WACO, Texas – No. 23 Oklahoma's run at the Big 12 Women's Tennis Championships came to an end in Saturday's semifinal as the Sooners fell to No. 3 Texas 4-2.
OU (15-6) took the doubles point off the Longhorns and
Carmen Corley earned a top-30 singles win in the contest.
In doubles, No. 25 Carmen and
Ivana Corley stayed undefeated against ranked opponents, downing No. 17 Kylie Collins and Lulu Sun 6-4 on court one.
OU's
Kianah Motosono and
Dana Guzman fell to No. 42 Charlotte Chavatipon and Peyton Stearns 6-2 on court three, leaving the point to be decided on court two. There, Sooners' seniors
Camila Romero and
Martina Capurro held on to defeat No. 86 Fernanda
Labrana and Anna Turati 6-4 to seal the point for the Sooners.
No. 73
Carmen Corley avenged regular season losses to Texas' No. 28 Stearns as she got a straight-sets win at the top spot. Corley held off a late rally by Stearns to win 6-3, 7-5, and grab her fourth victory over a ranked opponent this season.
Elsewhere in the match, No. 87
Ivana Corley fell to No. 68 Lulu Sun 6-2, 6-4 on court three. Capurro was defeated by No. 75 Chavatipon 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 4 line. On court five, Motosono dropped to No. 53 Collins 6-3, 6-1, and Podlinska was defeated by Malaika Rapolu 7-5, 6-2 on court six.
When play was abandoned, No. 80
Dana Guzman was up 1-0 in the second set with No. 29 Turati. Guzman held strong to take a marathon first set 7-6 (1).
Up Next
OU awaits its NCAA tournament destination to be announced on Monday, May 3.
Results
Singles
- #73 Carmen Corley (OU) def. #28 Peyton Stearns (Texas) 6-3, 7-5
- #80 Dana Guzman (OU) vs. #29 Anna Turati (Texas), 7-6 (1), 1-0, UF
- #68 Lulu Sun (Texas) def. #87 Ivana Corley (OU), 6-2, 6-4
- #75 Charlotte Chavatipon (Texas) def. Martina Capurro (OU), 6-3, 6-3
- #53 Kylie Collins (Texas) def. Kianah Motosono (OU), 6-2, 6-1
- Malaika Rapolu (Texas) def. Marcelina Podlinska (OU), 7-5, 6-2
Doubles
- #25 I. Corley/C. Corley (OU) def. #17 Collins/Sun (Texas), 6-4
- Capurro/Romero (OU) def. #86 Labrana/Turati (Texas), 6-4
- #42 Chavatipon/Stearns (Texas) def. Motosono/Guzman (OU), 6-2
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,5,3,6)