No. 3 Oklahoma State University has advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITA National Indoor Team Championships after a convincing victory over No. 14 Auburn. The Cowgirls maintained their perfect record this season, improving to 6-0, while the Tigers dropped to 4-2.
On Saturday, January 10, 2024, Oklahoma State will face Texas at 8:30 p.m. CT, while Auburn will compete in a consolation game against Texas A&M at 5:30 p.m. CT. Both matches will take place at the Seattle Tennis Center.
After securing a win on the first court in doubles, DJ Bennett and Adeline Flach responded with a 6-2 triumph against Raquel Gonzalez and Ayumi Miyamoto on the second court. This victory marked their fifth win of the season and second dual-match victory.
The doubles point was ultimately decided on court three, where Carolyn Ansari and Selin Ovunc took an early lead of 3-1. Despite Safiya Carrington and Kristina Novac’s efforts to level the game, the teams traded victories until reaching the playoff point. Eventually, the doubles Cowgirl emerged victorious in the tie-break, winning 7-4 and securing the doubles point.
In singles, the Tigers lost all six first sets. Oklahoma State extended their lead to 2-0 after claiming a straight-sets win on court six.
However, momentum began to shift in Auburn’s favor during the second set. Carolyn Ansari managed to come back from a 4-1 deficit to tie the set 5-5 against No. 17 Anastasiya Komar, ultimately winning the set 7-5. Ariana Arseneault also staged a comeback on court two, turning a 2-0 deficit into a 6-4 victory. Angella Okutoyi fought back after losing the first three games of her second set, reducing Lucia Peyre’s lead to 4-3.
Despite Okutoyi eventually losing the second set and the match to Peyre, Safiya Carrington secured a 6-4, 6-2 victory over DJ Bennett on court four, clinching the team win for Oklahoma State.
Women’s doubles results:
1. #13 Ange Oby Kajuru/Anastasiya Komar (OSU) defeated Ariana Arseneault/Angella Okutoyi (AUB) with a score of 6-1.
2. DJ Bennett/Adeline Flach (AUB) won against Raquel Gonzalez/Ayumi Miyamoto (OSU) with a score of 6-2.
3. Safiya Carrington/Kristina Novak (OSU) triumphed over Carolyn Ansari/Selin Ovunc (AUB) in a 7-6 (7-4) tie-break.
Women’s singles results:
1. #13 Carolyn Ansari (AUB) versus #17 Anastasiya Komar (OSU) with a score of 2-6, 7-5, 0-0, unfinished.
2. #61 Ariana Arseneault (AUB) versus #5 Ange Oby Kajuru (OSU) with a score of 3-6, 6-4, 0-1, unfinished.
3. #54 Lucia Peyre (OSU) defeated Angella Okutoyi (AUB) with a score of 6-2, 6-3.
4. #122 Safiya Carrington (OSU) defeated #43 DJ Bennett (AUB) with a score of 6-4, 6-2.
5. #104 Selin Ovunc (AUB) versus #46 Ayumi Miyamoto (OSU) with a score of 1-6, 5-6, unfinished.
6. Kristina Novak (OSU) defeated Adeline Flach (AUB) with a score of 6-2, 6-0.
According to the Source tennisworldusa.org