Cowgirl Tennis Set To Open Spring Season At Tulsa

Saturday, January 21

Tulsa, OK

1 P.M. CT

Oklahoma State University

Tulsa

January 19, 2023 | Cowgirl Tennis

Cowgirl Match Notes (PDF)

The Basics
Oklahoma State's women's tennis team (0-0 overall; 0-0 Big 12) is set to face Tulsa in its first non-conference matchup of the year. The action starts Saturday at 1:00 p.m. when the Cowgirls take on the Hurricane (3-0 overall; 0-0 American Athletic) in Tulsa.

Following the Action
All matches can be viewed at this link: Live Scoring & Video - Tulsa Hurricane Athletics (tulsahurricane.com), with live stats accessible at tulsa.statbroadcast.com.

In the Rankings
Oklahoma State will kick off the spring season at No. 13 in the 2022-23 ITA Tennis Division 1 national women's tennis rankings. The Cowgirls have three student-athletes ranked in the individual rankings, with sophomore Sofia Rojas earning the highest singles ranking of any Cowgirl as she landed at No. 72, while Alana Wolfberg and Raquel Gonzalez follow at No. 108 and No. 121, respectively.

Series History
Oklahoma State leads the all-time series with Tulsa, 21-15. Last year, the Cowgirls defeated Tulsa, 4-0, in Stillwater.

Oklahoma State From a Distance
This season, OSU returns Ayumi Miyamoto, Sofia Rojas, Alana Wolfberg and Martina Zerulo from last years team. OSU signed Raquel Gonzalez, Amber Hochstatter, Kristina Novak and Lucia Peyre. The veterans and Cowgirl newcomers have played a large role in the teams early success. OSU set the stage this fall for high expectations come the spring season between the four returners and four signees. OSU has six ITA preseason top 25 opponents on this years schedule.

OSU is fresh off of competition at the Freeman Memorial Invite in Las Vegas, where Rojas and Gonzalez were named doubles co-champions. Earlier in the season, Rojas shined and took home the Women's Intercollegiate Championships singles title. The Cowgirls concluded its fall slate hosting two tournaments at home in Stillwater, the ITA Central Regional Championships and the Big 12 Invite.

Streaks and Trends
• OSU is 21-15 against Tulsa, with the Hurricanes' last win coming in 2018.
• OSU has won four straight against Tulsa dating back to 2019.
• OSU has won four straight matches at Tulsa dating back to 2015.
• OSU is ranked in the top 25 for the second consecutive ITA poll.

An Oklahoma State Win Would...
•Improve OSU's all-time record to 22-15 against Tulsa.
•Give OSU its first win of the 2023 season.
•Make OSU 7-1 in its first dual match of the season dating back to 2015.
•Make it five consecutive wins against Tulsa.
•Give Chris Young his 225th victory at OSU.