No. 1 Women’s Tennis tops No. 15 Oklahoma, 4-2

SEATTLE — The No. 1 University of Texas Women’s Tennis workforce (8-1) earned a 4-2 victory over No. 15 Oklahoma (6-5) on Sunday in a comfort match within the ITA National Team Indoor Championship on the Nordstrom Tennis Center. The Longhorns dropped the doubles level however rallied to publish 4 wins in singles to assert the victory over the Sooners and conclude their run on the ITA Indoor Nationals with a 2-1 mark.

Oklahoma jumped out to a 1-0 lead by taking the doubles level. The tandem of Julia Garcia Ruiz and Dana Guzman posted a 6-1 victory on court docket 3 towards sophomore Sabina (*15*) and graduate Marlee Zein. The No. 28-ranked duo of Carmen Corley and Ivana Corley clinched the doubles level with a 6-1 win on court docket 1 over freshman Nicole Khirin and junior Charlotte Chavatipon.

Texas evened the match rating at 1-1 when junior Taisiya Pachkaleva claimed a 6-2, 6-3 victory on court docket 4 towards Garcia Ruiz. Pachkaleva dropped the opening two video games of her match however answered by profitable 12 of the subsequent 15 video games to shut out her win. The Sooners grabbed a 2-1 benefit after No. 83 Guzman tallied a 6-0, 6-3 victory on court docket 3 over junior No. 69 Malaika Rapolu.

Freshman Nicole Rivkin tied the match rating at 2-2 with a 6-2, 6-4 win on court docket 5 towards Emma Staker. No. 61 Chavatipon gave the Longhorns a 3-2 lead after a 6-4, 6-3 victory on court docket 2 over No. 96 Carmen Corley. Leading 4-3 within the second set, Chavatipon held serve on a deuce level after which completed off her win with a service break within the following recreation.

No. 113 Zein recorded the clinching level by rallying for a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory on court docket 6 towards Alexandra Pisareva. Leading 3-2 within the decisive third set, Zein held serve on a deuce level earlier than claiming a service break to construct a 5-2 cushion. Pisareva answered with a service break to chop the margin to 5-3, earlier than Zein closed out the match with a service break on a deuce level.

The remaining singles match that includes Khirin towards Layne Sleeth on court docket 1 was halted when Zein clinched the general dual-match victory. Khirin held a 3-2 lead within the third set when her match was stopped.

The Longhorns return to the court docket once they host No. 6 Stanford on Saturday, Feb. 25. First serve is ready for 12 p.m. Central on the Texas Tennis Center.

#1 Texas 4, #15 Oklahoma 2

Singles – Order of end (4, 3, 5, 2, 6)

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1. Nicole Khirin (UT) vs. Layne Sleeth (OU), 4-6, 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
2. #61 Charlotte Chavatipon (UT) def. #96 Carmen Corley (OU), 6-4, 6-3
3. #83 Dana Guzman (OU) def. #69 Malaika Rapolu (UT), 6-0, 6-3
4. Taisiya Pachkaleva (UT) def. Julia Garcia Ruiz (OU), 6-2, 6-3
5. Nicole Rivkin (UT) def. Emma Staker (OU), 6-2, 6-4
6. #113 Marlee Zein (UT) def. Alexandra Pisareva (OU), 1-6, 6-3, 6-3

Doubles – Order of end (3, 1)

1. #28 Carmen Corley/Ivana Corley (OU) def. Nicole Khirin/Charlotte Chavatipon (UT), 6-1
2. Taisiya Pachkaleva/Nicole Rivkin (UT) vs. #16 Layne Sleeth/Alexandra Pisareva (OU), 3-3, unfinished
3. Julia Garcia Ruiz/Dana Guzman (OU) def. Sabina (*15*)/Marlee Zein (UT), 6-1