Women's Tennis to Host Tulsa

NORMAN – The No. 12 Oklahoma women's tennis team is set to host Tulsa in non-conference action on Tuesday at the Headington Family Tennis Center. First serve against the Golden Hurricane is set for 11 a.m. CT.

MATCHDAY BASICS

The Sooners' 2025 home matches at the Headington Family Tennis Center will be open to the public and free of charge. Due to the elimination of concessions, fans are encouraged to bring their own food and drinks. Free donuts will be available to fans attending Tuesday's match until supplies lasts. OU also follows a clear bag policy.

Fans can keep up on the action with live stats or watch on Playsight.

LAST TIME OUT

OU punched its ticket to the ITA National Indoor Championship by knocking off No. 14 Cal, 4-1, on Jan. 25 at the Hellman Tennis Complex in Berkeley, Calif. It marks Oklahoma's third appearance at the national event, to be hosted by Illinois and Northwestern on Feb. 7-11.

In a rematch of last season's ITA Kickoff Championship in Norman, the Sooners (4-0) claimed a tightly contested doubles point that was decided on a crucial tiebreaker on the top court.

Cal took the early advantage, winning the first doubles match on court two behind a 6-2 showing from Greta Greco Lucchina and Mao Mushika over No. 30 Julia Garcia Ruiz and Chloé Noël. Following closely behind, the dynamic freshmen doubles pair of Salakthip Ounmuiang and Gloriana Nahum defeated Berta Passola Folch and Tiziana-Marie Schomburg, 6-2, on court three to shift momentum in OU's favor.

Despite finding themselves in a 3-2 hole early in tiebreakers, No. 28 Alina Shcherbinina and Cara Mester rattled off five straight points vs. Greta Greco Lucchina and Mao Mushika, ultimately prevailing 7-3 to send Oklahoma to a 1-0 lead.

With three more courts to secure the OU victory, No. 68 Ava Catanzarite took down Greco Lucchina at the sixth spot in a dominant, 6-1, 6-0 fashion. Next up, Nahum defeated No. 81 Passola Folch on court five, 6-4, 6-3, to add another point to OU's score. The straight-set victory proved to be the first ranked singles win for the freshman from Cotonou, Benin.

Cal's lone singles win of the night came on court four, as Asola defeated No. 66 Emma Staker, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

The remaining courts went to a third set, but play would not last for long. Sending the Sooners on their first trip to Indoor Nationals since 2023, No. 14 Garcia Ruiz claimed the 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 win over No. 35 Wiersholm on court one.

IN THE RANKINGS

The Sooners (4-0, 0-0 SEC) currently have four players in the ITA singles rankings. Leading the pack is No. 14 Julia Garcia Ruiz, followed by No. 43 Alina Shcherbinina, No. 66 Emma Staker and No. 68 Ava Catanzarite.

In doubles, OU is represented by No. 28 Shcherbinina and Cara Mester, followed by No. 30 Garcia Ruiz and Chloé Noël.

UP NEXT

The Sooners will head north to the ITA National Team Indoor Championship, hosted by Illinois and Northwestern on Feb. 7-11. Draws will be announced later this week.

MATCHDAY BASICS

LAST TIME OUT

IN THE RANKINGS

UP NEXT

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Players Mentioned

Ava Catanzarite

Ava Catanzarite

Julia Garcia Ruiz

Cara Mester

Gloriana Nahum

Alina Shcherbinina

Emma Staker

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