April 29, 2010
AUSTIN, Texas - No. 4 seed Texas A&M will open the Big 12 Women's Tennis Championship against No. 5 seed Oklahoma on Friday. First serve of the quarterfinal match is slated for noon at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center on the University of Texas campus in Austin.
The Aggies (13-8) had a first-round bye, while Oklahoma (18-5) defeated No. 12 seed Kansas, 4-0, today to advance.
A&M defeated Oklahoma, 4-3, in Norman, Okla., when the teams met in the regular season. A&M became the first team to sweep OU in the doubles, and freshman Nazari Urbina notched a three-set victory in the last singles match standing to clinch a 4-3 Aggie victory at the Headington Family Tennis Center.
It was the Aggies' 14 consecutive win against the Sooners, who have not defeated A&M since 1999. A&M now leads the all-time series, 19-4, including 4-0 in Big 12 Championship matches.
Live scoring of the match will be available at AggieAthletics.com