Sooners Shut Out Cincinnati

Friday, March 8

Norman, Okla.

2:00 PM

University of Oklahoma

Cincinnati

Photo by: Andrew Marsh/University of Oklahoma

March 08, 2024 | Women's Tennis

Box Score OU 7, UC 0 Photo Gallery

By: OU Athletics Communications

NORMAN – The No. 20 Oklahoma women's tennis team shut out Cincinnati, 7-0, Friday at the Headington Family Tennis Center.

Oklahoma (6-4, 1-1 Big 12) notched their first conference win of the season. The Sooners won the doubles point for the fourth straight match to take the early 1-0 lead.

Chloe Noel and Ava Catanzarite opened play on court three, defeating Morgan Pyrz and Sakurako Watanabe 6-0. The No. 63 doubles pairing of Julia Garcia Ruiz and Zdena Safarova clinched the doubles point for OU with their 7-5 win over Vic deSamucewicz and Callie Flanagan of Cincinnati at the No. 2 position.

The Sooners won six singles matches to secure the win over the Bearcats.

Noel won OU's first singles point at the No. 3 spot after not dropping a set to UC's Gabrielle Guenther, 6-3, 6-2.

Safarova picked up her third win in singles on the season after defeating Isabel Pacheco, 6-0, 6-3.

No. 42 Dana Guzman clinched the win for OU with the Sooners' fourth dual point Friday. Guzman defeated deSamucewicz of Cincinatti 6-0, 6-3, at the No. 2 spot.

Adding to the shutout for OU was No. 33 Garcia Ruiz who won 6-3, 6-0 over Gruszczynska at the top court, Catanzarite who defeated Watanabe 3-6, 6-1, 12-10, and Emma Staker with a 6-2, 5-7, 10-2 win over Flanagan at the No. 5 position.

UP NEXT

The Sooners will close out the weekend against West Virginia on Sunday, March 10 at 1 p.m. CT. Free pizza will be provided to fans entering the Headington Family Tennis Center until supplies last.

RESULTS

#20 Oklahoma 7, Cincinnati 0

Singles
1. #33 Julia Garcia Ruiz (OU) def. Rozalia Gruszczynska (CIN) 6-3, 6-0
2. #42 Dana Guzman (OU) def. Vic deSamucewicz (CIN) 6-0, 6-3
3. Chloe Noel (OU) def. Gabrielle Guenther (CIN) 6-3, 6-2
4. Ava Catanzarite (OU) def. Sakurako Watanabe (CIN) 3-6, 6-1, 12-10
5. Emma Staker (OU) def. Callie Flanagan (CIN) 6-2, 5-7, 10-2
6. Zdena Safarova (OU) def. Isabel Pacheco (CIN) 6-0, 6-3

Doubles
1. Gabrielle Guenther/Rozalia Gruszczynska (CIN) vs. Roisin Gilheany/Dana Guzman (OU) no result
2. #63 Julia Garcia Ruiz/Zdena Safarova (OU) def. Vic deSamucewicz/Callie Flanagan (CIN) 7-5
3. Chloe Noel/Ava Catanzarite (OU) def. Morgan Pyrz/Sakurako Watanabe (CIN) 6-0

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