OU Falls Short in ITA Regional Championship

Sunday, January 28

Norman, Okla.

2:00 PM

University of Oklahoma

California

OU Falls Short in ITA Regional Championship

January 28, 2024 | Women's Tennis

Box Score OU 3, CAL 4 Photo Gallery

By: OU Athletics Communications

NORMAN – The No. 16 Oklahoma women's tennis team fell to No. 19 California, 4-3, on Sunday in the ITA Kickoff Regional Championship match.

The Sooners (3-3) dropped their doubles point to the Golden Bears (2-0). OU's No. 2 doubles pairing of Dana Guzman and Alina Shcherbinina got the match started, defeating No. 14 Mao Mushika and Hannah Viller Moeller 6-1. Cal answered with a 6-2 win at the No. 3 spot from Berta Passola Folch and Katja Wiersholm. To secure the opening point for the Golden Bears, Jessica Alsola and Valentina Ivanov battled past OU's Julia Garcia Ruiz and Chloé Noël 6-2 at court No. 3.

Singles opened with a quick 6-2, 6-0 win on court five from Cal's Mushika over Noël. OU's Garcia Ruiz got the Sooners on the board with a 6-1, 6-2 win at court three over Ivanov to make the score 2-1. At court four, No. 16 Florencia Urrutia retired with an injury against No. 36 Wiersholm. The Kentucky transfer held a 6-4, 1-3 advantage before retiring. OU would get two back, starting with No. 37 Guzman who delivered a 6-2, 6-2 win over No. 12 Viller Moeller before No. 72 Shcherbinina tied the match score with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 win over No. 17 Alsola on the top court.

In a final singles matchup on court six to determine a winner, the Golden Bears punched their ticket to the ITA Indoor Championships in a hard fought battle. Cal's Lan Mi pulled out a 6-7, 6-4, 6-2 win over OU's Emma Staker to deliver the win for the visitor's.

UP NEXT

The Sooners will have a month off before returning to the court on Friday, Feb. 23 to face San Diego at 1 p.m. CT at the Headington Family Tennis Center.

RESULTS

#13 Oklahoma 3, #19 California 4

Singles

1. Alina Shcherbinina (OU) def. Jessica Alsola (CAL) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
2. Dana Guzman (OU) def. Hannah Viller Moelle (CAL) 6-2, 6-2
3. Julia Garcia Ruiz (OU) def. Valentina Ivanov (CAL) 6-1, 6-2
4. Katja Wiersholm (CAL) def. Florencia Urrutia (OU) 6-4, 1-3, retired
5. Mao Mushika (CAL) def. Chloe Noel (OU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Lan Mi (CAL) def. Emma Staker (OU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2

Doubles

1. Dana Guzman/Alina Shcherbinina (OU) def. Mao Mushika/Hannah Viller Moelle (CAL) 6-1
2. Jessica Alsola/Valentina Ivanov (CAL) def. Julia Garcia Ruiz/Chloe Noel (OU) 6-2
3. Berta Passola Folch/Katja Wiersholm (CAL) def. Romana Cisovska/Roisin Gilheany (OU) 6-2

Match Notes: California 1-0; National ranking #19 Oklahoma 3-2; National ranking #16

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