Women's Tennis Opens Conference Play at Texas

Sunday, March 3

Austin, Texas

12:00 PM

University of Oklahoma

Texas

Women's Tennis Opens Conference Play at Texas

March 01, 2024 | Women's Tennis

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By: OU Athletics Communications

NORMAN - The No. 15 Oklahoma women's tennis team begins Big 12 play on the road with a Red River Showdown in the Lone Star State. The Sooners will face No. 6 Texas in Austin on Sunday, March 3, for their seventh consecutive matchup against a top-25 opponent.

MATCHDAY BASICS

First serve against the Longhorns is set for 12 p.m. CT on Sunday. Fans can keep up with the action through live stats here.

Live video will also be provided here.

LAST TIME OUT

The Oklahoma women's tennis team recorded its second-straight ranked victory with a 4-2 win over No. 5 North Carolina State on Sunday afternoon at the Headington Family Tennis Center.

The Sooners kicked off the match in doubles against the Wolfpack. Finishing first, Chloe Noel and Ava Catanzarite picked up a 6-3 win against Gabriella Broadfoot and Abigail Rencheli on court three. Picking up their second doubles win of the weekend on court one, the duo of Dana Guzman and Roisin Gilheany topped No. 13 Amelia Rajecki and Maddy Zampardo 6-4 to clinch the doubles point for OU.

Going into singles with the 1-0 advantage, No. 93 Garcia Ruiz met No. 30 Rencheli and notched her second-straight ranked win, claiming a 6-3, 6-2 victory. The Mexico native dropped just one set on the weekend while competing at the second court.

The Wolfpack would battle back, earning the next two wins to even up the score. On court three, No. 98 Catanzarite dropped her match to No. 27 Zyryanova 4-6, 6-7(3). Gilheany battled hard in an effort to force a third set, but ultimately fell to Zampardo 2-6, 6-7(3) on court five.

To break the tie, Emma Staker earned a hard fought 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 win over Broadfoot on court six. The junior from Tulsa, Okla., improved her individual season record to 3-1.

Following closely behind on court four, Noel squared off against No. 44 Abrams and delivered a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory to clinch the match for the Sooners. Sunday marked the first career individual ranked win for the freshman from France.

IN THE RANKINGS

The Sooners (5-3) currently have five players in the ITA singles rankings. Leading the pack is No. 38 Dana Guzman, followed by No. 41 Florencia Urrutia, No. 74 Alina Shcherbinina, No. 93 Julia Garcia Ruiz and No. 98 Ava Catanzarite.

In doubles, OU is represented by No. 2 Guzman and Shcherbinina, followed by No. 52 Garcia Ruiz and Zdena Safarova.

The Longhorns (7-3) also have their fair share in the polls. Their highest-ranked singles player is No. 22 Sabina Zeynalova, with supporting players: No. 33 Tanya Sasnouskaya, No. 36 Malaika Rapolu, No. 103 Vivian Ovrootsky and No. 125 Charlotte Chavatipon.

In doubles, Texas is led by No. 11 Taisiya Pachkaleva and Zeynalova, with additional ranked pairings: No. 31 Pachkaleva and Nicole Rivkin, No. 42 Sasnouskaya and Zeynalova, and rounded out by No. 54 Chavatipon and Sasnouskaya.

UP NEXT

The Sooners will return home for a conference clash against Cincinnati on Friday, March 8 at 2 p.m. CT. Schedule posters, chant sheets and free beverages courtesy of HTeaO will be provided to fans entering the Headington Family Tennis Center until supplies last.