Arizona women’s tennis’ first NCAA Championships appearance in a decade was a brief one.
Arizona fell to Oklahoma 4-0 Saturday in College Station, Tx. in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats finish the year with a 17-13 record.
Oklahoma jumped out to a 1-0 lead by winning the doubles point. Arizona’s pair of Reece Carter and Brandelyn Fulgenzi won their match on the No. 1 doubles court, but Oklahoma won the other two doubles matches.
Carter and Fulgenzi each lost their matches in singles play, as did Martyna Ostrzygalo.
Two remaining matches were left unfinished.
Arizona’s early exit from the NCAA Championships will still be considered a major step forward for a program that hadn’t reached the NCAAs since 2013-14.
Coach Ryan Stotland’s program should return the majority of its players next season. Arizona also brings in five-star recruit Stephanie Shogreen of Scottsdale.