Sooners Open NCAA Regional at Home on Saturday

NORMAN – The sixth-seeded Oklahoma women's tennis team will make its 17th NCAA Tournament appearance Saturday, hosting Kansas in the first round of the Norman Regional at the Headington Family Tennis Center.

First serve against the Jayhawks is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT. Individual court streams available via PlaySight. Fans can also follow along with live stats.

The other first-round matchup will feature SMU and Wichita State. The winners of Saturday's matches will meet in the second round Sunday at 2 p.m., with the winner advancing to the super regionals next week.

MATCHDAY BASICS

Tickets are on sale for the two-day regional. Daily general admission is $5, and University of Oklahoma students receive $3 admission with a valid student ID. Admission is also free for the first 200 OU fans each day. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office at 800-456-GoOU. Fan entry will be through the outdoor ticket gate located in the breezeway between the Headington Family Tennis Center and John Crain Field.

Free pizza, rally towels and crimson poms will be available while supplies last. Select concession items will also be for sale.

In-venue concessions will include packaged snacks, bottled Coca-Cola products, and an assortment of beer, seltzer and ready-to-drink beverages. Outside food and drinks are permitted. OU's clear bag policy will be enforced.

SOONER STORYLINES

SEASON RECAP

The Sooners concluded the regular season as SEC Co-Champions, posting a 23-5 overall record and a 13-2 mark in conference play. Oklahoma secured a No. 1 seed in the SEC Championship for just the second time in program history and enters the NCAA Championship ranked No. 6 in the ITA team poll.

OU closed the regular season on an NCAA-best 13-match winning streak, going undefeated in March and unbeaten through the first half of April. The stretch included three signature victories: a 4-1 win over No. 1 Georgia (March 29), a 4-1 victory over No. 2 Texas A&M (April 9) and a 4-2 Senior Day win over No. 6 Texas (April 11).

The Sooners recorded nine wins over top-25 opponents this season, including six against top-10 teams, solidifying one of the nation's strongest résumés.

In doubles, Oklahoma has been dominant throughout the spring, highlighted by the No. 3 pair of Julia Garcia Ruiz and Salakthip Ounmuang, who hold a 20-2 record and have won 12 straight completed matches.

Freshman leadership has been a key storyline for OU, with Evialina Laskevich and Edda Mamedova holding down the No. 1 and No. 2 singles spots, respectively. The duo has also combined for a 13-4 doubles record this spring.

NCAA HISTORY

Oklahoma is making its 17th NCAA Tournament appearance and seventh under head coach Audra Cohen. The Sooners have advanced to at least the second round in each of the past four seasons.

OU's deepest NCAA run came in 2022, when the Sooners finished as national runners-up. That season also saw Oklahoma reach a program-best No. 2 ranking in the ITA poll.

This year's No. 6 seed marks the second-highest in program history and the sixth time Oklahoma has hosted first and second round matches.

WHERE THEY RANK

Oklahoma enters the NCAA Championship ranked No. 6 in the ITA team poll and reached as high as No. 4 this season, its best mark since the program's No. 2 ranking in 2022.

Individually, the Sooners have three players ranked in the ITA singles poll, led by No. 10 Evialina Laskevich. She is joined by No. 37 Edda Mamedova and No. 60 Julia Garcia Ruiz.

In doubles, OU features the nation's top-ranked pair in Roisin Gilheany and Gloriana Nahum, who have held the No. 1 spot since Nov. 25. The Sooners also boast the No. 20 tandem of Mamedova and Laskevich.

Gilheany and Nahum are just the second doubles team in program history to reach No. 1, joining Ivana and Carmen Corley (2021-22).

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT

Julia Garcia Ruiz | Senior | No. 60 Singles
Longest-tenured Sooner with a 19-11 singles record and a 26-4 doubles mark … Two-time SEC Player of the Week … ITA Central Regional Singles Co-Champion … Three-time NCAA Singles Qualifier … 2025 NCAA Singles Semifinalist and two-time ITA Singles All-American.

Evialina Laskevich | Freshman | No. 10 Singles | No. 20 Doubles
SEC Freshman of the Year and First Team All-SEC selection … Anchors the lineup at No. 1 singles with a 12-7 record … Also 18-6 in doubles … Owns an ITF career-high ranking of 30 and has competed at Wimbledon and Roland Garros junior events.

Edda Mamedova | Freshman | No. 37 Singles | No. 20 Doubles
Second Team All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman Team honoree … Posted a 14-6 singles record in the No. 2 spot … Former top-10 U18 player with multiple ITF titles.

Gloriana Nahum | Sophomore | No. 1 Doubles
First Team All-SEC and ITA Doubles All-American … NCAA Doubles Semifinalist … Holds a 21-4 singles record and 24-3 doubles mark … Part of the nation's top-ranked doubles pair.

Roisin Gilheany | Redshirt Junior | No. 1 Doubles
First Team All-SEC and ITA Doubles All-American … NCAA Doubles Semifinalist … Has teamed with Nahum to hold the No. 1 doubles ranking since November … 19-5 doubles record this spring.

Salakthip Ounmuang | Sophomore
Key contributor in doubles with a 24-3 record … Teams with Garcia Ruiz for a 20-2 mark, including a 12-match win streak … SEC All-Freshman Team selection in 2025.

Chloé Noël | Junior
Posted an 18-14 singles record this season … Former Big 12 All-Freshman Team selection … Strong depth piece in both singles and doubles.

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Sooners Open NCAA Regional at Home on Saturday

MATCHDAY BASICS