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OKLAHOMA STATE COWGIRLSCOMMUNICATIONS CONTACT: HARRY ENDICOTT ([email protected]) | PHONE: (405) 744-3654 ABILENE CHRISTIAN 10 a.m. | Jan. 20, 2018 | Stillwater, Okla. MATCH CAPSULE ITA TEAM Live Scoring: okstate.statbroadcast.com RANKINGS Stream: okstate.com/watchtennis ABILENE CHRISTIAN 1. Stanford ORAL ROBERTS 0-0; 0-0 Southland 6 p.m. | Jan. 20, 2018 | Stillwater, Okla. Coach Hutton Jones 2. Vanderbilt Live Scoring: okstate.statbroadcast.com 478-124/21st year at ACU 3. Florida Stream: okstate.com/watchtennis 4. Georgia No. 16 Oklahoma State ORAL ROBERTS WYOMING 2-2; 0-0 Summit League 5. North Carolina 5:30 p.m. | Jan. 22, 2018 | Stillwater, Okla. COWGIRLS Coach Beverly Dawson 6. Pepperdine Live Scoring: 37-56/6th year at ORU okstate.statbroadcast.com 0-0; 0-0 Big 12 7. Georgia Tech Stream: okstate.com/watchtennis 8. Texas Tech Coach Chris Young WYOMING OKLAHOMA STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Oklahoma Christian, 2000 0-0; 0-0 Mountain West 9. Duke Date Opponent Time/Result Coach Dean Clower Career: 330-166/13th year 10. Michigan 1/20 ABILENE CHRISTIAN 10 A.M. 79-50/6th year at Wyoming At OSU: 141-71/8th year 1/20 ORAL ROBERTS 6 P.M. 11. California 1/22 WYOMING 5:30 P.M. 12. Texas 1/26 ARIZONA STATE TBA 13. Ohio State 1/27 OLE MISS -OR- TCU TBA OKLAHOMA STATE ROSTER 2/4 ARKANSAS 3:30 P.M. 14. Auburn 2/7 FLORIDA 5:30 P.M. Name Ht. Cl. Hometown 15. South Carolina 2/9-12 ITA National Indoor Championships TBA Vladica Babic 5-9 Sr. Podgorica, Montenegro 16. Oklahoma State 2/17 MIAMI 10:30 A.M. Sofia Blanco 5-11 Jr. Cordoba, Argentina 17. UCLA 2/18 PACIFIC 12 P.M. Katelyn Blumenthal 5-4 So. Edmond, Okla. 3/14 at UCLA TBA 18. Arkansas Sami Court 5-9 Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. 3/17 IOWA STATE 1 P.M. 19. Miami (Fla.) 3/18 WEST VIRGINIA 12 P.M. Saralyn Dyer 5-4 So. Oklahoma City, Okla. 3/23 at Baylor 5 p.m. Marina Guinart 5-8 Jr. Castellar Del Valles, Spain 20. Baylor 3/25 at Texas 12 p.m. Shir Hornung 5-4 Fr. Tel Aviv, Israel 21. Kentucky 3/30 WICHITA STATE 3 P.M. Megan McCray 5-4 Sr. Oceanside, Calif. 22. LSU 3/31 at Oklahoma 12 p.m. Lisa Marie Rioux 5-2 So. Okinawa, Japan 4/6 TULSA TBA 23. Ole Miss Katarina Stresnakova 5-4 Jr. Nova Dedinka, Slovakia 4/13 TCU 5:30 P.M. 24. Arizona State 4/15 TEXAS TECH 1 P.M. 25. TCU 4/20 at Kansas 5 p.m. COWGIRL QUICK HITS 4/22 at Kansas State 12 p.m. SERIES HISTORY VS. ABILENE CHRISTIAN ►Since 2013, OSU has won 37 conference matches, which is tied with Series History OSU leads, 6-0 Baylor for the most in that span. In Stillwater OSU leads, 4-0 First Meeting (1980) OSU 9, ACU 0 ►The Cowgirls have spent 61 consecutive weeks in the ITA top 25. Last Meeting (2016) OSU 6, ACU 1 The last time OSU was outside the top 25 was March 18, 2014. SERIES HISTORY VS. ORAL ROBERTS ►The Cowgirls have won 32-straight matches at the Greenwood Series History OSU leads, 16-3 Tennis Center, which stands as the second-longest streak in the nation In Stillwater OSU leads, 8-1 behind South Alabama's 42. First Meeting (1979) OSU 8, ORU 1 Last Meeting (2017) OSU 7, ORU 0 ►OSU is one of only eight teams in the country to have won 20 matches in each of the last three seasons. In that span, the SERIES HISTORY VS. WYOMING Cowgirls have won 77 matches. That total ranks third among Series History OSU leads, 1-0 Division I programs, behind only North Carolina and Ohio State. In Stillwater OSU leads, 1-0 First Meeting (2016) OSU 7, WYO 0 Last Meeting (2016) OSU 7, WYO 0 OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @COWGIRLTENNIS | #OKSTATE MATCH NOTES THE BASICS NOTABLE STREAKS AND TRENDS The 16th-ranked Oklahoma State women's tennis team opens ►The Cowgirls have spent 61 consecutive weeks in the ITA top QUICK FACTS the 2018 dual schedule this weekend as it hosts a trio of opponents 25. The last time OSU was outside the top 25 was March 18, 2014. at the Greenwood Tennis Center. ►The Cowgirls have won 20 or more matches in each of the last UNIVERSITY INFORMATION The Cowgirls will have a doubleheader on Saturday, beginning three seasons. ►Since 2012, OSU has made six-straight NCAA Tournament Location Stillwater, OK at 10 a.m. with Abilene Christian, which will be followed by a 6 p.m. matchup with Oral Roberts. The team will have another test on appearances. That streak is the second-longest in program history Founded Dec. 25, 1890 Monday at 5:30 when Wyoming travels to Stillwater to close out the behind a 10-year streak that saw the Cowgirls earn NCAA Tourna- Colors Orange and Black weekend. ment berths from 1982-91. Enrollment 25,854 ►OSU has won 34-straight matches at the Greenwood Tennis Conference Big 12 WATCH AND FOLLOW THE