Sooners To Dual UCF In Orlando

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Friday, Feb. 25 / 4 p.m. CT

NORMAN – The No. 3 Oklahoma women's tennis team is headed to Orlando, Fla. to face the University of Central Florida Knights on Friday at 4 p.m. CT.

LAST TIME OUT

The Sooners shut out No. 10 USC, 4-0, on Sunday at the Headington Family Tennis Center.

OU kicked off the match in doubles, going up against two ranked-duos. The No. 11 Corley Sisters took the first win at the top court, defeating No. 5 pair Salma Ewing and Snow Han, 6-1. To clinch the opening point, No. 47 Layne Sleeth and Alexandra Pisareva took down No. 40 pair Eryn Cayetano and Grace Piper, 6-1, on court two.

With the 1-0 lead on the Trojans, the match headed into singles. Alexandra Pisareva defeated Grace Piper 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 5 spot. To extend the lead, No. 103 Emma Staker took down Danielle Willson on court six, 6-1, 6-0.

To sweep USC with the 4-0 match win, No. 15 Layne Sleeth took on her highest-ranked opponent of the season, No. 1 Eryn Cayetano, clinching a 6-1, 6-4 victory at the top court.

SCOUTING THE KNIGHTS

The last time and first time the Sooners met the Knights was during the 2021 season, where OU came out victorious with a 4-1 win.

UCF is currently 4-4 for the 2022 spring season and coming off a 4-1 loss against Florida International University.

Up until the recent ITA rankings, UCF has consistently been in the top 25, most recently being ranked at No. 19.

Although the Knights don't have any doubles rankings, they have three players ranked in singles: No. 48 Evgeniya Levashova, No. 65 Valeriya Zelevka and No. 121 Marie Mattel.

UP NEXT

The Sooners will head back to Norman for a six-game homestand at the Headington Family Tennis Center. Their first match home will be against Illinois on March 6^th at 11 a.m. CT.

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