Friday, February 23
Norman, Okla.
6:00 PM
University of South Florida
at
Oklahoma
The Bulls Take on Oklahoma and No. 29 Tulsa This Weekend
February 22, 2018 | Women's Tennis
The Bulls head to Norman, Okla. to face the Sooners on Friday and No. 29 Tulsa on Sunday.
TAMPA (February 22, 2018) -- The USF women's tennis team will head to the Midwest to face University of Oklahoma on Feb. 23 for a night match at 6 p.m., and No. 29 Tulsa on Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. for the second conference match of the season.
The Bulls (2-5) are coming off their first conference win, 4-3, against SMU in Dallas.
Senior Jessica Cortes Chaves (Monterrey, Mexico) highlighted last weekend's match securing the win, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, on court three.
Scouting the Opponent:
University of Oklahoma
The Sooners (4-4) welcome USF to Oklahoma amidst a three-game win streak.
The Bulls are faced with one ranked opponent on this Oklahoma team with No. 26 Lily Miyazaki.
The Sooners swept North Texas, a previous opponent of the Bulls, in last week's match, 7-0, and Miyazaki defeated the Mean Green's No. 48 Maria Kononova in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3.
University Tulsa
The Golden Hurricane enters Sunday's match ranked No. 29 by the ITA. With a 10-2 record, Tulsa marks five straight wins including No. 16 Baylor, 4-2.
As the team's only ranked player, No. 95 Martina Okalova posts a 7-1 singles record for the Golden Hurricanes at the No. 1, 2, and 3 spots.
The Bulls fell to the Golden Hurricane in last year's regular season match, 2-4.
The match will be a two-time conference championship rematch, dating back to 2016. The Bulls finished as conference runner-up in 2016 to the Golden Hurricane, but defeated them last season to earn their second American Athletic Conference championship.
Be sure to follow USF women's tennis on social media (Twitter / Facebook / Instagram) and visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information. Head coach Cristina Moros will be in her third year at the helm of after leading the program to an American Athletic Conference Championship in 2017.
The Bulls (2-5) are coming off their first conference win, 4-3, against SMU in Dallas.
Senior Jessica Cortes Chaves (Monterrey, Mexico) highlighted last weekend's match securing the win, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, on court three.
Scouting the Opponent:
University of Oklahoma
The Sooners (4-4) welcome USF to Oklahoma amidst a three-game win streak.
The Bulls are faced with one ranked opponent on this Oklahoma team with No. 26 Lily Miyazaki.
The Sooners swept North Texas, a previous opponent of the Bulls, in last week's match, 7-0, and Miyazaki defeated the Mean Green's No. 48 Maria Kononova in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3.
University Tulsa
The Golden Hurricane enters Sunday's match ranked No. 29 by the ITA. With a 10-2 record, Tulsa marks five straight wins including No. 16 Baylor, 4-2.
As the team's only ranked player, No. 95 Martina Okalova posts a 7-1 singles record for the Golden Hurricanes at the No. 1, 2, and 3 spots.
The Bulls fell to the Golden Hurricane in last year's regular season match, 2-4.
The match will be a two-time conference championship rematch, dating back to 2016. The Bulls finished as conference runner-up in 2016 to the Golden Hurricane, but defeated them last season to earn their second American Athletic Conference championship.
Be sure to follow USF women's tennis on social media (Twitter / Facebook / Instagram) and visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information. Head coach Cristina Moros will be in her third year at the helm of after leading the program to an American Athletic Conference Championship in 2017.
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