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No. 6 Women’s Tennis falls at No. 7 Oklahoma, 4-2
04.11.2026 | Women's Tennis
The Longhorns came up just short in a tiebreaker in doubles to prevent an opportunity at the end of singles in their final regular season match.
Norman, Okla. – No. 6 Texas Women's Tennis fell to No. 7 Oklahoma, 4-2, on Saturday at the Headington Family Tennis Center in Norman. The match closed the regular season for the Longhorns, who finished it 16-6 overall and 11-4 in the SEC and will be the 5 seed at next week's SEC Championship back in Norman.
Texas came up just short in a tiebreaker in the deciding doubles match at No. 1 after having been first off the court with a top-15 win at No. 2 before Oklahoma evened it at No. 3. The teams then alternated the first four singles wins with the Sooners taking No. 3 for a 2-0 lead, but the Longhorns answered with a win by freshman Elizabeth Ionescu at No. 4. Oklahoma then won at No. 6, and freshman No. 12 Anastasia Abbagnato registered a top-10 victory at No. 1 to get back within 3-2. However, the clinch came at No. 2 for Oklahoma, leaving the final match at No. 6 unfinished where it was on serve in the third set.
During doubles, Texas captured that top-15 victory as sophomore Salma Drugdova and freshman Christasha McNeil downed No. 15 Evialina Laskevich and Edda Mamedova, 6-3, at No. 2. Oklahoma answered as sophomore Eszter Meri and freshman Mathilde Ngijol-Carré fell to Julia Garcia Ruiz and Salakthip Ounmuang, 6-4, at No. 3. That left to it to No. 1 where Abbagnato and Ionescu had been up a break against the nation's top-ranked doubles team of Roisin Gilheany and Gloriana Nahum, but the match was forced to a tiebreaker where the Sooners clinched by a narrow 7-5 margin.
The teams each put singles points up on the board before rain came and moved the rest of the contest inside. Prior to that, McNeil was defeated by No. 64 Garcia Ruiz, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3. Ionescu then gave Texas its first point with a 6-4, 6-1 over Chole Noel at No. 4.
After the move inside, freshman Kate Mansfield was downed by Nahum, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 6, but a short time later, Abbagnato topped No. 10 Laskevich, 6-2, 7-6 (4), at No. 1. The same tiebreaker score came in the first set of No. 50 Meri's match, but No. 54 Mamedova emerged from it as part of 7-6 (4), 6-4 decision that clinched the match. That left No. 5 unfinished where Ngijol-Carré came through with a late break and tiebreaker win to force a third set against Ounmuang and was down just a game but on serve, 2-6, 7-6 (2), 1-2, when play stopped.
#7 Oklahoma 4, #6 Texas 2
Singles – Order of Finish (3,4,6,1,2)
1. #12 Anastasia Abbagnato (TEX) def. #10 Evialina Laskevich (OU) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
2. #54 Edda Mamedova (OU) def. #50 Eszter Meri (TEX) 7-6 (4), 6-4
3. #64 Julia Garcia Ruiz (OU) def. Christasha McNeil (TEX) 6-2, 6-0
4. Elizabeth Ionescu (TEX) def. Chloe Noel (OU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Salakthip Ounmuang (OU) vs. Mathilde Ngijol-Carré (TEX) 6-2, 6-7 (2), 2-1, unf.
6. Gloriana Nahum (OU) def. Kate Mansfield (TEX) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles – Order of Finish (2,3,1)
1. #1 Roisin Gilheany/Gloriana Nahum (OU) def. Anastasia Abbagnato/Elizabeth Ionescu (TEX) 7-6 (5)
2. Salma Drugdova/Christasha McNeil (TEX) def. #15 Evialina Laskevich/Edda Mamedova (OU) 6-3
3. Julia Garcia Ruiz/Salakthip Ounmuang (OU) def. Eszter Meri/Mathilde Ngijol-Carré (TEX) 6-4
Individual Match Key Moments
(by order of finish)
Doubles No. 2: Drugdova/McNeil (TEX) def. Laskevich/Mamedova (OU) 6-3
Match: Texas broke for 2-0 and 5-1, and although Oklahoma got one break back, the Longhorns later served out the match.
