PROVO, Utah — No. 37 BYU women's tennis will host No. 65 Kansas State on Thursday and No. 1 Oklahoma State on Saturday in its first-ever home Big 12 Conference matches since joining the league.
The match against Kansas State is set for 12 p.m. MST Thursday, and the match against Oklahoma State will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday. Fans can attend both matches for free and can follow @byuwtennis on social media for live updates and visit byucougars.com for match results.
No. 37 BYU Notes:
- Head coach Holly Hasler is in her sixth season with a record of 68-48. Assistant coach Gabby Curtis is in her third season.
- The Cougars are 10-1 this season, including wins over No. 59 UCF and Houston last week.
- Bobo Huang (9-0) leads BYU in singles victories with nine.
- Tina Li (7-3) and Kara Wheatley (7-2) are second on the team in singles victories with seven wins each.
- Senior Emilee Astle clinched both victories for the Cougars last week with her two singles victories. Astle is currently 5-1 in singles on the season.
- The doubles team of Wheatley and Li is currently undefeated with eight doubles victories (8-0).
- Huang and Kaavya Sawhney's doubles record stands at 8-2 for the year, tied for the team lead in doubles victories.
- Huang is currently ranked No. 74 in singles nationally.
- BYU is ranked No. 37 in the country.
- The Cougars have won six matches in a row.
No. 65 Kansas State Notes:
- The Wildcats are 7-3 (1-1 Big 12), with a recent victory over Iowa State (6-1) and a loss against Kansas (1-4) last weekend.
- They finished last season with a 2-20 record and never won a road match.
- Head coach Jordan Smith is in his sixth season leading the program and has a career record of 40-60 with the Wildcats.
- Vanesa Suarez is currently the No. 105 ranked singles player nationally.
- Kansas State is ranked No. 65 in the country.
Series Information:
BYU leads the series 5-1.
The last meeting ended with a 7-0 victory for the Cougars on March 5, 2009, at Kansas State.
No. 1 Oklahoma State Notes:
- The Cowboys are 13-0 (2-0, Big 12) this year, with two wins over Kansas (4-1) and Iowa State (7-0) last weekend.
- Oklahoma State went 16-8 last season, with seven wins on the road.
- The team is led by Chris Young, who is in his 14th season leading the program.
- Last year, they made it to the second round of the Big 12 Tournament after a first-round victory over Texas Tech. The Cowboys also qualified for the NCAA Tournament and secured a victory over Denver in the first round.
- Oklahoma State finished fourth in the Big 12 last season.
- Ange Oby Kajuru (No. 4), Anastasiya Komar (No. 7), Lucia Peyre (No. 54), Ayumi Miyamoto (No. 84), and Safiya Carrington (No. 89) are all ranked in singles nationally.
- Kajuru/Komar (No. 5) and Komar/Raquel Gonzalez (No. 21) are both ranked in doubles nationally.
Series Information:
BYU leads the series 5-1.
The last meeting ended with a 6-1 victory for BYU on March 7, 2009, at Oklahoma State.