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Cowgirl Tennis Fall Recap
December 22, 2021 | Cowgirl Tennis
It has been an eventful fall for Oklahoma State's women's tennis team on and off the court.
OSU signed Sofia Rojas, Oona Orpana, Mhai Mananchaya and Martina Zerulo to begin the season. The Cowgirls set the stage this fall for high expectations come the spring season between the three returners and four signees.
The newcomers got off to a fast start. Zerulo won the Tucker Tennis Academy UTR event after defeating fellow Cowgirl Sofia Rojas in the semifinals and Laia Conde Montfort of Tulsa in the finals, 6-4, 6-1. In her five wins, she didn't lose more than five games in a match.
In October, the duo of Oona Orpana and Martina Zerulo won the doubles draw at the Norman Open Series. In the semifinals, Orpana and Zerulo defeated fellow the Cowgirl duo of Ayumi Miyamoto and Mhai Sawangkaew, 7-6, 6-3. They would go on to complete their perfect week with a victory over Mckenna Schaefbauer and Kelly Williford 6-2, 5-7 [10-6].
Ayumi Miyamoto and Mhai Sawangkaew won the doubles draw at the Big 12 Fall Invite to close out the fall season. To win the doubles championship, the duo took down Texas Tech's Kailey Evans and Avelina Sayfetdinova, 8-4.
The Cowgirls got it done off the court this fall as well. Oklahoma State women's tennis student-athlete Lora Boggs was one of 51 students recognized by the Oklahoma State University Alumni Association as a 2021-22 Senior of Significance. The Seniors of Significance Award recognizes students who have excelled in scholarship, leadership and service to campus and community and have brought distinction to OSU. The 51 students represent the top one percent of the Class of 2022, including all five OSU undergraduate academic colleges.
In December, Cowgirl Martina Zerulo completed her undergraduate degree and walked the stage, setting the scene for graduate school and competing for OSU this spring.
The Cowgirls honored the program's first head coach, Betty Edgley, at the annual Cowgirl Tennis Pro-Am to finish out the fall. Edgley was a pioneer for OSU tennis leading the Cowgirls from 1975-1979.
OSU currently has three student-athletes ranked in the 2021-22 ITA Tennis Division 1 national women's tennis rankings, with freshman Oona Orpana earning the highest singles ranking of any Cowgirl as she landed at No. 55, while fellow newcomer Mhai Sawangkaew checked in at No. 86. In addition, Ayumi Miyamoto and Mhai Sawangkaew are the 56th-ranked doubles duo in the nation.
The Cowgirls will begin their spring season Jan. 14-17, at the Freeman Memorial tournament in Las Vegas. OSU's first seven dual matches will take place at the Greenwood Tennis Center starting January 19 against Princeton.
For the latest information on the Oklahoma State women's tennis team, follow the team on social media @CowgirlTennis.
OSU signed Sofia Rojas, Oona Orpana, Mhai Mananchaya and Martina Zerulo to begin the season. The Cowgirls set the stage this fall for high expectations come the spring season between the three returners and four signees.
The newcomers got off to a fast start. Zerulo won the Tucker Tennis Academy UTR event after defeating fellow Cowgirl Sofia Rojas in the semifinals and Laia Conde Montfort of Tulsa in the finals, 6-4, 6-1. In her five wins, she didn't lose more than five games in a match.
In October, the duo of Oona Orpana and Martina Zerulo won the doubles draw at the Norman Open Series. In the semifinals, Orpana and Zerulo defeated fellow the Cowgirl duo of Ayumi Miyamoto and Mhai Sawangkaew, 7-6, 6-3. They would go on to complete their perfect week with a victory over Mckenna Schaefbauer and Kelly Williford 6-2, 5-7 [10-6].
Ayumi Miyamoto and Mhai Sawangkaew won the doubles draw at the Big 12 Fall Invite to close out the fall season. To win the doubles championship, the duo took down Texas Tech's Kailey Evans and Avelina Sayfetdinova, 8-4.
The Cowgirls got it done off the court this fall as well. Oklahoma State women's tennis student-athlete Lora Boggs was one of 51 students recognized by the Oklahoma State University Alumni Association as a 2021-22 Senior of Significance. The Seniors of Significance Award recognizes students who have excelled in scholarship, leadership and service to campus and community and have brought distinction to OSU. The 51 students represent the top one percent of the Class of 2022, including all five OSU undergraduate academic colleges.
In December, Cowgirl Martina Zerulo completed her undergraduate degree and walked the stage, setting the scene for graduate school and competing for OSU this spring.
The Cowgirls honored the program's first head coach, Betty Edgley, at the annual Cowgirl Tennis Pro-Am to finish out the fall. Edgley was a pioneer for OSU tennis leading the Cowgirls from 1975-1979.
OSU currently has three student-athletes ranked in the 2021-22 ITA Tennis Division 1 national women's tennis rankings, with freshman Oona Orpana earning the highest singles ranking of any Cowgirl as she landed at No. 55, while fellow newcomer Mhai Sawangkaew checked in at No. 86. In addition, Ayumi Miyamoto and Mhai Sawangkaew are the 56th-ranked doubles duo in the nation.
The Cowgirls will begin their spring season Jan. 14-17, at the Freeman Memorial tournament in Las Vegas. OSU's first seven dual matches will take place at the Greenwood Tennis Center starting January 19 against Princeton.
For the latest information on the Oklahoma State women's tennis team, follow the team on social media @CowgirlTennis.
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