Sooners Fall to No. 13 Texas A&M in NCAA Second Round

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Sooners Fall to No. 13 Texas A&M in NCAA Second Round

May 05, 2024 | Women's Tennis

OU 0, TAMU 4 Photo Gallery

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The No. 18 Oklahoma women's tennis team fell to No. 13 Texas A&M 4-0 in the second round of the NCAA tournament at the Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas.

The Sooners conclude the season at 19-7 overall, good for a third-place Big 12 finish and fifth NCAA tournament appearance under head coach Audra Cohen.

Texas A&M came out strong in doubles to claim the opening point. Nicole Khirin and Jeanette Mireles defeated Alina Shcherbinina and Chloé Noël 6-2 on court three. No. 26 Dana Guzman and Roisin Gilheany fell 7-5 to No. 7 Mary Stoiana and Mia Kupres at the top court, securing the opening point for the Aggies.

When play came to a halt, No. 36 Julia Garcia Ruiz and Zdena Safarova were looking to complete a comeback against Carson Branstine and Lucciana Perez, tied 6-6 heading into tiebreakers on court two.

Singles opened with a 6-2, 6-1 Aggie win at the top court from No. 88 Branstine over No. 37 Garcia Ruiz. TAMU's No. 45 Kupres delivered a straight set win on court four, 6-1, 6-2 against No. 66 Florencia Urrutia.

To clinch the match, Mireles claimed court six over Noël 6-4, 6-3.

On the remaining courts, No. 40 Guzman trailed No. 1 Stoiana 6-3, 5-4 on the second court, No. 121 Alina Shcherbinina led No. 26 Khirin 6-2, 3-6, 2-0 at the No. 3 spot and Emma Staker trailed in the third set against Perez 6-3, 4-6, 0-1 an on court five.

UP NEXT

Julia Garcia Ruiz, Dana Guzman, Florencia Urrutia and Alina Shcherbinina will represent the Sooners in the NCAA Individual Championships in Stillwater, Okla., on May 20-25 at the Greenwood Tennis Center.

RESULTS

#13 Texas A&M 4, #18 Oklahoma 0

Singles

1. #88 Carson Branstine (TAMU) def. #37 Julia Garcia Ruiz (OU) 6-2, 6-1
2. #1 Mary Stoiana (TAMU) vs. #40 Dana Guzman (OU) 6-3, 5-4, unfinished
3. #26 Nicole Khirin (TAMU) vs. #121 Alina Shcherbinina (OU) 2-6, 6-3, 0-2, unfinished
4. #45 Mia Kupres (TAMU) def. #66 Florencia Urrutia (OU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Lucciana Perez (TAMU) vs. Emma Staker (OU) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0, unfinished 6. Jeanette Mireles (TAMU) def. Chloe Noel (OU) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles

1. #7 Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres (TAMU) def. #26 Roisin Gilheany/Dana Guzman (OU) 7-5
2. Lucciana Perez/Carson Branstine (TAMU) vs. Zdena Safarova/Julia Garcia Ruiz (OU) 6-6 (3-3), unfinished
3. Nicole Khirin/Jeanette Mireles (TAMU) def. Chloe Noel/Alina Shcherbinina (OU) 6-2

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