Back-to-Back Wins Opens the 2025 Dual-Match Season

Friday, January 17

Norman, Okla.

11 AM

University of Oklahoma

Wichita State

Back-to-Back Wins Opens the 2025 Dual-Match Season

January 17, 2025 | Women's Tennis

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 OU 4, WSU 0 OU 7, WYO 0 Photo Gallery

By: OU Athletics Communications

NORMAN – The No. 16 Oklahoma women's tennis team opened its 2025 dual slate with a pair of wins over Wichita State and Wyoming on Friday.

Friday marked the second consecutive season in which the Sooners opened their spring campaign with back-to-back victories against the Shockers and Cowgirls.

The Sooners kicked off the match in doubles against the Shockers. Finishing first, No. 28 Cara Mester and Alina Shcherbinina earned a quick 6-2 win at the top court over Giorgia Roselli and Xin Tong Wan. Wichita State answered with a 6-3 win at the No. 2 spot from Kristina Kudryavtseva and Theodora Chantava against Julia Garcia Ruiz and Salakthip Ounmuang. To secure the opening point for the Sooners, Chloé Noël and Gloriana Nahum knocked off WSU's Anne Knuettel and Tatyana Nikolenko, 6-3, on court three.

Going into singles with the 1-0 advantage, No. 66 Emma Staker met Kudryavtseva and delivered a quick 6-1, 6-3 win for the Sooners to extend their lead. Ounmuang joined Staker in the win column at the No. 3 spot by defeating Chantava, 7-5, 6-1.

To clinch OU's first win of the season, No. 43 Shcherbinina picked up a straight-set, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Roselli.

OU's second match against Wyoming opened with a clinched doubles point for the Sooners. On court three, Nahum and Ounmuang took the win over Ruby Young and Serina Abriola, 6-1. At the No. 2 spot, No. 30 Noël and Garcia Ruiz went up against Ana Kochelaevskaia and Eugenia Ceinos and grabbed the 6-3 victory to secure the advantage.

Singles opened with No. 68 Catanzarite taking the 6-1, 6-0 win at court five over Dilnaz Mashabayeva and Noël with the 6-1, 6-1 victory against Young at the No. 3 spot.

Mester clinched the match 4-0 for the Sooners on court six, defeating Abriola 6-3, 6-1.

The remaining courts played on, as Ounmuang, No. 43 Shcherbinina and Noël all added wins to secure the shutout for the Sooners.

UP NEXT

Following Friday's doubleheader sweep, OU hits the road to take on San Diego State on Jan. 24 as part of ITA Kickoff weekend.

RESULTS

#16 Oklahoma 4, Wichita State 0

Singles
1. #14 Julia Garcia Ruiz (OU) vs. #62 Xin Tong Wang (WSU) 6-2, 5-6, unfinished
2. #43 Alina Shcherbinina (OU) def. Giorgia Roselli (WSU) 6-4, 6-3
3. Salakthip Ounmuang (OU) def. Theodora Chantava (WSU) 7-5, 6-1
4. #66 Emma Staker (OU) def. Kris. Kudryavtseva (WSU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Gloriana Nahum (OU) vs. Anne Knuettel (WSU) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished
6. #68 Ava Catanzarite (OU) vs. Sati Aubakirova (WSU) 7-5, 5-3, unfinished

Doubles
1. #28 Alina Shcherbinina/Cara Mester (OU) def. Giorgia Roselli/Xin Tong Wang (WSU) 6-2
2. Kris. Kudryavtseva/Theodora Chantava (WSU) def. Julia Garcia Ruiz/Salakthip Ounmuang (OU) 6-3
3. Chloe Noel/Gloriana Nahum (OU) def. Anne Knuettel/Tatyana Nikolenko (WSU) 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,3,2)

#16 Oklahoma 7, Wyoming 0

Singles
1. #43 Alina Shcherbinina (OU) def. Eugenia Ceinos (WYO) 6-3, 1-6, 10-5
2. Salakthip Ounmuang (OU) def. Ana Kochelaevskaia (WYO) 6-3, 6-1
3. Chloe Noel (OU) def. Ruby Young (WYO) 6-1, 6-1
4. Gloriana Nahum (OU) def. Elena Trencheva (WYO) 6-4, 6-4
5. #68 Ava Catanzarite (OU) def. Dilnaz Mashabayeva (WYO) 6-1, 6-0
6. Cara Mester (OU) def. Serina Abriola (WYO) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles
1. #28 Cara Mester/Alina Shcherbinina (OU) def. Violetta Borodina/Elena Trencheva (WYO) 4-2
2. #30 Chloe Noel/Julia Garcia Ruiz (OU) def. Ana Kochelaevskaia/Eugenia Ceinos (WYO) 6-3
3. Gloriana Nahum/Salakthip Ounmuang (OU) def. Ruby Young/Serina Abriola (WYO) 6-1

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,3,6,2,1,4)