MATCHES Center, dating back to March of 2015. Team Name Cowboys Fans can catch all home matches online at okstate.com/ ►OSU has had an ITA Central Region Champion in five-straight seasons. This fall, Vladica Babic swept the event, winning in Mascot Pistol Pete watchtennis. Live scoring is available on okstate.statbroadcast. com. singles and in doubles with teammate Sofia Blanco. President V. Burns Hargis ►The Cowgirls were impressive during the fall, racking up a 39-16 Athletic Director Mike Holder ABOUT THE COWGIRLS (.709 win pct.) overall mark in singles and a 17-9 (.654) record in doubles. Faculty Athletic Rep Dr. Meredith Hamilton The Cowgirls enter the 2017-18 season coming off another Athletic Web Site www.okstate.com historic season in which they advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals LAST TIME OUT University Web Site www.okstate.edu for the second-straight year and won their second consecutive Big 12 regular season title. The ninth-ranked Oklahoma State women's tennis team's postseason run came to a close last May with a 4-1 loss to No. 1 TENNIS INFORMATION OSU returns three players from the 2017 campaign in senior Florida in the NCAA quarterfinals. 2017 Record 25-6 Vladica Babic and juniors Sofia Blanco and Katarina Stresnakova. Tasked with replacing one of the most talented senior classes in 2017 Conference Record 8-1 No. 1 Florida 4, No. 9 Oklahoma State 1 school history, head coach Chris Young has enlisted the help of May 21, 2017 | Dan Magill Tennis Complex | Athens, Ga. 2017 Big 12 Finish T-1st East Tennessee State transfer Marina Guinart, who won 10 NCAA Tournament NCAA Quarterfinals matches over the course of the fall tournament schedule. Young Doubles | Order of finish: 2, 3 2017 Final Rank 10th also brings on senior Megan McCray, who played for OSU her No. 1: No. 11 Danilina/Neel (UF) vs. No. 13 Babic/Tur Mari (OSU) 5-6 No. 2: No. 20 Austin/Keegan (UF) def. No. 48 Bolsova/Stresnakova (OSU) 6-2 Letterwinners Returning 3 freshman season in 2014, as well as Israeli freshman Shir Hornung. No. 3: No. 45 Kuhlman/Woolcock (UF) def. No. 70 Adamovic/Lushkova (OSU) Letterwinners Lost 5 Including visits from the returning national champion Florida Ga- 6-4 tors and perennial top-25 program Miami, the Cowgirls will play a Singles | Order of finish: 5, 2, 3, 4 home-heavy schedule in 2018 with 15 of their 21 scheduled regular FACILITY INFORMATION No. 1: No. 6 Belinda Woolcock (UF) vs. No. 8 Viktoriya Lushkova (OSU) 2-6, season matches set to be played at the Greenwood Tennis Center. 5-2, unf. Home Facility Michael & Anne Greenwood The home schedule is a welcome sight for Young, whose Cowgirls No. 2: No. 23 Josie Kuhlman (UF) def. Katarina Adamovic (OSU) 6-1, 6-1 Tennis Center have won 49 of 51 all-time matches at the state-of-the-art facility No. 3: No. 73 Aliona Bolsova (OSU) def. No. 31 Ingrid Neel (UF) 7-5, 6-3 No. 4: No. 44 Anna Danilina (UF) def. No. 63 Vladica Babic (OSU) 6-4, 6-4 Indoor Capacity 350 and 34 straight. No. 5: Brooke Austin (UF) def. Katarina Stresnakova (OSU) 6-2, 6-3 Outdoor Capacity 1,000 In the offseason, Young also hired on former North Carolina No. 6: No. 59 Kourtney Keegan (UF) vs. Lena Ruppert (OSU) 6-2, 5-7, unf. Opening 2014 standout Hayley Carter to the Cowgirl staff as an assistant coach. The most decorated player in North Carolina women's tennis OSU IN SEASON OPENERS history, Carter comes to Stillwater just months after wrapping up COACHING STAFF AT A GLANCE Under head coach Chris Young, OSU is 6-2 in season openers, a wildly successful collegiate career in which she racked up an winning three straight. Of those six wins, three have come in Head Coach Chris Young ACC record 168 singles victories to go along with four first-team sweeps. The Cowgirls are 30-10 all time in season openers and 1-0 Alma Mater Oklahoma Christian, 2000 All-ACC selections, two ACC Championship Most Valuable Player against Abilene Christian in the first match of the season (2016). Career Record 330-166 selections, and seven All-America honors—four in singles and three OSU Record 141-71 (9th year) in doubles. Assistant Coaches Hayley Carter (1st year) COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Gavin Lang Assistant AD, Communications Stephen Howard Associate Director Ryan Cameron Assistant Director Sean Maguire Assistant Director Wade McWhorter Assistant Director Harry Endicott Graduate Assistant John Langham Graduate Assistant Roxanne Cantrell Staff Assistant Mikayla Barker Student Assistant Tanner Brown Student Assistant Cooper Westland Student Assistant Bruce Waterfield Photo Services Greg Bartlett Director, Digital Media Jordan Smith Graphic Designer - Web Clay Billman Publications Coordinator C.J.