Top-Ranked Cowgirls Win Bedlam, Complete Weekend Sweep

Sunday, March 24

Norman, OK

12 p.m.

Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma *

March 24, 2024 | Cowgirl Tennis

Box Score

NORMAN, Okla. – The top-ranked Oklahoma State women's tennis team took down No. 20 Oklahoma, 4-1, Sunday afternoon at the Headington Family Tennis Center in Norman, Oklahoma.

The win improves Oklahoma State to 19-0 overall, capturing its best start to a season in program history, and 8-0 in conference play. The loss drops the Sooners to 10-5 overall and 5-2 in conference action.

Cowgirls Kristina Novak and Safiya Carrington opened doubles with a convincing 6-2 win over Ava Catanzarite and Chloe Noel.

In a top-10 doubles matchup, No. 8 Anastasiya Komar and Ange Oby Kajuru claimed the doubles point with a 6-3 win over No. 3 Dana Guzman and Alina Shcherbinina.

Court two was left unfinished as Cowgirls Ayumi Miyamoto and Raquel Gonzalez trailed No. 55 Zdena Safarova and Julia Garcia-Ruiz 4-5 before being cut short.

Singles play opened with Oklahoma's No. 39 Garcia-Ruiz topping No. 10 Komar 6-4, 6-4 on court one. Court three was next to finish, as the Cowgirls reclaimed the lead with No. 65 Lucia Peyre's win over No. 95 Shcherbinina 6-3, 6-1.

Up 2-1, No. 77 Carrington defeated No. 50 Florencia Urrutia in straight sets 6-4, 7-6 (7-2). Needing one point to clinch the match, Oklahoma State's No. 81 Ayumi Miyamoto took down Chloe Noel, 3-6, 6-2, to clinch the bedlam win for the Cowgirls.

Both courts two and six were cut short due to the victory. On court two, No. 4 Kajuru led No. 34 Guzman 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 2-1, while on court six, Novak led Emma Staker 3-6, 6-3, 5-4.

The Cowgirls will be back in action with a pair of matches next weekend against West Virginia on March 28 and Cincinnati on March 30.

For season-long coverage of Oklahoma State women's tennis, visit okstate.edu and follow @CowgirlTennis on social media.

Singles competition
1. No. 39 Julia Garcia-Ruiz (OU) def. No. 10 Anastasiya Komar (OSU) 6-4, 6-4
2. No. 4 Ange Oby Kajuru (OSU) vs. No. 34 Dana Guzman (OU) 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 2-1, unfinished
3. No. 65 Lucia Peyre (OSU) def. No. 95 Alina Shcherbinina (OU) 6-3, 6-1
4. No. 77 Safiya Carrington (OSU) def. No. 50 Florencia Urrutia (OU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
5. No. 81 Ayumi Miyamoto (OSU) def. Chloe Noel (OU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
6. Kristina Novak (OSU) vs. Emma Staker (OU) 3-6, 6-3, 5-4, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. No. 8 Anastasiya Komar and Ange Oby Kajuru (OSU) def. No. 3 Dana Guzman
and Alina Shcherbinina (OU) 6-3
2. Ayumi Miyamoto and Raquel Gonzalez (OSU) vs. No. 55 Zdena Safarova and
Julia Garcia-Ruiz (OU) 4-5, unfinished
3. Kristina Novak and Safiya Carrington (OSU) def. Ava Catanzarite and Chloe Noel
(OU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (1,3,4,5)