Sooners Wrap Up Weekend in North Carolina, Milwaukee

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Sooners Wrap Up Weekend in North Carolina, Milwaukee

September 24, 2023 | Women's Tennis

NORMAN - The Oklahoma women's tennis team wrapped up opening weekend of fall play at the the North Carolina State Ranked Spotlight and Milwaukee Classic.

Senior Florencia Urrutia earned three ranked wins over the course of the weekend at NC State. Urrutia defeated No. 41 Julia Fliegner (Michigan) 6-2, 6-3 for her first win as a Sooner, before beating No. 81 Mahak Jain (Georgia Tech) 6-7(2), 6-4, 1-0 (11). The senior closed out the tournament with a 6-4, 6-4 win over No. 74 Charlotte Chavatipon (Texas).

Junior Emma Staker fell in her opening round matchup with No. 38 Erin Cayetano (USC), but bounced back to win four straight matches in Milwaukee, highlighted by her 6-0, 6-0 win over Blanca Pico-Navarro (Virginia).

Senior Dana Guzman notched a 6-4, 6-2, upset over No. 17 Elza Tomase (Tennessee) in her first round matchup, before falling to Abigail Rencheli (NC State) 7-5, 1-6, 6-2 in the round of 16.

The Sooners will return to Cary, N.C. for the ITA All-American Championships Sept. 30-Oct. 8, overlapping with the ITF 25K Redding in Redding, Calif., Oct. 2-8.

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Results:
NC State Ranked Invite
Florencia Urrutia
No. 19 Carson Tanguilig (North Carolina) def. No. 32 Florencia Urrutia (OU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
No. 32 Florencia Urrutia (OU) def. No. 41 Julia Fliegner (Michigan) 6-2, 6-3
No. 32 Florencia Urrutia (OU) def. No. 81 Mahak Jain (Geogia Tech) 6-7(2), 6-4, 1-0 (11)
No. 25 Sarah Hamner (South Carolina) def. No. 32 Florencia Urrutia (OU) 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (7)
No. 32 Florencia Urrutia (OU) def. No. 74 Charlotte Chavatipon (Texas) 6-4, 6-4

Alina Shcherbinina
No. 28 Kylie Bilchev (Georgia Tech) def. No. 79 Alina Shcherbinina (OU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 7 Ayana Akli (South Carolina) def. No. 79 Alina Shcherbinina (OU) 7-6(1), 2-6, 1-0 (4)
No. 79 Alina Shcherbinina (OU) def. No. 84 Giulia Morlet (Arizona State) 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (3)
No. 79 Alina Shcherbinina (OU) def. No. 71 Annabelle Xu (Virginia) 7-6(4), 6-4
No. 41 Julia Fliegner (Michigan) def. No. 79 Alina Shcherbinina (OU) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (5)

Dana Guzman
No. 51 Dana Guzman (OU) def. No. 17 Elza Tomase (Tennessee) 6-4, 6-2
No. 72 Abigail Rencheli (North Carolina State) def. No. 51 Dana Guzman (OU) 7-5, 1-6, 6-2
No. 51 Dana Guzman (OU) adv. via walkover
No. 24 Kari Miller def. No. 51 Dana Guzman (OU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 22 Carolyn Ansari (Auburn) def. No. 51 Dana Guzman (OU), 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (4)

Julia Garcia-Ruiz
Julia Garcia-Ruiz (OU) def. Emilija Tverijonaite (Arizona State) 6-3, 7-5
Taya Pachkaleva (Texas) def. Julia Garcia-Ruiz (OU) 6-2, 6-4
Julia Garcia-Ruiz (OU) def. No. 96 Leonie Schuknecht (Miami) 6-2, 6-0
No. 104 DJ Bennett (Auburn) def. Julia Garcia-Ruiz (OU) 6-2, 6-7 (3), 1-0 (2)
Julia Garcia-Ruiz (OU) def. No. 94 Daria Smetannikov (Texas A&M) 6-2, 6-1

Dana Guzman Alina Shcherbinina (OU) def. Karolina Berankova / Elle Christensen (Duke) 6-2
Nicole Rivkin/Taya Pachkaleva (Texas) def. Dana Guzman/Alina Shcherbinina (OU) 7-5
Dana Guzman/ Alina Shcherbinina (OU) def. Marianna Argyrokastriti/Patricija Spaka (Arizona State) 6-2
Luciana Perry/ Teah Chavez (Ohio State) def. Julia Garcia Ruiz/Florencia Urrutia (OU) 7-5\

Julia Garcia Ruiz/Florencia Urrutia def. Elza Tomase/Alana Wolfberg (Tennessee) 6-3
Elise Mills/Shahar Biran (South Carolina) def. Julia Garcia Ruiz/Florencia Urrutia (OU) 6-0

Milwaukee Classic
Emma Staker
No. 38 Erin Cayetano (USC) def. Staker (OU) 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-4
Emma Staker (OU) def. Natasha Puehse (Granc Canyon) 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (7)
Emma Staker (OU) def. Margaret Navarro (Virginia) 6-2, 6-4
Emma Staker (OU) def. Blanca Pico-Navarro (Virginia) 6-0, 6-0
Emma Staker (OU) def. Mary Brumfield (Maryland) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (6)

Ava Catanzarite
Ava Catanzarite (OU) def. Vivian Miller (Brown) 6-0, 6-0
Grace Piper (Southern California) def. Ava Catanzarite (OU) 6-4, 6-3
Ava Catanzarite (OU) def. Natasha Subhash (Virginia) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (3)
Ava Catanzarite (OU) def. Taylor Cataldi (Wisconsin) 6-2, 6-4
Selma Cadar (Maryland) def. Ava Catanzarite (OU) 6-1, 6-2

Romana Cisovska
Romana Cisovska (OU) def. Andie Weiss (Marquette) 6-1, 6-0
Reilly Tran (North Carolina) def. Romana Cisovska (OU) 6-1, 6-4
Taylor Cataldi (Washington) def. Romana Cisovska (OU) 6-0, 3-6, 1-0 (6)
Natasha Subhash (Virginia) def. Romana Cisovska (OU) 6-3, 6-4
Akari Matsuno (Notre Dame) def. Romana Cisovska (OU) 6-3, 6-2

Zdena Safarova
Selma Cadar (Maryland) def. Zdena Safarova (OU) 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
Drew Morris (SMU) def. Zdena Safarova (OU) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (6)
Zdena Safarova (OU def. Stella Ribaudo (Navy) 6-2, 6-3
Zdena Safarova (OU) adv. via walkover
Vivian Miller (Brown) def. Zdena Safarova (OU) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (6)

Eryn Cayetano / Piper Grace (Southern California) def. Zdena Safarova / Emma Staker (OU), 6-2

AlinaMukhortova / Xinyu Cai (Wisconsin) def. Romana Cisovska / Ava Catanzarite (OU) 6-2