Sunday, January 26
Raleigh, NC
9 AM
Rice University
2
vs
4
Oklahoma
Sooners Hold Off Owls
1/26/2020 2:20:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Road matches at UTA and TCU up next
Raleigh, NC: Anastasia and Victoria Smirnova picked up wins in singles while Priya Niezgoda and Anastasia Smirnova won in doubles, but the Owls fell to Oklahoma 4-2 in the consolation match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend regional and the at NC State's J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on Sunday.
The Details: Due to cold conditions on Sunday morning, the match was moved to Isenhour's four indoor courts, with the first four singles matches following doubles and the remaining beginning when an earlier singles match concluded.
Doubles: The Sooners stormed to a win at the first line, but Smirnova and Niezgoda answered with a 6-2 win at the second line. Oklahoma captured the point with a 6-4 win in the final doubles match of the day.
Singles: In comeback mode for the second time in as many days, the Owls extended the match thanks to wins by the Smirnova's at the second and third lines. Victoria won in straight sets while Anastasia rebounded from a loss in the second set to win the Owls fourth tiebreak set of the weekend and close the margin to 3-2. While they were wrapping up their matches, the fifth and six line matches were underway with Rice splitting the first sets before Oklahoma closed out the match with a win at the fifth line.
Up Next: The Owls will be back on the road next weekend as they travel north to the Metroplex for matches at UTA on Saturday and TCU on Sunday. The Owls return to GRBTC the following week, hosting Texas Tech on February 9 and Sam Houston State on February 10. Both matches are set for noon first serves.
Elizabeth Schmidt "Another really tough battle today. Our region had four very good teams in it and we knew the margins of victory would be very small in every match. We fought hard and played some solid tennis at points on every court. But, in the ones we lost we just weren't quite consistent enough with our play. Definitely a lot we can build on from this weekend and looking forward to getting back on the practice court Tuesday."
Rice vs Oklahoma
1/26/20 at Raleigh, N.C.
(J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center)
Oklahoma 4, Rice 2
Singles competition
1. #87 Martina Capurro (OU) def. Michaela Haet 6-3, 6-2
2. Victoria Smirnova def. Carmen Corley (OU) 6-4, 6-2
3. #86 Anastasia Smirnova def. Marcelina Podlinska (OU) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6
4. OleksandraKorashvili (OU) def. Priya Niezgoda 6-2, 6-1
5. Camila Romero (OU) def. Linda Huang 6-3, 6-3
6. Ivana Corley (OU) vs. Anna Bowtell 2-6, 5-4, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Ivana Corley/Carmen Corley (OU) def. Michaela Haet/Linda Huang 6-0
2. #37 Priya Niezgoda/Anastasia Smirnova def. #27 Jasmine Asghar/Oleksandra Korashvili (OU) 6-2
3. Martina Capurro/Camila Romero (OU) def. Maria Budin/Diae El Jardi 6-4
Match Notes:
Rice 1-2
Oklahoma 1-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,2,1,3,5)
2019 ITA Kickoff Classic
T-3:00 A-47
The Details: Due to cold conditions on Sunday morning, the match was moved to Isenhour's four indoor courts, with the first four singles matches following doubles and the remaining beginning when an earlier singles match concluded.
Doubles: The Sooners stormed to a win at the first line, but Smirnova and Niezgoda answered with a 6-2 win at the second line. Oklahoma captured the point with a 6-4 win in the final doubles match of the day.
Singles: In comeback mode for the second time in as many days, the Owls extended the match thanks to wins by the Smirnova's at the second and third lines. Victoria won in straight sets while Anastasia rebounded from a loss in the second set to win the Owls fourth tiebreak set of the weekend and close the margin to 3-2. While they were wrapping up their matches, the fifth and six line matches were underway with Rice splitting the first sets before Oklahoma closed out the match with a win at the fifth line.
Up Next: The Owls will be back on the road next weekend as they travel north to the Metroplex for matches at UTA on Saturday and TCU on Sunday. The Owls return to GRBTC the following week, hosting Texas Tech on February 9 and Sam Houston State on February 10. Both matches are set for noon first serves.
Elizabeth Schmidt "Another really tough battle today. Our region had four very good teams in it and we knew the margins of victory would be very small in every match. We fought hard and played some solid tennis at points on every court. But, in the ones we lost we just weren't quite consistent enough with our play. Definitely a lot we can build on from this weekend and looking forward to getting back on the practice court Tuesday."
Rice vs Oklahoma
1/26/20 at Raleigh, N.C.
(J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center)
Oklahoma 4, Rice 2
Singles competition
1. #87 Martina Capurro (OU) def. Michaela Haet 6-3, 6-2
2. Victoria Smirnova def. Carmen Corley (OU) 6-4, 6-2
3. #86 Anastasia Smirnova def. Marcelina Podlinska (OU) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6
4. OleksandraKorashvili (OU) def. Priya Niezgoda 6-2, 6-1
5. Camila Romero (OU) def. Linda Huang 6-3, 6-3
6. Ivana Corley (OU) vs. Anna Bowtell 2-6, 5-4, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Ivana Corley/Carmen Corley (OU) def. Michaela Haet/Linda Huang 6-0
2. #37 Priya Niezgoda/Anastasia Smirnova def. #27 Jasmine Asghar/Oleksandra Korashvili (OU) 6-2
3. Martina Capurro/Camila Romero (OU) def. Maria Budin/Diae El Jardi 6-4
Match Notes:
Rice 1-2
Oklahoma 1-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,2,1,3,5)
2019 ITA Kickoff Classic
T-3:00 A-47
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
1
6
Jasmine Asghar/ OleksandraKorashvili (27/-) [OU]
2
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
32
Martina Capurro / 0 (87/-) [OU]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Carmen Corley / 0 [OU]
42
#3 Singles Match
123
637
Marcelina Podlinska / 0 [OU]
266
#4 Singles Match
12
21
OleksandraKorashvili / 0 [OU]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
33
Camila Romero / 0 [OU]
66
#6 Singles Match
123
640
Ivana Corley / 0 [OU]
25UF
Order of Finish:
4,2,1,3,5
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