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Cowgirls Set For Bedlam Match In Big 12 Quarterfinal
April 22, 2021 | Cowgirl Tennis
Match Notes
The Basics
The Oklahoma State women's tennis team (11-10 overall; 4-4 Big 12) is coming off two consecutive weekend sweeps and is set for an in-state rivalry matchup in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinal against Oklahoma (14-5 overall; 5-3 Big 12). The Cowgirls and Sooners square off at 3 p.m. (CST) on April 23 in Waco, Texas. If the Cowgirls win, they will advance to the semifinal match on Saturday, April 24.
Following the Action
Fans can follow along with live stats for the entire Big 12 tournament including Friday's match vs. Oklahoma at http:// sidearmstats.com/
In the Rankings
Oklahoma State is ranked No. 35 in the Oracle/ ITA Division I Rankings and Oklahoma is No. 23.
Series History
Oklahoma State holds a 39-20 all-time record against the Sooners and is 7-3 at a neutral site. The last time OSU faced Oklahoma was on April 2, when the Cowgirls were defeated by the Sooners, 4-0.
Oklahoma State from a Distance
Oklahoma State is 11-10 and battle-tested as they begin the postseason, having faced eight top-25 opponents this season. OSU began the season with back-to-back victories over Missouri. The Cowgirls dropped three straight when they returned to action short-handed at the ITA Indoor National Championships due to Covid-19 contact tracing and return protocol. Following the Indoor Championships, OSU earned three consecutive victories before losing a pair of matches to Pepperdine and USC. The Cowgirls dropped its first three conference matches against No. 2 Texas and No. 11 Baylor, each 6-1. Next, OSU fell to Texas Tech, 4-3, in a match that came down to a third-set tiebreaker on court six. The Cowgirls responded to a slow start in conference play by sweeping TCU, 7-0, to earn the first conference win of the season and win number 200 for head coach Chris Young at OSU. Last weekend OSU dropped two straight, with the first at the hands of Oklahoma, 4-0, earning the Sooners its first Bedlam win since 2014. A day later OSU would drop a hard- fought match vs. UCF, 4-2. OSU enters the postseason off momentum after two consecutive weekend sweeps starting two weeks ago with a pair of victories over Wichita State and Iowa State. Last weekend, the Cowgirls closed out the regular season with a road trip to Kansas, where OSU dominated Kansas State, 4-0. Two days later, the Cowgirls took down Kansas, 4-2. The biggest storyline has been the emergence of Bunyawi Thamchaiwat who leads OSU on court one in singles action, holding a 12-2 record and has only been defeated twice in the last two seasons.
Streaks and Trends
• OSU has won four straight matches.
• OSU is 7-1 against Oklahoma, dating back to 2015.
• OSU is 2-1 all-time against Oklahoma at the Big 12 tournament.
• Bunyawi Thamchaiwat has four consecutive victories on court one.
The Cowgirls at the Big 12 Championship...
OSU is on a quest for the program's third Big 12 Championship title. The Cowgirls are 28-21 at the Big 12 Championship and 12-7 all-time in the quarterfinals. OSU enters the tournament as the fifth-seed. When seeded fifth, OSU is 6-4 all-time. The last time OSU played at the Big 12 Championship dates back to 2019 when Kansas defeated OSU in the semifinals, 4-2. The last time OSU won the Big 12 Championship dates back to 2016 when the Cowgirls defeated Texas Tech, 4-0.
Big 12 Championship Schedule
Thursday, April 22
Match 1: No. 9 Kansas vs. No. 8 Kansas State – 10:00 a.m.
Friday, April 23
Match 4: No. 7 TCU vs. No. 2 Baylor – Noon
Match 5: No. 6 Iowa State vs. No. 3 Texas Tech – Noon
Match 2: Match 1 winner vs. No. 1 Texas – 3:00 p.m.
Match 3: No. 5 Oklahoma State vs. No. 4 Oklahoma – 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 24
Match 6: Match 2 winner vs. Match 3 winner – Noon Match 7: Match 4 winner vs. Match 5 winner – Noon
Sunday, April 25
Match 8: Match 6 winner vs. Match 7 winner – 1:00 p.m.
