Sooners Down Red Raiders on Senior Day

Saturday, April 6

Norman, Okla.

12:00 PM

University of Oklahoma

Texas Tech

Photo by: Andrew Marsh/University of Oklahoma

Sooners Down Red Raiders on Senior Day

April 06, 2024 | Women's Tennis

Box Score OU 4, TTU 3 Photo Gallery

By: OU Athletics Communications

NORMAN - The No. 23 Oklahoma women's tennis team closed out their home slate with a win on Saturday afternoon, defeating No. 26 Texas Tech 4-3 at the Headington Family Tennis Center.

Prior to the match, the Sooners honored their two seniors. Dana Guzman and Florencia Urrutia were recognized for all of their accomplishments while at the University of Oklahoma.

OU opened the match by claiming their 16th doubles point of the season. The Red Raiders struck first on court one as No. 19 Guzman and Roisin Gilheany suffered their first defeat of the season as a pairing to No. 6 Avelina Sayfetdinova and Matka Komac, 2-6. On the second court, No. 71 Julia Garcia Ruiz and Zdena Safarova got the win over Cristina Tiglea and Mariya Polishchuk, 6-3 to get one back.

The final court would go to tiebreakers, as Chloe Noel and Ava Catanzarite clinched the opening point in thrilling fashion at the three spot by defeating Kate Dimitrichenko and Camryn Stepp, 7-6(5).

Grabbing the first singles win on court three, Tech's Sayfetdinova took down No. 97 Alina Shcherbinina 7-6(5), 6-1. Getting one back for the Sooners, Noel secured the 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 win at court five against Komac. To tie the score again, Tech's Andreea Lila topped Emma Staker 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 6 spot.

No. 40 Guzman was the next to take the victory, defeating Polishchuk 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 on court two. The senior from Arequipa, Peru, currently sits in the top-five in program history for both singles (77-27) and doubles (85-24) career win percentage.

Clinching for the second time this week, No. 29 Garcia Ruiz delivered OU's 14th win of the season with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over No. 39 Tiglea at the top court. The Big 12's leader in singles wins improved her season dual record to 17-0.

The match played out for the final court (No. 4) to finish which saw Tech's Dmitrichenko take down No. 55 Florencia Urrutia, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5.

UP NEXT

The Sooners close out the regular season on the road next week, starting with a match on Friday, April 12, at Noon against No. 35 Baylor before taking on No. 62 TCU on Sunday, April 14, at 1 p.m. CT.

RESULTS

#23 Oklahoma 4, #26 Texas Tech 3

Singles

1. #29 Julia Garcia Ruiz (OU) def. #39 Cristina Tiglea (TTU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
2. #40 Dana Guzman (OU) def. Mariya Polishchuk (TTU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
3. Avelina Sayfetdinova (TTU) def. #97 Alina Shcherbinina (OU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
4. Kate Dmitrichenko (TTU) def. #55 Florencia Urrutia (OU) 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
5. Chloe Noel (OU) def. Metka Komac (TTU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
6. Andreea Lila (TTU) def. Emma Staker (OU) 1-6, 6-2, 6-3

Doubles

1. #6 Avelina Sayfetdinova/Metka Komac (TTU) def. #19 Dana Guzman/Roisin Gilheany (OU) 6-2
2. #71 Julia Garcia Ruiz/Zdena Safarova (OU) def. Cristina Tiglea/Mariya Polishchuk (TTU) 6-3
3. Chloe Noel/Ava Catanzarite (OU) def. Kate Dmitrichenko/Camryn Stepp (TTU) 7-6 (7-5)

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