Cowgirls Host Texas Tech, TCU

Match Notes

No. 15 Oklahoma State (17-4; 5-0 Big 12) vs. No. 14 Texas Tech (18-3; 3-2 Big 12)
3 P.M. | April 15 | Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center

No. 15 Oklahoma State (17-4; 5-0 Big 12) vs. No. 33 TCU (11-4; 3-2 Big 12)
1 P.M. |April 17 | Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center

The Basics

Oklahoma State's women's tennis squad, ranked No. 15, returns home for a pair of weekend matches against No. 14 Texas Tech and No. 33 TCU.

The Cowgirls improved to 5-0 in Big 12 play over the weekend with a 4-1 victory against Oklahoma in Norman.

Keep Up With The Match

Fans can follow all of this weekend's action by following the Cowgirls on Twitter, @CowgirlTennis.

In the ITA Rankings

The Cowgirls enter the match ranked No. 15 in the Oracle/ITA rankings.

Kelsey Laurente and Maria Alvarez are ranked as the No. 36 doubles tandem in the country.

Viktoriya Lushkova and Carla Tur Mari are ranked No. 50 in the latest doubles rankings.

Vladica Babic and Katarina Adamovic hold the No. 54 ranking.

Babic is the highest ranked Cowgirl in singles, earning the No. 44 spot. Adamovic is ranked No. 47.

Lushkova checks in at the No. 65 spot in the latest ITA rankings.

Grind Together, Shine Together

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

The Cowgirls own 12 wins against teams that have appeared in the Oracle/ITA rankings so far this season through 21 matches.

The Cowgirls also own two wins against Alabama, who was ranked as high as No. 13 in the country.

Welcome To Our House

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

11 of the 17 Cowgirl wins have come at home and the Pokes have outscored opponents, 89-27, through the first 21 matches of the spring season.

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

Scouting The Opponent

Texas Tech enters Friday's match as one of the hottest teams in the nation with an 18-3 (3-2 Big 12) record, including a 4-0 mark on the road. The Red Raiders are coming off a 4-2 victory against Baylor last Sunday in Waco, Texas.

TCU enters the weekend with an 11-4 overall record (3-2 Big 12). The Horned Frogs are 1-1 on the road so far this season. TCU dropped two conference matches last weekend in Fort Worth against Baylor and Texas.

Chasing History

The current Cowgirl lineup is one of the most successful in school history and multiple Cowgirls are rewriting the record books with each match.

Maria Alvarez currently ranks 5th in career singles wins during the Big 12 era with 74. A trio of juniors are also quickly making Cowgirl history. Carla Tur Mari's 69 wins are good enough for the 8th spot on the career wins list during the Big 12 era, Viktoriya Lushkova's 63 wins are good for the 10th spot and Katarina Adamovic is currently 16th on the career wins list.

Dominant Doubles

The Cowgirls have had one of the most dominant doubles lineups in the country. OSU has won 20 of 21 doubles points so far this season.

All three main Cowgirl duos are ranked in the ITA doubles rankings. Kelsey Laurente and Maria Alvarez, ranked No. 36, leading the charge for the Pokes at the No. 1 position.

Viktoriya Lushkova and Carla Tur Mari, ranked No. 50, have accounted for 24 doubles victories this season, including a 17-1 record in dual matches.

Katarina Adamovic and Vladica Babic, ranked No. 54, have put together a 20-3 record this season, with 15 wins in spring competition.

Manasse Joins The Coaching Staff

   Oklahoma State Director of Tennis and women's head coach Chris Young announced the addition of Matt Manasse as an assistant coach for the Cowgirls.

   Manasse, a graduate from Purdue University, was a three-time letterwinner for the Boilermakers. Manasse was voted a team captain by his teammates for his senior year in 2010-11.

Manasse enters his first season with the Cowgirls after serving as an assistant at Wisconsin.

ITA Introduces New Dual Match Format

In December, the ITA Division I Operating Committee made changes to the dual match format so that it shortens the length of the match. Changes include:
   -No-ad scoring in singles and doubles.
   -Three doubles matches played, each match one set to 6, with a tie-break at 6-all.
   -Followed (after a 5-minute intermission) by six singles matches, each match 2 out of 3 sets, with tie-breaks at 6-all.
   -No warm-up with opponents (in doubles and in singles)

Follow Cowgirl Tennis

Stay up to date with the Oklahoma State women's tennis team on the following social media sites:
   Twitter: @CowgirlTennis
   Facebook: Oklahoma State Women's Tennis
   Snapchat: OSUathletics
YouTube: youtube.com/osuathletics

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Players Mentioned

Katarina Adamovic

Maria Alvarez

Kelsey Laurente

Carla Tur Mari

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