OU Falls to No. 20 Michigan

Friday, January 20

Ann Arbor, MI

5 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

#20 Michigan

January 20, 2023 | Women's Tennis

UM 5, OU 2

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The No. 4 Oklahoma women's tennis team fell to No. 20 Michigan 5-2 on Friday for their first loss of the season.

The Sooners came out in a dominant force at the top court in doubles. Carmen and Ivana Corley took down the No. 2 pair in the nation of Jaedan Brown and Kari Miller, 6-4, to give OU only one more court to secure the opening point.

The No. 2 court battled for the win, but Michigan's Julie Fliegner and Lily Jones prevailed 7-5 over No. 22 Alexandra Pisareva and Layne Sleeth.

With OU and Michigan claiming a court, the doubles point down to court three. After back-and-forth action with ties exchanged, OU's Julia Garcia Ruiz and Dana Guzman edged Andrea Cerdan and Merri Kelly in the tiebreaker with the 7-6 (3) win.

After an intense fight for the opening point and OU advantage, Michigan answered back with a top-court 6-4, 6-1 win from No. 40 Jaedan Brown over Sleeth. Court six then saw victory from the Wolverines as No. 101 Andrea Cerdan defeated Emma Staker, 7-5, 6-4. Gaining another point, Michigan's No. 103 Gala Mesochoritou took down No. 86 Pisareva on court five, 7-5, 6-3.

To clinch, the Wolverines claimed a court-two 7-6 (4), 6-3 win from No. 81 Kari Miller over No. 91 Carmen Corley. The match continued to play out, with Guzman taking court three with a ranked win over No. 39 Julia Fliegner, 7-6 (4), 7-5. Michigan finished the battle with a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-6 (7) win on court five from No. 65 Lily Jones over Garcia Ruiz.

UP NEXT

The Sooners will face No. 17 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 10 a.m. CT.

RESULTS

#20 Michigan 5, #4 Oklahoma 2

Singles
1. #40 Jaedan Brown (UM) def. Layne Sleeth (OU) 6-4, 6-1
2. #81 Kari Miller (UM) def. #91 Carmen Corley (OU) 7-6 (4), 6-3
3. Dana Guzman (OU) def. #39 Julia Fliegner (UM) 7-6 (4), 7-5
4. #103 Gala Mesochoritou (UM) def. #86 Alexandra Pisareva (OU) 7-5, 6-3
5. #65 Lily Jones (UM) def. Julia Garcia Ruiz (OU) 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-6 (7)
6. #101 Andrea Cerdan (UM) def. Emma Staker (OU) 7-5, 6-4

Doubles
1. Carmen Corley/Ivana Corley (OU) def. Jaedan Brown/Kari Miller (UM) 6-4
2. Julie Fliegner/Lily Jones (UM) def. Alexandra Pisareva/Layne Sleeth (OU) 7-5
3. Julia Garcia Ruiz/Dana Guzman (OU) def. Andrea Cerdan/Merri Kelly (UM) 7-6 (3)

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,6,4,2,3,5)