Oklahoma State women's tennis beats Michigan to win first ITA indoor national title

Jacob Unruh, The Oklahoman

Oklahoma State has its first tennis national championship.

The third-ranked women’s tennis team claimed the ITA Indoor National Team Championship victory Monday, taking down No. 5 Michigan 5-3 in Seattle.

Redshirt sophomore Anastasiya Komar, the Cowgirls’ No. 1 singles player, sealed the victory with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Michigan’s Kari Miller.

OSU also picked up wins in No. 2 singles from Oby Kajuru and No. 6 singles from Kristina Novak.

The Cowgirls’ doubles teams of Komar and Kajuru along with Ayumi Miyamoto and Raquel Gonzalez each added victories to take the doubles point.

OSU, which made its first appearance in the ITA championship match, is 9-0 this spring. The Cowgirls have five wins over top-five programs, including two over the Wolverines.

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Singles competition

  • No. 17 Anastasiya Komar (OSU) def. No. 9 Kari Miller (MICH), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

  • No. 5 Ange Oby Kajuru (OSU) def. No. 18 Julia Fliegner (MICH), 6-0, 6-1

  • No. 124 Gala Mesochoritou (MICH) def. No. 54 Lucia Peyre (OSU), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4

  • Jaeden Brown (MICH) def. No. 122 Safiya Carrington (OSU), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)

  • Piper Charney (MICH) def. No. 46 Ayumi Miyamoto (OSU), 6-3, 6-2

  • Kristina Novak (OSU) def. No. 57 Lily Jones (MICH), 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition

  • No. 13 Anastasiya Komar and Ange Oby Kajuru (OSU) def. No. 5 Kari Miller and Jaeden Brown (MICH), 6-2

  • Ayumi Miyamoto and Raquel Gonzalez (OSU) def. Anna Jones and Lily Ross (MICH), 6-3

  • Safiya Carrington and Kristina Novak (OSU) v. Piper Charney and Reese Miller (MICH), 5-5, unfinished

Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2); Singles (2, 6, 5, 4, 3, 1)

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma State women's tennis wins ITA indoor national championship

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