Sooners Drop 4-3 Decision at SMU

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DALLAS – The No. 36 Oklahoma women's tennis team fell to SMU, 4-3, on Saturday in Dallas.

The Sooners (4-2) won the first doubles match, with sophomores Lily Miyazaki and Simran Sethi beating the Mustangs' (6-0) Vaszilisza Bulgakova and Hristina Dishkova, 6-3, at No. 1. Oklahoma ultimately lost the doubles point, as they lost the remaining two matches.

Senior Emma Devine evened the score at 1-1, winning at No. 2 singles. She took the first set tiebreaker, 7-6 (5), over SMU's Bulkagova. Devine dominated the second set, 6-1, to win the match.

Sophomore Christiana Brigante struck second in singles on court five. The Weston, Fla., native dropped the first set, 6-1, but battled back. Brigante defeated Ana Perez-Lopez, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, to put the Sooners ahead, 2-1.

In her first match of the season, senior Zita Engbroks won her first set, but eventually fell to SMU's Mary Wright, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Dishkova handed No. 52-ranked Miyazaki her first loss of the season on court one, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. The clinching point for the Mustangs came at the No. 4 position, as Dasha Sharapova defeated junior Mimi Fotopoulos, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.

With the match in hand, play continued on court three. Sethi gave the Sooners their third point with a 6-1, 6-7, 1-0 (10-5) win over Yana Erkeeva.

Oklahoma will play its second match of the weekend, Sunday at North Texas. Match time is set for noon in Denton, Texas.

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RESULTS

DOUBLES

1.Sethi/Miyazaki def. Bulkagova/Dishkova - 6-3

2. Sharapova/Perez-Lopez def. Brigante/Fotopoulos - 7-5

3. Wright/Elliott def. Engbroks/Pepper - 7-6

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3

SINGLES

1. Hristina Dishkova def. Lily Miyazaki 3-6, 6-2, 6-3

2. Emma Devine def. Vaszilisza Bulkagova 7-6 (5), 6-1

3. Simran Sethi def. Yana Erkeeva 6-1, 6-7, 1-0 (10-5)

4. Dasha Sharapova def. Mimi Fotopoulos 6-3, 2-6, 6-2

5. Christiana Brigante def. Ana Perez-Lopez 1-6, 6-1, 6-4

6. Mary Wright def. Zita Engbroks 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

Order of finish: 2, 5, 6, 1, 4, 3

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Players Mentioned

Christiana Brigante

Emma Devine

Zita Engbroks

Mimi Fotopoulos

Lily Miyazaki

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