Cowgirls Return Home to Face No. 33 Washington

Match Notes - Washington

No. 14 Oklahoma State vs. No. 33 Washington – Saturday Feb. 20, 2016 – 1 p.m. – Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center

The Basics

The No. 14 Oklahoma State women's tennis squad returns to Stillwater to take on the No. 33 Washington Huskies inside the Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center on Saturday. The Cowgirls return home after taking their first true road trip last weekend, where OSU posted a dominant 6-1 victory over the No. 44 Arkansas Razorbacks.

Keep Up with the Match

Fans can follow all the action this weekend through updates on Twitter by following @CowgirlTennis and through live stats on okstate.com.

In the ITA Rankings

The Cowgirls enter the weekend ranked No. 14 in the Oracle/ITA rankings. The Cowgirls return look to build upon 2015, where they earned a spot in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament after taking down Arizona State in Stillwater.

Kelsey Laurente and Maria Alvarez are ranked as the No. 17 doubles tandem in the country due to their ITA Central Region title, after being unranked in the fall. Viktoriya Lushkova and Carla Tur Mari are tabbed as the No. 30 pairing in the nation and Vladica Babic and Katarina Adamovic hold the No. 29 ranking.

Adamovic is the highest ranked Cowgirl in singles, earning the No. 28 spot after winning the singles championship at the ITA Central Regional in Stillwater. Babic is ranked No. 33 after a championship run at the Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic.

All-American Lushkova checks in at the No. 45 spot in the latest ITA rankings of the spring.

You Have To Beat The Best

Oklahoma State has built one of the best resumes in women's tennis so far this season.

The Cowgirls boast six wins against ranked opponents so far this season through 10 matches.

The Cowgirls also own one win against Alabama, who was ranked No. 13 at the time.

Early Season Dominance

The Cowgirls have taken advantage of tremendous crowds inside the Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center during the early part of the season.

Six of eight Cowgirl wins have come at home and the Pokes have outscored opponents, 47-12, through the first 10 matches of the spring season.

The Pokes have recorded four shutouts inside the Greenwood Tennis Center this season.

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Players Mentioned

Katarina Adamovic

Maria Alvarez

Kelsey Laurente

Carla Tur Mari

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