University of Oklahoma Athletics

Sunday, April 14
Ft. Worth, Texas
1:00 PM

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Women's Tennis Wraps Regular Season with Comeback Win at TCU

April 14, 2024 | Women's Tennis

FORT WORTH, Texas — The No. 20 Oklahoma women's tennis team erased an early deficit to close out the regular season with a win on Sunday afternoon, defeating No. 40 TCU 4-2 at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.

The Sooners opened the match by dropping just their fourth doubles point of the season. The Horned Frogs struck first on court one as No. 19 Dana Guzman and Roisin Gilheany suffered their second defeat of the season as a pairing to Jade Otway and Isabel Pascual, 1-6. On the second court, No. 51 Julia Garcia Ruiz and Zdena Safarova got the win over Raquel Caballero Chica and Chiho Mushika, 6-4 to get one back. 

The final court would go to tiebreakers, as TCU's Destinee Martins and Helena Narmont clinched the opening point in a thriller at the three spot by defeating Alina Shcherbinina and Ava Catanzarite, 7-6(6). 

The Horned Frogs grabbed the first singles win at the top court, as No. 121 Martins knocked off No. 26 Garcia Ruiz 6-2, 6-2. The sophomore and Big 12's singles leader dropped her first match of the spring. Getting the Sooners on the board, Emma Staker secured the 6-1, 6-4 win at court six against Mushika. 

No. 40 Guzman was the next to take the victory and tie the score, defeating Otway 6-2, 6-3 on court two. 

Extending the lead, No. 59 Florencia Urrutia topped Caballero Chica at the No. 4 spot, bouncing back after dropping her first set to take the 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 win.

Chloe Noel clinched OU's 16th win of the season with a 7-6(3), 6-4 victory over Narmont on court five to complete the comeback. 

When play was halted, No. 104 Alina Shcherbinina was up 4-6, 6-1, 5-1 over Pascual on the third court. 

With the win, Oklahoma secures a top-five Big 12 regular season finish for the sixth straight season. 

UP NEXT

The Sooners await seeding before heading to Stillwater, Okla., for the Big 12 Tennis Championships April 17-20. 

RESULTS

#20 Oklahoma 4, #40 TCU 2

Singles

1. #58 Destinee Martins (TCU) def. Julia Garcia Ruiz (OU) 6-2 6-2
2. Dana Guzman (OU) def. Jade Otway (TCU) 6-2 6-3
3. Isabel Pascual (TCU) vs. Alina Shcherbinina (OU) match was unfinished 6-4 1-6 1-5
4. Florencia Urrutia (OU) def. Raquel Caballero (TCU) 2-6 6-3 6-2
5. Chloe Noel (OU) def. Helena Narmont (TCU) 7-6 (7-3) 6-4
6. Emma Staker (OU) def. Chiho Mushika (TCU) 6-1 6-4

Doubles

1. Jade Otway and Isabel Pascual (TCU) def. Dana Guzman and Roisin Gilheany (OU) 6-1
2. Julia Garcia Ruiz and Zdena Safarova (OU) def. Raquel Caballero and Chiho Mushika (TCU) 6-4
3. Destinee Martins and Helena Narmont (TCU) def. Alina Shcherbinina and Ava Catanzarite (OU) 7-6 [8-6]

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

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Team Stats

#1 Doubles Match

1
1
Jade Otway/ Isabel Pascual [TCU]
6

#2 Doubles Match

1
6
Raquel Caballero/ Chiho Mushika [TCU]
4

#3 Doubles Match

1
6
Destinee Martins/ Helena Narmont [TCU]
7

Order of Finish:

1,2,3

#1 Singles Match

12
LogoGarcia Ruiz, Julia / 0 (26/-) [OU]
22
Destinee Martins / 0 (121/-) [TCU]
66

#2 Singles Match

12
LogoGuzman, Dana / 0 (40/-) [OU]
66
Jade Otway / 0 [TCU]
23

#3 Singles Match

1234
LogoShcherbinina, Alina / 0 (104/-) [OU]
465UF
Isabel Pascual / 0 [TCU]
611UF

#4 Singles Match

123
LogoUrrutia, Florencia / 0 (59/-) [OU]
266
Raquel Caballero / 0 [TCU]
632

#5 Singles Match

12
LogoNoël, Chloé / 0 [OU]
76
Helena Narmont / 0 [TCU]
64

#6 Singles Match

12
LogoStaker, Emma / 0 [OU]
66
Chiho Mushika / 0 [TCU]
14

Order of Finish:

1,6,2,4,5

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