University of Oklahoma Athletics

Sooners End Regular Season with 4-2 Win
April 24, 2016 | Women's Tennis
NORMAN, Okla. – The Oklahoma women's tennis team topped Kansas State, 4-2, on the road Sunday to end the regular season. The victory snapped a six-match losing streak for OU, which dated back to March 20.
The Sooners (8-13, 3-6 Big 12) began the day by dropping the doubles point to the Wildcats (10-13, 1-8 Big 12), but rallied with four singles wins to claim the match.
"I am happy for the team that their recent run of great performances ended with a win," Oklahoma head coach Dave Mullins said after the win. "They played some good tennis in some very difficult conditions and Mimi [Fotopoulos] did well to close out the fourth point."
In doubles, sophomore Malene Stripp and junior Mimi Fotopoulos fell, 6-1, on court three to K-State's Livia Cirnu and Carolina Costamagna. The Wildcats' Sara Castellano and Palma Juhasz defeated OU's sophomore duo of Christiana Brigante and Simran Sethi, 6-4, to clinch the point.
Oklahoma senior Emma Devine opened up singles play with a win on court two over K-State's Ana Garcia Navas, 6-3, 6-4, to give the Sooners momentum. OU's Brigante grabbed a straight-set victory at the No. 5 position, 6-4, 6-1, over Iva Bago to give OU a 2-1 lead.
The Wildcats evened the score at the No. 6 line when Stripp fell, 6-4, 6-1, to K-State's Cirnu.
The Sooners rolled off two more victories at the top of the lineup to seal the win. On court one, sophomore Lily Miyazaki cruised to victory with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Castellano to put OU up 3-2.
The clinching point for the Sooners came on court three as Prairie Village, Kan., native Fotopoulos grabbed a straight-set win, 6-2, 6-4, over K-State's Millie Sretton.
The Big 12 Conference Championships begin Thursday at 10 a.m. in Stillwater, Okla. No. 7 Oklahoma will face No. 10 West Virginia at 10 a.m. Thursday in the opening round.
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RESULTS
DOUBLES
1. #70Miyazaki/Devine vs. Garcia Navas/Stretton 5-4, DNF
2. Castellano/Juhasz def. Sethi/Brigante 6-4
3. Cirnu/Costamagna def. Stripp/Fotopoulos 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 2
SINGLES
1. Lily Miyazaki def. Sara Castellano 6-3, 6-3
2. Emma Devine def. Ana Garcia Navas 6-3, 6-4
3. Mimi Fotopoulos def. Millie Stretton 6-2, 6-4
4. Simran Sethi vs. Carolina Costamagna 6-7 (5), 1-4, DNF
5. Christiana Brigante def. Iva Bago 6-4, 6-1
6. Livia Cirnu def. Malene Stripp 6-4, 6-1
Order of finish: 2, 5, 6, 1, 3


















