Cowgirls Open Big 12 Play in Stillwater Against Iowa State, West Virginia

STILLWATER – The ninth-ranked Oklahoma State women's tennis team opens its 2018 Big 12 slate this weekend as it hosts Iowa State and West Virginia at the Greenwood Tennis Center. The Cowgirls (9-1) will serve up the weekend on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Cyclones before hosting the Mountaineers on Sunday at noon.

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Notable Streaks and Trends
- The Cowgirls have spent 68 consecutive weeks in the ITA top 25. The last time OSU was outside the top 25 was March 18, 2014.
- The Cowgirls have won 20 or more matches in each of the last three seasons.
- Since 2012, OSU has made six-straight NCAA Tournament appearances. That streak is the second-longest in program history behind a 10-year streak that saw the Cowgirls earn NCAA Tournament berths from 1982-91.
- OSU has won 42 of their last 43 matches at the Greenwood Tennis Center, dating back to March of 2015.
- OSU has had an ITA Central Region Champion in five-straight seasons. This fall, Vladica Babic swept the event, winning in singles and in doubles with teammate Sofia Blanco.
- The Cowgirls were impressive during the fall, racking up a 39-16 (.709 win pct.) overall mark in singles and a 17-9 (.654) record in doubles.
- To date, the Cowgirls have knocked off four members of the most recent USTA Top 25 poll this season.

The Series: Iowa State
- Saturday's matchup with the Cyclones will be the 43^rd in the series that dates back to 1980.
- OSU is undefeated against Iowa State in the all-time series, racking up a perfect 42-0 mark thus far.
- The Cowgirls have swept Iowa State in three-straight matches.
- OSU is 18-0 at home against Iowa State in the all-time series.
- Chris Young is 9-0 against the Cyclones during his time in Stillwater.

The Series: West Virginia
- Sunday's match against West Virginia will be the sixth contest in the programs' histories.
- The first meeting was in 2013, a match that the Cowgirls took 7-0.
- OSU has taken each of the first five matches against the Mountaineers, outscoring West Virginia by a combined score of 25-1.
- The Cowgirls are 2-0 against West Virginia at home.

Last Time Out
The ninth-ranked Oklahoma State women's tennis team earned its ninth win in 10 matches so far this season with a 4-2 victory over No. 11 UCLA on Wednesday afternoon at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. The win marked OSU's first over UCLA in program history.

No. 9 Oklahoma State 4, No. 11 UCLA 2
March 14, 2018 | Los Angeles Tennis Center | Los Angeles, Calif.

Doubles | Order of finish: 3,1,2
1. #19 Vladica Babic/Sofia Blanco (OKST) def. #22 Terri Fleming/Jada Hart (UCLA) 7-6 (7-4)
2. Abi Altick/Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) def. Marina Guinart/Katarina Stresnakova (OKST) 7-5
3. Alaina Miller/Ena Shibahara (UCLA) def. Megan McCray/Shir Hornung (OKST) 6-2

Singles | Order of finish: 6,2,4,1,3
1. #38 Vladica Babic (OKST) def. #8 Ena Shibahara (UCLA) 6-3, 6-4
2. #74 Megan McCray (OKST) def. #41 Jada Hart (UCLA) 6-3, 6-2
3. Katarina Stresnakova (OKST) def. #46 Abi Altick (UCLA) 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
4. #96 Marina Guinart (OKST) def. #104 Terri Fleming (UCLA) 6-4, 6-4
5. Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) vs. Sofia Blanco (OKST) 6-3, 5-7, 3-5, unfinished
6. #118 Alaina Miller (UCLA) def. Shir Hornung (OKST) 6-1, 6-0

Babic's Record Watch
- With 99 doubles wins to her credit, senior Vladica Babic has a chance this season to become the eighth player in school history to reach 100 doubles wins for her career.
- She currently sits in eighth on the all-time doubles wins list and second in the Big 12 era--just four wins behind Linda Faltynkova.
- With 86 career singles wins, she currently sits in tied for fourth in the Big 12 era record book in that category.

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