{"id":241001,"date":"2026-04-08T22:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/241001\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:14:09","slug":"no-7-sooners-host-no-2-texas-am-no-6-texas-to-close-regular-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/241001\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 7 Sooners Host No. 2 Texas A&M, No. 6 Texas to Close Regular Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NORMAN \u2013 The No. 7 Oklahoma women’s tennis team (21-4, 11-2 SEC) returns home this weekend to close out the regular season, hosting No. 2 Texas A&M (20-3, 12-1 SEC) on Thursday at 5 p.m. CT and No. 6 Texas (15-5, 10-3 SEC) on Saturday at 12 p.m. CT at the Headington Family Tennis Center. The Sooners enter the weekend riding an 11-match winning streak as they prepare for two top-10 matchups.<\/p>\n


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\nMATCHDAY BASICS
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Thursday’s match will serve as a Student Org Takeover, with free pizza available for fans and a tennis Jellycat raffle taking place.<\/p>\n

Saturday’s match marks Senior Day, honoring Oklahoma’s two seniors, Julia Garcia Ruiz<\/a> and Oyinlomo Quadre<\/a>. The match will be a crimson out, with fans encouraged to wear crimson. Fans in attendance will receive a free crimson Schooner hat, and promotions will include a ball toss for Beats headphones and a hotdog and hamburger grill out.<\/p>\n

All Oklahoma home matches at the Headington Family Tennis Center are free and open to the public. The facility follows a clear bag policy. Fans can follow the action through live stats or watch on PlaySight.<\/p>\n


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\nLAST TIME OUT
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Oklahoma enters the weekend on an 11-match winning streak following a pair of road victories over No. 11 Vanderbilt and Missouri.<\/p>\n

The Sooners opened the week with a hard-fought 4-3 win over Vanderbilt in Nashville, highlighted by a match-clinching three-set victory from Gloriana Nahum<\/a> at court six. The win marked Oklahoma’s 10th straight and its sixth top-25 victory of the season.<\/p>\n

OU followed with a dominant 4-0 sweep at Missouri, securing the doubles point before rolling through singles play to extend the streak to 11 matches and improve to 11-2 in SEC play.<\/p>\n


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\nSOONERS IN THE RANKINGS
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Oklahoma moved up one spot to No. 7 in the latest ITA team rankings.<\/p>\n

In singles, freshman Evialina Laskevich<\/a> leads the Sooners at No. 10, followed by Edda Mamedova<\/a> at No. 54 and Julia Garcia Ruiz<\/a> at No. 64.<\/p>\n

In doubles, Oklahoma continues to feature one of the nation’s top lineups, with Roisin Gilheany<\/a> and Gloriana Nahum<\/a> ranked No. 1 nationally. Laskevich and Mamedova check in at No. 15, while Garcia Ruiz and Oyinlomo Quadre<\/a> are ranked No. 66.<\/p>\n


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\nPLAYER TO WATCH
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Senior Julia Garcia Ruiz<\/a> earned SEC Co-Player of the Week honors after leading Oklahoma to a pair of SEC victories over No. 11 Vanderbilt and Missouri. The Morelia, Mexico native went undefeated in singles and doubles, highlighted by a comeback 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Vanderbilt’s Erin Pearce. She followed with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Missouri’s Korina Roso.<\/p>\n

In doubles, Garcia Ruiz partnered with Salakthip Ounmuang<\/a> for two wins, including a 6-2 victory over Vanderbilt and a 6-2 win against Missouri. The win against the Tigers marked her 94th career doubles victory, moving her into sole possession of second place in program history.<\/p>\n


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\nUP NEXT
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Oklahoma will host the SEC Tournament next Wednesday through Sunday at the Headington Family Tennis Center. The bracket will be announced Sunday.<\/p>\n

For updates, follow @OU_Wtennis on Twitter and Instagram, or like Oklahoma Women’s Tennis on Facebook.<\/p>\n

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