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Sooners to Host Three Home Matches

March 05, 2020 | Women's Tennis

NORMAN –The Oklahoma women's tennis team will host three matches this weekend at the Headington Family Tennis Center. OU will face TCU on Friday at 5 p.m. CT and Texas Tech and Arkansas-Pine Bluff Sunday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., respectively.

Friday's match will be a pink match for breast cancer awareness. Fans are encouraged to wear pink. 

The TCU and Texas Tech matches will be broadcast on Fox Sports Oklahoma with Chad McKee and Mark Johnson on the call.

Last Time Out

The Oklahoma women's tennis team (5-3) defeated No. 46 Purdue, 6-1, Saturday in West Lafayette, which secured Coach Audra Cohen's 50th OU win.

The Sooners started off strong and won the doubles point. First to finish was Carmen Corley and Ivana Corley who finished 6-2 on the premier court. On the third court, Camila Romero and Martina Capurro clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win. 

In singles, Ivana Corley was the first to finish and came out on top with a 6-1, 6-1 win on the sixth court. Next to finish was Oleksandra Korashvili with a 6-3, 6-3 defeat at the No. 2 line. For the Sooner's fourth point, Marcelina Podlinksa came out on top with a 6-3, 6-2 win.

Against Illinois, the Sooners started the match off with the doubles point. Ivana Corley and Carmen Corley were victorious over Emily Duong and Josie Frazier with a 6-1 win on the premier court. The doubles point was clinched by Camila Romero and Martina Capurro with a 6-3 win on the third court.

Ivana Corley struck again and was the first to finish for the Sooners. She came out with a 6-1, 6-2 win on court 6. On the premier court, Martina Capurro came out on top with a 6-1, 6-3 victory. Carmen Corley's 6-4, 6-3 win gave the Sooners their fourth and final point of the match. 

Scouting TCU


The Horned Frogs are coming off a 4-0 win at home Sunday against USF. 

The only Big 12 team TCU has played so far is Texas Tech where they lost 1-4 at home.

TCU's Marrie Norris is ranked No. 69 and Mercedes Arsitegui is ranked No. 119 in the ITA's singles rankings.
 

Scouting Texas Tech

Texas Tech is 5-5 overall and have won their past two matches on the road against TCU and Arizona State Lady Raider Nell Miller was named Big 12 Women's Player of the Week on Tuesday.

Texas Tech is scheduled to play Oklahoma State Friday before coming to Norman.

Scouting Arkansas-Pine Bluff

The Golden Lions are entering this weekend with a 0-2 overall record after losses to Middle Tennessee and North Alabama.

Match Info

First serve against TCU Friday is set for 5 p.m. CT on Friday in Norman. Sunday's Texas Tech matches will begin at 2 p.m. and Arkansas Pine Bluff's at 8 p.m. CT.

Friday's match will be the pink match in honor of breast cancer awareness. Fans are encouraged to wear pink. 

Live stats and video will be available for all matches.

For updates, follow @OU_WTennis on Twitter, like Oklahoma Women's Tennis on Facebook.
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