Women's Tennis Outlasts No. 18 Texas at ITA Indoors

Friday, February 6

Champaign, Ill.

12 PM

University of Oklahoma

Texas

Photo by: Matt Marton

Women's Tennis Outlasts No. 18 Texas at ITA Indoors

February 06, 2026 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

By: OU Athletics Communications

URBANA, Ill. – The No. 6 Oklahoma women's tennis team (8-0) advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2026 ITA National Team Indoor Championships with a 4-3 win over No. 18 Texas (2-2) on Friday afternoon at Illinois' Atkins Tennis Center. It marked the fourth time the Sooners have reached the quarterfinals of the National Team Indoors since their first appearance in 2022.

OU claimed the doubles point to open the match. Texas struck first on court one, as the No. 34 pairing of Anastasia Abbagnato and Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo defeated Roisin Gilheany and Evialina Laskevich, 6-2. The Sooners responded on court three, where Laura Brunkel and Oyinlomo Quadre earned a 6-2 win over Carmen Herea and Elizabeth Ionescu. Julia Garcia Ruiz and Salakthip Ounmuang clinched the doubles point on court two with a 6-2 victory against Christasha McNeil and Salma Drugova, improving to 6-0 together this spring.

Carrying a 1-0 advantage into singles, freshman Edda Mamedova kept the momentum rolling with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 win over Eszter Meri on court four.

Texas answered with three consecutive singles victories on the top three courts to take a 3-2 lead. On court one, No. 2 Herea edged Laskevich, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3. No. 63 Abbagnato followed with a win over No. 12 Garcia Ruiz at the No. 2 spot, while McNeil topped Chloé Noël on court three, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Facing elimination, the Sooners responded on the final two courts. Ounmuang outlasted Anazagasty-Pursoo in a three-set battle on court five, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-0. Moments later, Brunkel delivered the clincher on court six, rallying past Ionescu, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, to secure the 4-3 victory.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma will face No. 2 Texas A&M on Saturday, Feb. 7, in the quarterfinals at 12 p.m. CT.

RESULTS

#6 Oklahoma 4, #18 Texas 3
Singles
1. #2 Carmen Herea (TEX) def. Evialina Laskevich (OU) 0-6, 6-4, 6-3
2. #63 Anastasia Abbagnato (TEX) def. #12 Julia Garcia Ruiz (OU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Christasha McNeil (TEX) def. #123 Chloé Noël (OU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
4. Edda Mamedova (OU) def. Eszther Meri (TEX) 6-0, 6-0
5. Salakthip Ounmuang (OU) def. Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo (TEX) 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-0
6. Laura Brunkel (OU) def. Elizabeth Ionescu (TEX) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Doubles
1. #34 Anastasia Abbagnato/Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo (TEX) def. vs. Roisin Gilheany/Evialina Laskevich (TEX) 6-2
2. Julia Garcia Ruiz/Salakthip Ounmuang (OU) def. Christasha McNeil/Salma Drugdova (TEX) 6-2
3. Laura Brunkel/Oyinlomo Quadre (OU) def. Carmen Herea/Elizabeth Ionescu (TEX) 6-2

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