Doubles No. 3: Garcia Ruiz/Ounmuang (OU) def. Meri/Ngijol-Carré (TEX) 6-4
Match: Texas had two deuce-point holds for 2-1 and 3-2, but Oklahoma secured the only break of the match for a 4-3 lead.
Doubles No. 1: Gilheany/Nahum (OU) def. Abbagnato/Ionescu (TEX) 7-6 (5)
Match: Texas had a deuce-point break chance that Oklahoma held for 2-2, but the Longhorns broke in the next game for 4-2. However, the Sooners broke back and the match was on serve the rest of the way to the tiebreaker.
Tiebreaker: Oklahoma had a minibreak on the opening point to start with a 3-0 lead that they extended to 5-1. Texas went on a 3-0 run to get back on serve at 5-4, but the teams alternated the next three points to the Sooners' win.
Singles No. 3: Garcia Ruiz (OU) def. McNeil (TEX) 6-2, 6-0
Set One: Garcia Ruiz broke at deuce in the opening game and later held at deuce for 3-1 to start a 3-0 run for 5-1. McNeil held at deuce for 5-2, but Garcia Ruiz also held for the set.
Set Two: Garcia Ruiz swept the second set again opening with a deuce-point break and later posting another for 5-0.
Singles No. 4: Ionescu (TEX) def. Noel (OU) 6-4, 6-1
Set One: Ionescu broke first for 2-0, and although Noel broke back, Ionescu later broke again for 6-4 and the set.
Set Two: Ionescu moved out to a 5-0 lead with deuce points for a hold for 1-0 and a break for 4-0. Noel held for 5-1, but Ionescu served out the match.
Singles No. 6: Nahum (OU) def. Mansfield (TEX) 6-2, 6-3
Set One: Nahum broke first for 3-1 and consolidated at deuce for 4-1 before breaking again for 5-1. Mansfield broke back, but Nahum broke one more time for 6-2.
Set Two: Nahum held at deuce and then broke for 2-0, which was the first of three-straight breaks until Nahum held for 4-1. The rest of the set was then held with the last game at deuce for Nahum.
Singles No. 1: Abbagnato (TEX) def. Laskevich (OU) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
Set One: Abbagnato broke first for 3-1 and consolidated at deuce for 4-1. She later broke at deuce for 6-2.
Set Two: Abbagnato started 3-0 with a break in the second game followed by a deuce-point hold. After Laskevich held for 3-1, the next four games went to deuce with Abbagnato winning the first and Laskevich taking the next three for 4-4. The rest of the set was then on serve to a tiebreaker.
Set Two Tiebreaker: Abbagnato got out to a 3-0 lead that she extended to 5-1. Laskevich climbed back within 5-4, but Abbagnato took the last two points and the match.
Singles No. 2: Mamedova (OU) def. Meri (TEX) 7-6 (4), 6-4
Set One: Mamedova broke at deuce for 2-0, but Meri broke back and then held at deuce for 2-2. Meri was the next to break for a 5-4 lead, which was the first of four-straight breaks to a tiebreaker.
Set One Tiebreaker: Mamedova started 2-0, and although Meri tied it at 3-3, 4-4 and 5-5, Mamedova won the last two points.
Set Two: Meri broke first for a 3-1 lead, but Mamedova broke back to start a 4-0 run for a 5-3 lead. Meri held for 5-4, but Mamedova also held for the win.
Singles No. 5: Ounmuang (OU) vs. Ngijol-Carré (TEX) 6-2, 6-7 (2), 2-1, unf.
Set One: Ounmuang moved out to a 4-0 lead, including a deuce-point break for 3-0. The rest of the set was held despite each player winning at deuce for 5-1 for Ounmuang and 5-2.
Set Two: Ounmuang broke first for 3-2, but Ngijol-Carré got the break back at deuce for 5-5. Ounmuang broke again, but Ngijol-Carré came through with her own break for a tiebreaker.
Set Two Tiebreaker: Ounmuang took a 2-1 lead, but Ngijol-Carré set out on a 6-0 run to win.
Set Three: The three games were on serve starting with Ounmuang.
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