Sooners Down Gamecocks for Fifth Ranked Win

Friday, March 21

Columbia, SC

4 PM

University of Oklahoma

South Carolina

Sooners Down Gamecocks for Fifth Ranked Win

March 21, 2025 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

By: OU Athletics Communications

COLUMBIA, SC – The No. 12 Oklahoma women's tennis team notched its eighth ranked win of the season Friday night, defeating No. 21 South Carolina, 4-3, at the Carolina Tennis Center.

The win marked Oklahoma's fifth top-25 victory and its second-ever against South Carolina in the teams' inaugural meeting as SEC foes.

Finding a groove with some new look doubles lineups, Oklahoma (12-4, 5-3 SEC) secured its ninth doubles point of the season to open the match. South Carolina struck first as the No. 26 duo of Sarah Hamner and Kaitlyn Carnicella defeated OU's Alina Shcherbinina and Julia Garcia Ruiz, 6-3, on the top court. Shifting momentum in the away team's favor, Gloriana Nahum and Ava Catanzarite responded with a 6-4 win over Helena Buchwald and Lauren Friedman on court three. Salakthip Ounmuang and Chloé Noël clinched the doubles point with a 7-5 victory over No. 77 Olympe Lancelot and Bella Bergkvist Larsson at the No. 2 spot. It was the first ranked win for OU's No. 2 doubles team.

No. 103 Ounmuang got the singles rally started for the Crimson and Cream with a shutout victory over Lancelot (6-0, 6-0) on court three.

On court five, Catanzarite secured the third point after beating Bergkvist Larsson (6-0, 6-2). With the win, the senior improved her duals record to 11-3 on the season.

Extending her singles winning streak to seven matches and clinching for the Sooners, Nahum delivered with a 6-2, 7-6(1), victory over Buchwald.

On the remaining courts, No. 93 Carnicella knocked off No. 19 Garcia Ruiz (6-0, 6-2) on two and No. 23 Hamner defeated No. 26 Shcherbinina at the top spot.

The Sooners return to the court on Sunday against No. 1 Georgia. First serve from the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga., is scheduled for 12 p.m. CT.

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RESULTS

#12 Oklahoma 4, #21 South Carolina 2

Singles competition

1. #23 Sarah Hamner (SC) def. #26 Alina Shcherbinina (OU) 6-3, 7-5
2. #93 Kaitlyn Carnicella (SC) def. #19 Julia Garcia Ruiz (OU) 6-0, 6-2
3. #103 Salakthip Ounmuang (OU) def. Olympe Lancelot (SC) 6-0, 6-0
4. #113 Misa Malkin (SC) vs. #70 Emma Staker (OU) 6-2, 0-6, 5-4, unfinished
5. Ava Catanzarite (OU) def. Bella Larsson (SC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Gloriana Nahum (OU) def. Helena Buchwald (SC) 6-2, 7-6 (7-1)

Doubles competition

1. #26 Sarah Hamner/Kaitlyn Carnicella (SC) def. Julia Garcia Ruiz/Alina Shcherbinina (OU) 6-3
2. Salakthip Ounmuang/Chloe Noel (OU) def. #77 Olympe Lancelot/Bella Larsson (SC) 7-5
3. Ava Catanzarite/Gloriana Nahum (OU) def. Lauren Friedman/Helena Buchwald (SC) 6-4

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