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Peyre Earns Big 12 Player of the Week Honors
January 23, 2024 | Cowgirl Tennis
STILLWATER – Coming off an undefeated opening weekend, Lucia Peyre of the Oklahoma State women's tennis team was named the Big 12 Player of the Week on Tuesday.
The sophomore, ranked as the No. 53 singles player in the country, earned the honor for the first time in her career. This is the second week in a row a Cowgirl has earned the award as Raquel Gonzalez was recognized for the first time in her career as well last week.
Peyre went 2-0 out of the number three spot for Oklahoma State in its two top-15 wins, first defeating Jaedan Brown, 6-2, 6-2, in the Cowgirls 4-2 victory over No. 4 Michigan. She followed that by defeating Sydni Ratliff of No. 14 Ohio State, 6-3, 6-3, to help secure another ranked win for OSU.
Oklahoma State's win over No. 4 Michigan was its highest ranked win since it beat No. 3 Florida on Feb. 7, 2018. It was also the first back-to-back wins over top-15 teams for the Cowgirls since the 2016 NCAA Tournament, when they defeated No. 4 Ohio State in the Elite Eight and No. 1 California in the Final Four.
OSU will look to build on its impressive start to the season at ITA Kickoff Weekend, beginning with a match against No. 16 UCLA on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa. The Cowgirls will also compete on Sunday against either Iowa State or Old Dominion, with their opponent determined on results of the previous day.
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