WACO – The No. 32 Oklahoma women's tennis team gave No. 11 Baylor all it could handle Friday, but fell just short to the Bears in a 4-3 decision.
OU (8-3) took the doubles point and reeled off two singles wins to take a 3-1 lead in the match before Baylor came back.
In doubles,
Martina Capurro and
Camila Romero struck first for the Sooners, routing Baylor's Jessica Hinojosa and Alicia Herrero Linana 6-1 on court two. For the third straight match,
Dana Guzman and
Kianah Motosono clinched the opening point as they took down Paula Baranano and Kristinia Sorokolet 6-3 a the
No. 3 line. When play was halted, Carmen and
Ivana Corley were locked in at 5-all with Mel Krywoj and Andie Shakhraichuk on court one.
Capurro was the first Sooner off the court as she ran past Shakhraichuk 6-4, 6-3 on court four. Motosono fell to Baranano 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 6 line and Baylor got on the board.
Guzman secured her seventh straight victory with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Herrero Linana on court two to push OU's lead to 3-1. Guzman's win was also good for her 10
th this season and ninth in straight sets.
Baylor answered with three straight wins to take the match. OU's
Carmen Corley fell to Krywoj, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 at the top spot.
Ivana Corley battled Hinojosa to a third set tiebreaker, but was defeated 6-2, 0-6, 7-6 (4).
Marcelina Podlinska dropped to Livia Kraus 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on court five.
Up Next
The Sooners head to No. 2 Texas on Sunday. The match will begin at noon and will be available for streaming via Longhorn Network on the ESPN+ app.
Results
Singles
- Mel Krywoj (BU) def. Carmen Corley (OU), 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
- Dana Guzman (OU) def. Herrero Linana (BU), 6-3 6-3
- Jessica Hinojosa (BU) def. Ivana Corley (OU), 6-2, 0-6, 7-6 (4)
- Martina Capurro (OU) def. Angie Shakhraichuk (BU), 6-4, 6-3
- Livia Kraus (BU) def. Marcelina Podlinska (OU), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Paula Baranano (BU) def. Kianah Motosono (OU), 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles
- I. Corley/C. Corley (OU) vs. Krywoj/Shakhraichuk (BU), 5-5, unfinished
- Romero/Capurro (OU) def. Hinojosa/Herrero Linana (BU), 6-1
- Guzman/Motosono (OU) def. Sorokolet/Baranano (BU), 6-3
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (4,6,2,1,3,6)