NORMAN – On Tuesday, a trio of Sooners fought through the qualifying rounds to reach the main draw of the ITA All-American Championships.
Dana Guzman and
Florencia Urrutia secured their spots by winning three matches on Monday and Tuesday. Guzman and her partner
Alina Shcherbinina advanced through in doubles qualifying after a pair of dominant performances.
Guzman won her first Tuesday match over No. 27 Sydni Ratliff (Ohio State), 6-1, 6-4, before defeating No. 71 Annabelle Xu (Virginia), 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4.
Urrutia opened Tuesday with a straight-set win over No. 48 Kelly Keller (Arkansas), 6-2, 6-3, and advanced to the main draw with a 6-1, 6-4 win over No. 18 Tanya Sasnouskaya (Texas).
In doubles, Guzman and
Alina Shcherbinina defeated NC State's Anna Zyryanova and Sophie Abrams, 8-1, to advance to the main doubles draw.
Main draw opponents and times will be announced later on Tuesday evening.
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Results
Florencia Urrutia
Urrutia def. No. 55 Anna Arkadianou (FSU) 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4
Urrutia vs. No. 48 Kelly Keller (Arkansas), 6-2, 6-3
Urrutia def. No. 18 Tanya Sasnouskaya (Texas), 6-4, 6-1
Dana Guzman
Guzman def. Emily De Oliveira (Florida), 6-2, 7-6 (5)
Guzman def. No. 27 Sydni Ratliff (Ohio State), 6-1, 6-4
Guzman def. No. 71 Annabelle Xu (Virginia), 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4
Ava Catanzarite
No. 44 Casie Wooten (Wake Forest) def. Catanzarite, 7-6 (5), 6-0
Alina Shcherbinina
No. 38 Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. No. 79 Shcherbinina, 6-3, 7-6 (3)
Julia Garcia Ruiz/
Zdena Safarova
Garcia Ruiz/Safarova def. No. 26 Leong/Hand (Northwestern), 8-4
Bennett/Ovunc (Auburn) def. Garcia Ruiz/Safarova, 8-5
Dana Guzman/
Alina Shcherbinina
Guzman/Shcherbinina def. No. 31 Cruz/Killingsworth (Wake Forest) 8-1
Guzman/Shcherbinina def. Mariya Polishchuk/Cristina Tiglea (Texas Tech), 8-6
Guzman/Shcherbinina def. Anna Zyryanova/Sophie Abrams (North Carolina State) 8-1