IRVING, Texas — Oklahoma State’s Mhai Sawangkaew and Oklahoma’s Jordan Hasson were named Big 12 Tennis Players of the Week following strong performances during the seventh week of spring competition.
Behind a dominant performance from Sawangkaew, the No. 10 Cowgirls swept No. 42 Furman and took down 18th-ranked Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon to clinch the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic title. Sawangkaew was crowned the tournament MVP after going 3-0 in singles and 1-0 in doubles play last weekend, including a victory over the nationally ranked No. 23 doubles duo of Julia Adams and Ellie Schoppe. The freshman paired up with Martina Zerulo to take a 6-4 win on the top court before defeating Schoppe 6-0, 6-2 in the two-spot.
This followed a 6-2, 7-5 win against Yale’s Chelsea Kung on Friday before capping off the weekend with a dominant performance against 84th-ranked Anna Campana of Wake Forest, 6-1, 6-1, Saturday.
Meanwhile, 70th-ranked Hasson competed at the No. 3 line for the 20th-ranked Sooners, tallying wins in both of his singles matches. In OU’s 7-0 sweep against No. 18 Texas A&M, Hasson battled hard in three sets and ultimately came out on top against the Aggies’ Pierce Rollins. Hasson, who closed the match out for the Sooners, tallied a 6-7 (2), 6-3, 7-6 (3) score.
Against No. 4 Baylor, the freshman contributed to OU’s three points. Hasson struck first on singles for the Sooners, notching a 6-2, 6-3 win against Mark Miladinovic. Oklahoma fell to the Bears 4-3 in an intense match.
Oklahoma State women’s tennis will return to the court on March 11 to kick off Big 12 play against Kansas State while OU men’s tennis travels to the Southwest for road matches against Arizona and Arizona State Friday and Sunday.
2022 Big 12 Women's Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 18 - Margarita Skriabina, Texas Tech, So.
Jan. 25 - Carmen Corley, Oklahoma, Jr.
Feb. 1 - Alicia Herrero Linana, Baylor, Sr.
Feb. 8 - Alexandra Pisareva, Oklahoma, Sr.
Feb. 15 - Ivana Corley, Oklahoma, Sr.
Feb. 22 - Lisa Marie Rioux, Oklahoma State, Sr.
March 1 - Mhai Sawangkaew, Oklahoma State, Fr.
2022 Big 12 Men's Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 18 - Jake Fearnley, TCU, So.
Jan. 25 - Richard Ciamarra, Texas, Sr.
Feb. 1 - Micah Braswell, Texas, So.
Feb. 8 - Alex Martinez, Oklahoma, Jr.
Feb. 15 - Adrian Boitan, Baylor, Jr.
Feb. 22 - Sander Jong, TCU, Jr.
March 1 - Jordan Hasson, Oklahoma, Fr.