Miyazaki Selected for NCAA Singles Tournament

NORMAN – Oklahoma junior Lily Miyazaki will represent the Sooners at the NCAA Women's Individual Championships, the organization announced Wednesday.

Miyazaki is the first Sooner to earn a bid to the individual singles draw since Anda Perianu in 2004.

The field of 64 singles draw will take place May 24-29 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga., following the team tournament that runs from May 19-23.

Miyazaki led the Sooners with a 13-5 dual-match record in singles from the No. 1 line. The Tokyo, Japan, native won all her matches in straight sets and finished the season ranked No. 32 in the final ITA release.

During fall tournament play, Miyazaki compiled a 16-2 singles record and went undefeated at both the Wolfpack Invitational and OU Invite. Miyazaki also recorded a 6-0 finish at the Division I Women's Central Regional Championship to earn a bid to the 2016 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, where she advanced to the second round.

The junior was the first player to represent Oklahoma at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships since 2009, and finished the fall season ranked No. 10 in the ITA rankings.

Times and draws for the NCAA Women's Championship are yet to be announced. For updates, follow @OU_WTennis on Twitter.