $15 for adult passes and $10 for youth passes. Single day passes can be purchased for $5.

Looking Ahead

Entering the weekend with a No. 41 national ranking, the Sooners' NCAA Tournament fate depends on their performance in the next weekend of play. NCAA Regionals are set for the weekend of May 8-10 at host sites and the NCAA Championship occurs from May 14-25 in Waco, Texas.

For more information on OU Women's Tennis, follow the team on Twitter at @OU_WTennis.