Cougars secure No. 5 Seed, face No. 12 Iowa State in Big 12 Tennis Championship opening round Wednesday

The opening round of the 2024 Big 12 Women's Tennis Championship gets underway on Wednesday, April 17, at 6:00 p.m. CDT at the Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Fifth-seeded BYU plays 12th-seeded Iowa State for a chance to advance to Thursday's quarterfinals round.

Cougars secure No. 5 Seed, face No. 12 Iowa State in Big 12 Tennis Championship opening round WednesdayCougars secure No. 5 Seed, face No. 12 Iowa State in Big 12 Tennis Championship opening round Wednesday

STILLWATER – The opening round of the 2024 Big 12 Women's Tennis Championship gets underway on Wednesday, April 17, at 6:00 p.m. CDT at the Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Fifth-seeded BYU plays 12th-seeded Iowa State for a chance to advance to Thursday's quarterfinals round.

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2024 Big 12 Women's Tennis Championship Schedule
Wednesday, April 17
Match 1 - No. 7 TCU vs. No. 10 Kansas State - Noon
Match 2 - No. 6 Baylor vs. No. 11 West Virginia - Noon/ 1 p.m. ET
Match 3 - No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 Houston - 3 p.m.
Match 4 - No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 13 Cincinnati - 3 p.m. CT/ 4 p.m. ET
Match 5 - No. 5 BYU vs. No. 12 Iowa State - 6 p.m. CT/ 5 p.m. MT
Match 6 - No. 8 UCF vs. No. 9 Kansas - 6 p.m. CT/ 5 p.m. ET

Thursday, April 18
Match 7 - No. 2 Texas vs. Winner of Match 1 - 3 p.m.
Match 8 - Winner of Match 2 vs. Winner of Match 3 - 3 p.m.
Match 9 - Winner of Match 4 vs. Winner of Match 5 - 6 p.m.
Match 10 - No. 1 Oklahoma State vs. Winner of Match 6 - 6 p.m.

Friday, April 19
Match 11 - Winner of Match 7 vs. Winner of Match 8 - 6 p.m.
Match 12 - Winner of Match 9 vs. Winner of Match 10 - 6 p.m.

Saturday, April 20
Championship Match - 6 p.m.

BYU Notes

  • The Cougars finished the regular season with a 16-6 record, including 8-5 in Big 12 Conference matches.
  • Last week, BYU defeated Cincinnati 7-0 and West Virginia 4-0 to close out the regular season.
  • Head coach Holly Hasler is in her sixth season with a record of 74-53. Assistant coach Gabby Curtis is in her third season.
  • Bobo Huang (15-5) leads the Cougars in singles victories with 15. 
  • Tina Li (11-8) and Kendall Kovick (11-8) are tied for second on the team in singles victories with 11 wins. 
  • Senior Emilee Astle sits at 9-5 in singles on the year. 
  • The doubles team of Kaavya Sawhney/Huang is 14-3 this season together as a partnership. 
  • Astle and Kovick are ranked No. 41 nationally as a doubles tandem. The duo has an 8-5 record in 2024 together. Jacque Dunyon and Huang are also ranked together nationally, tabbed as the No. 89 duo in the country. 
  • Huang is currently ranked No. 114 in singles nationally.
  • BYU is ranked No. 40 in the country.
  • The Cougars have four victories over ranked opponents this season.
  • BYU's eight Big 12 victories in 2024 are the most conference victories in a season under head coach Hasler since she began leading the program in 2018.
  • The Cougars' 16 victories this year are their most in a season since 2007, when BYU won 22 matches.
  • With a victory against Iowa State, the Cougars would face the winner of the matchup between No. 4 seed Texas Tech and No. 13 seed Cincinnati.

Iowa State Notes

  • The Cyclones finished the regular season with a 4-16 record, including 2-11 in Big 12 Conference matches.
  • Last week, Iowa State lost to No. 55 UCF 4-0 and defeated Houston 5-2 to close out the regular season.
  • Head coach Jaron Maestas is in his first season leading the program and recently spent the last two seasons as the Associate Head Coach at Kansas.
  • Iowa State made it to the semifinals of the Big 12 Championships last year and fell to No. 14 Oklahoma, 3-4. 
  • The Cyclones finished third in the Big 12 last season. 
  • Iowa State made a run in the NCAA Tournament in 2023, making it to the quarterfinals and falling to No. 4 NC State. 

Series Information:

BYU leads the series 2-0
The last meeting ended with a 6-1 victory for the Cougars on March 14 in Ames.