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Kajuru, Komar Rank Atop ITA Preseason Rankings
August 27, 2024 | Cowgirl Tennis
STILLWATER- Oklahoma State's women's tennis team was well-represented in Tuesday's ITA preseason rankings, included the nation's top doubles pairing.
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Entering each of their second year at OSU, Anastasiya Komar and Ange Oby Kajuru came in at No. 1 in the doubles rankings. Utah transfer Marcela Lopez and Georgia transfer Gracie Epps appeared at No. 43 as they prepare to make their Cowgirl debuts this fall.
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In the singles rankings, Kajuru and Komar ranked as the two highest Big 12 players at No. 5 and No. 11.
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Komar and Kajuru are coming off a season in which they went 19-4 as a doubles team and were named ITA All-Americans. They also reached the final of the ITA Fall National Championships and the Elite 8 of the NCAA Doubles Championship.
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Individually, Kajuru went 20-3 from the No. 2 singles position for the Cowgirls while earning All-America and Big 12 Player of the Year honors. Komar went 13-7 at the No. 1 position with six wins over ranked opponents last season.
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Lopez joins Oklahoma State after two seasons at Utah, where she earned an All-Pac 12 Second Team selection last year. Epps arrives in Stillwater after spending her freshman season at Georgia and is a former blue-chip prospect who ranked as high as No. 3 in her class.
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For continuous coverage of Oklahoma State women's tennis, visit okstate.com and follow @CowgirlTennis on social media.
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Entering each of their second year at OSU, Anastasiya Komar and Ange Oby Kajuru came in at No. 1 in the doubles rankings. Utah transfer Marcela Lopez and Georgia transfer Gracie Epps appeared at No. 43 as they prepare to make their Cowgirl debuts this fall.
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In the singles rankings, Kajuru and Komar ranked as the two highest Big 12 players at No. 5 and No. 11.
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Komar and Kajuru are coming off a season in which they went 19-4 as a doubles team and were named ITA All-Americans. They also reached the final of the ITA Fall National Championships and the Elite 8 of the NCAA Doubles Championship.
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Individually, Kajuru went 20-3 from the No. 2 singles position for the Cowgirls while earning All-America and Big 12 Player of the Year honors. Komar went 13-7 at the No. 1 position with six wins over ranked opponents last season.
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Lopez joins Oklahoma State after two seasons at Utah, where she earned an All-Pac 12 Second Team selection last year. Epps arrives in Stillwater after spending her freshman season at Georgia and is a former blue-chip prospect who ranked as high as No. 3 in her class.
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For continuous coverage of Oklahoma State women's tennis, visit okstate.com and follow @CowgirlTennis on social media.
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