Historic NCAA Run Ends in Semifinal

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Oklahoma women's tennis team capped its fall season at the NCAA Individual Championships on Saturday at the USTA National Campus, highlighted by a historic doubles run from Roisin Gilheany and Gloriana Nahum.

The No. 27-ranked OU tandem began play with a 6-4, 6-2 win against Maryland's No. 47 Ema Kovacevic and Emma Ghirardato, followed by a 6-1, 6-7 (5), 10-7 victory over No. 78 Anet Koskel and Carolina Gomez Alonso (Arkansas) to advance to the quarterfinals – a feat that earned them ITA All-American honors.

Gilheany and Nahum then topped preseason No. 1 Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton of North Carolina, 6-3, 4-6, 10-5, marking the second time this fall the Sooners have defeated the Tar Heel duo. The win sent Gilheany and Nahum to the semifinals, making them the first doubles team in program history to reach the NCAA doubles final four.

Their run ended in Saturday's semifinal, where the pair fell to No. 12 Celia-Belle Mohr and Sophia Webster of Vanderbilt.

Senior Julia Garcia Ruiz, a two-time ITA All-American and 2024 NCAA semifinalist, opened her singles slate on Tuesday but came up short to NC State's No. 74 Gabriella Broadfoot, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

The Sooners will return to action in January for spring duals. A schedule will be released at a later date.

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Results

Roisin Gilheany/Gloriana Nahum
#27 Roisin Gilheany/Gloriana Nahum (OU) def. #47 Ema Kovacevic/Emma Ghirardato (Maryland), 6-4, 6-2
#27 Roisin Gilheany/Gloriana Nahum (OU) def. #78 Anet Koskel/Carolina Gomez Alonso (Arkansas), 6-1, 6-7 (5), 10-7
#27 Roisin Gilheany/Gloriana Nahum (OU) def. #1 Reese Brantmeier/Alanis Hamilton (North Carolina), 6-3, 4-6, 10-5
#12 Celia-Belle Mohr/Sophia Webster (Vanderbilt) def. #27 Roisin Gilheany/Gloriana Nahum (OU), 6-3, 6-2