Cowgirl Tennis Looks to Extend Win Streak at TCU, Baylor

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The Basics
No. 26 Oklahoma State will look to add to its five-match win streak this weekend as it travels to take on No. 37 TCU on Friday at 5 p.m. before meeting No. 22 Baylor on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Cowgirls are 6-1 in conference play and coming off their first two ranked wins of the season against No. 36 Arizona State and No. 35 Arizona. The current five-match win streak ties the longest of the season for OSU, dating back to when it opened the season with five consecutive victories. After losing three of its first four road matches to begin the season, Oklahoma State has now won three straight, beating West Virginia, Cincinnati and Kansas State while only dropping one point in those matches. TCU is coming off a win against No. 53 Iowa State but has dropped two of its last three, falling to Kansas and Tulsa before. Baylor has won four of five, with its only loss in that stretch coming against No. 14 Texas Tech.

Following the Action
Both of Oklahoma State's matches this weekend will be broadcast on ESPN+ as part of Cracked Racquets CrossCourt Cast coverage. Additionally, live scoring of Friday's match will be available at the following link: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=583667. Live scoring of Sunday's match can be found here: https://www.sidearmstats.com/baylor/wten/.

In the Rankings
Oklahoma State rose eight spots to No. 34 in this week's ITA team rankings and is one of 10 Big 12 teams to be recognized. Texas Tech (13), UCF (19), Baylor (22), Arizona State (35), TCU (37), Arizona (38), Kansas (39), Iowa State (56) and Kansas State (60) were the other Big 12 teams to make appearances this week. In the individual singles rankings, Gracie Epps remains at No. 58 while Anastasiya Komar is at No. 81 and Marcela Lopez at No. 104. In the doubles poll, Komar and Rose Marie Nijkamp climbed to a season-best ranking of No. 39 last week.

The Matchup
Oklahoma State and TCU have met 26 times, with the Cowgirls leading the series 17-9. OSU has won 12 consecutive matches against the Horned Frogs, including each of the last four played in Fort Worth. Baylor is the only Big 12 program that Oklahoma State has a losing record against as the Bears lead the series 21-13. The Cowgirls have closed the gap in recent years, however, winning eight of the last nine while bringing a three-match win streak into Sunday's contest.

Big 12's Best
For the second time in her career, Anastasiya Komar was named the Big 12's Player of the Week on Tuesday. The redshirt junior went 4-0 to lead Oklahoma State to its first two ranked wins of the season on her way to winning the conference award for the second time in her career. Komar picked up her first singles ranked win of the season against Arizona State, beating Emilija Tverijonaite 0-6, 6-1, 6-2, and has now won five consecutive matches in both singles and doubles.

Phenomenal Freshman
Rose Marie Nijkamp's impact has been felt since the moment she arrived in Stillwater earlier this spring. The freshman from the Netherlands is now 11-1 on the season in singles a riding an eight-match win streak into the weekend. Her 11 singles dual wins are tied for the most among Big 12 freshman, joining UCF's Aya El Aouni. She's also been dominant in doubles, pairing with Anastasiya Komar to go 13-2 to this point while reaching No. 39 in the ITA doubles rankings.

Getting Hot at the Right Time
Oklahoma State is up to 6-1 in conference play, just one win back of Big 12 leaders UCF and Texas Tech, and the Cowgirls have put together a five-match win streak, tying their longest streak of the season. OSU has outscored opponents 20-4 during its win streak and has won the doubles point in six of seven conference matches.

Notable Streaks and Trends
• Eight of OSU's 12 wins this season have been shutouts.
• Oklahoma State has won 12 consecutive matches against TCU, including the last four in Fort Worth.
• Oklahoma State has won the doubles point in 13 of its 18 matches this season.
• Anastasiya Komar and Rose Marie Nijkamp are 13-2 in doubles this season on court one with three ranked wins.
• Komar and Nijkamp have provided 13 of OSU's 29 doubles wins.
• Oklahoma State is 10-2 on court two this season, with nine of those wins coming from Komar.
• Oklahoma State is 27-6 on court six since the start of last season.

Oklahoma State Wins Would...
• Extend its win streak to seven, a season best.
• Improve it to 14-6 on the season.
• Improve it to 8-1 in conference play.
• Improve it to 6-3 on the road.
• Improve it to 8-2 in matches played outdoors this season.
• Improve it to 18-9 all-time against TCU.
• Improve it to 14-21 all-time against Baylor.
• Improve it to 283-118 in the Chris Young era.
• Extend its win streak against TCU to 13.
• Give it nine wins in its last 10 matches against Baylor.

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Players Mentioned

Gracie Epps

Anastasiya Komar

Marcela Lopez

Rose Marie Nijkamp

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