UW Battles in Loss at Oklahoma

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Women's Tennis 1/20/2021 3:03:00 PM

NORMAN, Okla. (Jan. 20, 2021) – The Wyoming women's tennis team played hard in a 7-0 loss at Oklahoma Wednesday in Norman.

The Sooners (2-0) opened the match by winning the doubles point behind the strength of victories at No. 1 and 2 doubles. Carmen and Ivana Corley defeated the duo of Lucia Malinak and Maria Oreshkina, 6-3 at No. 1 while at No. 2 doubles, Dana Guzman and Martina Capurro defeated Mihaela Kaftanova and Ida Krause, 6-2.

Ana Fernandez and Sophie Zehender were leading at the No. 3 doubles spot, 5-3 but that match went unfinished after Oklahoma clinched the doubles point.

"I think we played hard today and on some lines we played 'our' way and on some we veered away from the plan," said Head Coach Dean Clower.

"We definitely showed we are a young and inexperienced team today. We won't make these mistakes again."

OU swept the singles portion of the match but got some battles from the Cowgirls (2-2) in the process. Carmen Corley defeated Oreshkina at the No. 1 spot, 7-6 (7-5) and 6-3. At the second singles position, Zehender forced a third set tiebreak, but fell to Capurro 6-2, 4-6 and 1-0 (10-5). OU was able to win in straight sets in the No. 3-6 singles matches.

The Cowgirls are now off for the rest of January and will return to action February 6 for a contest against Southeastern Louisiana down in McComb, Miss.

Wyoming at Oklahoma
1/20/21 at Oklahoma
(Norman, Okla.)

Oklahoma 7, Wyoming 0
Doubles competition
1. Carmen Corley/Ivana Corley (OU) def. Lucia Malinak/Maria Oreshkina (WYO) 6-3
2. Dana Guzman/Martina Capurro (OU) def. Mihaela Kaftanova/Ida Krause (WYO) 6-2
3. Ana Fernandez/Sophie Zehender (WYO) vs. Kianah Motosono/Marcelina Podlinska (OU) 5-3, unfinished

Singles competition
1. Carmen Corley (OU) def. Maria Oreshkina (WYO) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
2. Martina Capurro (OU) def. Sophie Zehender (WYO) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)
3. Ivana Corley (OU) def. Ana Fernandez (WYO) 6-4, 6-4
4. Dana Guzman (OU) def. Lucia Malinak (WYO) 6-3, 6-3
5. Marcelina Podlinska (OU) def. Ida Krause (WYO) 6-1, 6-0
6. Kianah Motosono (OU) def. Alyse Cormier (WYO) 6-4, 6-3