Sooners Wrap Up Fall Ranked Spotlight

CARY, N.C. — Members of the Oklahoma women's tennis team closed the second weekend of fall competition at the Fall Ranked Spotlight in North Carolina, hosted by North Carolina State.

The Sooners tallied 11 singles victories on the weekend, with junior transfer No. 95 Layne Sleeth earning three ranked wins.

Sleeth advanced as far as semifinal competition in the main draw, beating No. 7 Valeriya Zeleva, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, before dropping to UNC's Carson Tanguilig. In her debut as a Sooner, Sleeth finished the tournament in third place, following a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Princeton's Daria Frayman.

Freshman Emma Staker, coming off her run at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic, went on to win her singles compass draw; 6-1, 6-3 victory over Nandini Sharma (UCF) and 6-4, 3-6, 12-10 over USC's Snow Han.

Senior Marcelina Podlinska won the first round backdraw, defeating UCF's Maria Mattel, 6-0, 3-6, 7-5, and UVA's Hibah Shaikh, 6-3, 6-2.

The Sooners return to action Saturday, Oct. 2, at the ITF Hilton Head 15k and ITF Redding 25k. Carmen Corley, Ivana Corley and Dana Guzman will represent the Sooners at the ITA All-America Championships, Oct. 4, in Charleston, S.C.

Results

Alexandra Pisareva
Isabella Pfenning (MIA) def. Pisareva (OU), 6-4, 6-0
Jaedan Brown (Mich.) def. Pisareva (OU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Megan Davies (SCAR) def. Pisareva (OU), 2-6, 6-1, 11-9
Pisareva (OU) def. Grace Piper (USC), 3-6, 7-6 (6), 12-10
Margaryta Bilokin (DUKE) def. Pisareva (OU), 6-2, 3-6, 10-3
Sleeth/Pisareva (OU) def. Frayman/Shvets (Prin.), 6-1
Cayetano/Piper (USC) def. Sleeth/Pisareva (OU), 7-5
Sleeth/Pisareva (OU) def. Cerdan/Hammond (Mich.), 6-1

Marcelina Podlinska
Snow Han (USC) def. Podlinska (OU), 6-1, 7-5
Podlinska (OU) def. Maria Mattel (UCF), 6-0, 3-6, 7-5
Podlinska (OU) def. Hibah Shaikh (UVA), 6-3, 6-2
Podlinska (OU) def. Audrey Boch-Collins (Miami), 6-4, 1-6, 10-5
Cantos/Ratliff (Ohio State) def. Podlinska/Staker (OU), 6-1
Podlinska/Staker (OU) def. Mertena/Tomase (Tenn.), 6-1
Daniel/Smith (NCSU) def. Podlinska/Staker (OU), 6-0

Layne Sleeth
Sleeth (OU) def. Rebeka Mertena (Tenn.), 6-2, 6-2
Sleeth (OU) def. Irina Cantos (Ohio State), 7-6 (3), 6-1
Sleeth (OU) def. Valeriya Zeleva (UCF), 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
Carson Tanguilig (UNC) def. Sleeth (OU), 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (8)
Sleeth (OU) def. Daria Frayman (Prin.), 6-3, 6-3
Sleeth/Pisareva (OU) def. Frayman/Shvets (Prin.), 6-1
Cayetano/Piper (USC) def. Sleeth/Pisareva (OU), 7-5
Sleeth/Pisareva (OU) def. Cerdan/Hammond (Mich.), 6-1

Emma Staker
Staker (OU) def. Diana Khodan (Miami), 6-3, 6-3
Sydni Ratliff (Ohio State) def. Staker (OU), 6-4, 7-5
Staker (OU) def. Nandini Sharma (UCF), 6-1, 6-3
Staker (OU) def. Snow Han (USC), 6-4, 3-6, 12-10
Cantos/Ratliff (Ohio State) def. Podlinska/Staker (OU), 6-1
Podlinska/Staker (OU) def. Mertena/Tomase (Tenn.), 6-1
Daniel/Smith (NCSU) def. Podlinska/Staker (OU), 6-0

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Players Mentioned

Carmen Corley

Ivana Corley

Dana Guzman

Alexandra Pisareva

Marcelina Podlinska

Layne Sleeth

Emma Staker

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