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Cowgirl Tennis Set For A Pair Of Top 25 Road Tests
February 01, 2023 | Cowgirl Tennis
The Basics
Oklahoma State's women's tennis team (2-1 overall; 0-0 Big 12) is set for a doubleheader starting with a matchup against Ohio State (3-0 overall; 0-0 Big 10) followed with Michigan (3-0 overall; 0-0 Big 10). The Cowgirls and the Buckeyes square off at 5 p.m. (CST) on February 2 in Columbus, Ohio. Two days later, OSU will face off against Michigan on Feburary 4 at 11 a.m. (CST) in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Following the Action
Thursday's match against Ohio State can be viewed at this link: Live Scoring & Video - Ohio State Womens Tennis (ohiostatebuckeyes.com), with live stats accessible at ohiostatebuckeyes. statbroadcast.com. Saturday's match versus Michigan can be viewed by this link: Live Scoring & Video - Michigan Womens Tennis (mgoblue. com), with live stats accessible at mgoblue. statbroadcast.com.
In the Rankings
Oklahoma State checked in at No. 19 in this week's 2022-23 ITA Tennis Division I 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
Ohio State holds a 3-1 all-time record against Oklahoma State. The last matchup against the Buckeyes was last year at the 2022 ITA Kickoff Weekend where Ohio State won, 4-1. Oklahoma State is an even 1-1 all-time with Michigan. The Cowgirls will take on the Wolverines for the second time in a week as the Cowgirls were defeated, 4-2, in the 2023 ITA Kickoff Weekend last Sunday.
Oklahoma State From a Distance
The Cowgirls started off the spring dual season with a 6-1 victory over Tulsa. OSU hosted the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Stillwater where the Cowgirls were able to show off their depth. OSU went 1-1, finishing the weekend with a 4-0 shutout against Oregon. OSU then dropped a hard-fought match against 16th-ranked Michigan, 4-2, in the championship round. This season, the Cowgirls return 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.
Streaks and Trends
• OSU is 1-3 against Ohio State, with the Cowgirls' last win coming in 2016.
• The Cowgirls are 1-1 with Michigan, with the last OSU win coming in 1984
• OSU is unbeaten on the road in 2022-23.
• OSU is ranked in the top 20 for the fourth consecutive ITA poll.
Two Oklahoma State Wins Would...
•Improve OSU's all-time record to 2-3 against Ohio State.
•Improve OSU's all-time record to 2-1 against Michigan.
•Improve the Cowgirls' record on the road in 2022-23 to 3-0.
•Give coach Chris Young his 227th and 228th overall victories.
•Make OSU 4-1 for the first time since 2021.
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