Cowgirls to Open Spring Play With Doubleheader in Stillwater

Logistics
No. 11 Oklahoma State (0-0, 0-0 Big 12)
vs.
Abilene Christian (0-0, 0-0 Southland)
Date/Time: Jan. 11, 2020/10 a.m.
Location: Greenwood Tennis Center

No. 11 Oklahoma State (0-0, 0-0 Big 12)
vs.
Wichita State (0-0, 0-0 AAC)
Date/Time: Jan. 11, 2020/6 p.m.
Location: Greenwood Tennis Center

The Basics
- The Cowgirls are entering the spring season ranked No. 11 in the country.
- OSU will play doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday to begin its spring season. Oral Roberts and Central Arkansas will travel to Stillwater on Sunday.
- Cowgirls swept the ITA Central Regional Championships in the fall as Lisa Rioux and Ayumi Miyamoto defeated teammates Dariya Detkovskaya and Bunyawi Thamchaiwat to claim the doubles title. Rioux was crowned the singles champion over Detkovskaya in the tournament as well.
- OSU will travel to Las Vegas for the Freeman Memorial Invitational next weekend for individual play. Team play will resume with a match against San Diego in Stillwater on Jan. 25 at 3 p.m.

A Look at Abilene Christian
- OSU is 7-0 in its meetings with Abilene Christian, which includes a 5-0 record in Stillwater.
- The Wildcats finished the 2018-19 season with a 15-10 record, but they finished 10-1 in conference play.
- Abilene Christian struggled on the road last season, logging a record of just 2-7.
- Abilene Christian does not not have an individual or doubles team in the 2019-20 ITA Division I rankings.

A Look at Wichita State
- The Cowgirls hold an impressive 25-4 record against Wichita State since their first meeting in 1979. OSU is undefeated at home against the Shockers in 13 total meetings; its four losses all came in Wichita.
- Wichita State finished the 2018-19 season with a 14-10 record. It lost in the second round of the American Athletic Conference Championships against Tulsa after defeating UCONN in the first round.
- The Shockers went just 3-4 on the road last season, but two of those losses were against ranked opponents.
- Wichita State has one doubles team in the ITA Division I rankings. Marta Bellucco and Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva are ranked No. 53 in the country. Bellucco lost to Oklahoma State's Alana Wolfberg in the ITA Central Regional Championships in the fall.

Cowgirl Quick Hits
- OSU has spent 91 consecutive weeks in the ITA top 25. The last time OSU was outside the top 25 was March 18, 2014.
- The Cowgirls have won at least 20 matches in each of the last five seasons. In that span, the Cowgirls have won 118 matches, including 29 wins in the 2015-16 season.
- Head coach Chris Young welcomes five new faces to the team this year in Dariya Detkovskaya, Ayumi Miyamoto, Alana Wolfberg, Ryan Thompson and Lenka Stara, who was added to the team at the beginning of the spring.

Cowgirls in the Rankings
- OSU is slated No. 11 in the 2020 ITA Division I preseason women's rankings.
- Junior Lisa Marie Rioux earned the highest singles ranking of any Cowgirl at No. 16.
- Sophomore Bunyawi Thamchaiwat is ranked No. 29 in singles.
- Ayumi Miyamoto earned herself a spot in the rankings at No. 92.
- OSU boasts two doubles teams in the rankings with No. 17 Ayumi Miyamoto and Lisa Rioux, and No. 39 Dariya Detkovskaya and Bunyawi Thamchaiwat.
- The Cowgirls are set to face five of the top-25 teams in the 2020 regular season: No. 9 Pepperdine, No. 7 Texas, No. 13 UCF, No. 19 Kansas and No. 23 Miami.

Match Updates
- For updates during matches, follow @CowgirlTennis on Twitter and check okstate.comfor post-match results and a recap from the days' action. Fans can also follow the home match via live stream at okstate.com/watchtennis.

Cowgirls to Open Spring Play With Doubleheader in Stillwater

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Players Mentioned

Dariya Detkovskaya

Ayumi Miyamoto

Bunyawi Thamchaiwat

Ryan Thompson

Alana Wolfberg

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