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OU Grabs Six Wins to Open Wolfpack Invite

Sooners Shut Out Mountaineers in Stillwater

April 28, 2016 | Women's Tennis

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STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma women's tennis team topped West Virginia, 4-0, in Stillwater, Okla., Thursday in the first round of the 2016 Big 12 Women's Tennis Championship.

With the win, Oklahoma advances to play No. 2 seed TCU on Friday at 3 p.m. CT in the quarterfinals.

The Sooners (9-13, 3-6 Big 12) began the day by winning the doubles point over the Mountaineers (6-15, 0-9 Big 12). 

On court two, OU's tandem of Christie Brigante and Simran Sethi took a 6-2 decision over WVU's Lyn Yuen Choo and Paula Goetz to begin doubles play. 

OU head coach Dave Mullins was pleased with the team's performance.

"We played a solid doubles point," he said. "Lily [Miyazaki], Christie [Brigante] and Malene [Stripp] did not waste any time getting us to four points. We have turned our attention to preparing for tomorrow's match with TCU. We are looking forward to doing all we can to extend our season."

The 55th-ranked duo of Lily Miyazaki and Emma Devine clinched the point for the Sooners with a 6-3 win over WVU's Kaja Mrgole and Habiba Shaker. At No. 3, junior Mimi Fotopoulos and sophomore Malene Stripp were leading, 5-2, over the Mountaineers' Hailey Barrett and Yvon Martinez when the point was clinched.

Oklahoma continued its dominance in singles play. Brigante took the first singles match on court five with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Yuen Choo to extended the Sooners' lead to 2-0. 

The third point came at the No. 1 line as No. 116 Miyazaki picked up a 6-1, 6-1 victory over the Mountaineers' Barrett.

The Sooners clinched the match pn court six as Stripp defeated WVU's Mrgole, 6-1, 6-2.

Live stats and a video stream of OU's match against TCU can be found at Big12Sports.com

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

RESULTS

DOUBLES

1. #55Miyazaki/Devine def. Shaker/Mrgole  6-3

2. Sethi/Brigante def. Yuen Choo/Goetz 6-2

3. Fotopoulos/Stripp vs. Barrett/Martinez 5-2, DNF

Order of finish: 1, 2

SINGLES

1. #116Lily Miyazaki def. Hailey Barrett 6-1, 6-1

2. Emma Devine vs. Habiba Shaker 6-4, 0-4, DNF

3. Mimi Fotopoulos vs. Paula Goetz 6-4, DNF

4. Simran Sethi vs. Carolina Lewis 6-6, DNF

5. Christiana Brigante def. Lyn Yuen Choo 6-1, 6-3

6. Malene Stripp def. Kaja Mrgole 6-1, 6-2

Order of finish: 5, 1, 6

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