NORMAN – The Oklahoma women's tennis team is set to open the 2021 season Saturday as the Sooners host Oral Roberts at the Headington Family Tennis center. The match is set for a 1 p.m. start.
Matchday Basics
The Sooners open the season with ORU at home. OU Athletics has announced that fans will not be admitted for 2021 matches at the Headington Family Tennis Center due to limited seating capacity related to COVID-19 precautions. Home and visitor student-athletes will receive a limited number of complimentary tickets on a pass-list basis.
More information on the policy can be found
here.
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The 2021 Sooners
OU returns six players from 2019-20 in seniors
Martina Capurro and
Camila Romero; juniors
Ivana Corley,
Kianah Motosono and Marcelina Podlinksa; and sophomores
Carmen Corley and
Macey Miller.
Motosono and the Corley sisters played the fall tournament slate for the Sooners, while Capurro, Romero, Miller and Podlinska rejoined the team this spring.
The Sooners have added freshman
Dana Guzman (Arequipa, Peru). Guzman's resume includes a career-high No. 58 ITF junior ranking as well as a high UTR of 11.44. She represented Peru at the 2020 Pan American Games and was part of the Peruvian team that defeated Canada.
OU has also added senior transfer Alexandra "Sasha" Pisareva. Pisareva spent the first two years of her career at Utah State, where she was a two-time All-Mountain West singles honoree. Pisareva played at Appalachian State during 2020, where she reached a No. 48 ITA singles ranking and was a three-time Sun Belt Player of the Week.
Head Coach
Audra Cohen enters her fifth year at the helm for the Sooners. During the Cohen era, the Sooners have compiled a 54-32 record; four Sooners have earned a total of six All-Big 12 honors; and in 2019, OU made its first NCAA tournament appearance in five years.
The Sooners are also joined by a new assistant coach
Blake Mosley, who comes to Norman after a four-year stint as head coach at Appalachian State. His 30-year coaching career includes experience at the collegiate level as well as in the professional arena.
2020 in Review
Although the 2019-20 season ended early due to COVID-19, the Sooners opened Big 12 play undefeated (2-0). OU finished the 2020 spring slate at 8-3 overall and closed out the year on a five-match winning streak.
Martina Capurro earned ITA Central Region Player to Watch honors and a program-record seven Sooners earned Academic All-Big 12 accolades with six of those first team honorees.
Up Next
OU is home to host Wyoming on Wednesday at 1 p.m. CT inside the Headington Family Tennis Center.