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Cowgirls Prepare for Weekend Road Trip
March 28, 2013 | Cowgirl Tennis
March 28, 2013
STILLWATER -
Oklahoma State's women's tennis team looks to build its conference resume this weekend with two tough road matchups. The Cowgirls will head to Norman, Okla., for a Bedlam battle with No. 39 Oklahoma on Friday at 5 p.m., then travel to Lubbock, Texas on Sunday to clash with 18th-ranked Texas Tech at noon.
Last Time Out
The 25th-ranked Cowgirls (10-3, 2-1 Big 12) are coming off of a dominant performance against Kansas on Wednesday. Oklahoma State downed No. 74 Kansas, 6-1. In the victory, the Cowgirls won all three doubles matches, and five of the six singles matches.
No. 25 Oklahoma State 6, No. 74 Kansas 1
March 27, 2013 | DeBois Tennis Complex | Stillwater, Okla.
Doubles | Order of finish: 2,1,3
No. 1 – No. 48 Malika Rose/Kanyapat Narattana def. (OSU) Dylan Windom/Maria Jose Cardona (KU) 8-2
No. 2 – Meghan Blevins/Karyn Guttormsen (OSU) def. Paulina Los/Belen Luduena (KU) 8-2
No. 3 – C.C. Sardinha/Maria Alvarez (OSU) vs. Victoria Khanevskaya/Anastasia Trubica (KU) 8-5
Singles | Order of finish: 6,5,3,4,1,2
No. 1 – Maria Jose Cardona (KU) def. No. 60 Malika Rose (OSU) 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
No. 2 – Meghan Blevins (OSU) def. Belen Luduena (KU) 3-6, 6-2, 10-4
No. 3 – C.C. Sardinha (OSU) def. Paulina Los (KU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 4 – Maria Alvarez (OSU) def. Dylan Windom (KU) 7-5, 6-1
No. 5 – Kanyapat Narattana (OSU) def. Anastasia Trubica (KU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 – Karyn Guttormsen (OSU) def. Victoria Khanevskaya 6-0, 6-0
Matchup History
The Cowgirls hold a 30-17 record against Oklahoma in the programs' histories. The Sooners took the victory when the two teams last collided in April of 2012, notching the 4-3 win in Stillwater.
Sunday will mark the 20th time that Oklahoma State and Texas Tech have clashed. The Cowgirls hold a 12-7 edge in previous matchups. The Red Raiders were triumphant in the last meeting, taking the 5-2 win over the Cowgirls.
Eyeing the Opponents
The 39th-ranked Sooners enter Friday's match with a 9-6 overall record and an even 2-2 record in conference play. Oklahoma is coming off of a 7-0 sweep of California-Santa Barbara. The Sooners have been solid at home this season, boasting a 6-1 record in Norman.
No. 18 Texas Tech brings a 13-4 record into their match with the Cowgirls. The Red Raiders are perfect in Big 12 competition thus far, notching a 3-0 record in conference matches with victories over Oklahoma, West Virginia and Iowa State. Texas Tech is perfect at home this season with a 7-0 record in Lubbock.
Cowgirls in the Rankings
Oklahoma State jumped ten spots to No. 25 in the latest team rankings released by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association on Tuesday afternoon.
For the first time this spring, the Cowgirls are represented in the ITA doubles rankings. The tandem of Malika Rose and Kanyapat Narattana come in at No. 48. Rose remains in the singles rankings this week, up 23 spots to No. 60.
Rose Earns Conference Honor
Oklahoma State senior Malika Rose is the Big 12 Player of the Week for matches played March 19-25, it was announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.
Rose helped the Cowgirls to two big victories last week over No. 47 Illinois and 12th-ranked Nebraska. In singles play, Rose notched an impressive victory over 10th-ranked Mary Weatherholt of Nebraska. Weatherholt was previously undefeated on the season. Rose also teamed up with fellow Cowgirl Kanyapat Narattana to knock off the nation's seventh and 17th-ranked doubles teams.
The award is Rose's first Player of the Week honor, and the first for the Cowgirl tennis program since 2007.
Climbing the Record Books
With her win over Nebraska's Mary Weatherholt last Thursday, Malika Rose tied Sasha Belova in eighth place on the program's all-time singles victories list at 60 wins. Kate Vasylyeva sits at seventh place on the list with 63 career wins.
Battle Tested
The Cowgirls finished a tough ten-match non-conference schedule with an impressive 8-2 record. Of the ten matches that Oklahoma State competed in, nine were against teams ranked in the ITA team rankings. Things don't get much easier for the Cowgirls in conference play, however. Of the ten teams in the Big 12, seven are ranked.
