Norman Open

The United States teams came into this week's ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup 16-and-under World Finals as the defending champions and No. 1 seeds.

You'll recognize some familiar names here, as Kristina and Annika Penickova both played in the 2023 Norman Open at 14 years old. Julieta Pareja, the World #1-ranked Junior, played in this years OKTF Pro Series Edmond W100.

As part of the US girls team, they posted their third straight 3-0 victory, this time over No. 6 seed Poland.

Kristina Penickova defeated Antonina Snochowska 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2 singles.

Julieta Pareja followed with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Barbara Kostecka at No. 1 singles to clinch the tie and first place in the group.

Penickova and Pareja were both on last year's Junior BJK Cup championship team.

Pareja and Annika Penickova won the doubles match, beating Oliwia Sybicka and Snochowska 7-6(3), 6-1.

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The Norman Open M25 and W35 is underway! Come join us at the Headington Family Tennis Center. Several fan favorites from Oklahoma Women's Tennis, Oklahoma Men's Tennis, The University of Tulsa, Oklahoma State Cowboy Tennis, and State Cowgirl Tennis are in the draw. Doubles Main Draw begins +/- 1:00 pm CDT.

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Check it out as Norman Open Tournament Director, Dawna Johnston gets a big shoutout from OKTF Pro Series, Chairman Bill Towler, in this Missouri Valley article that takes the reader behind the scenes of the Pro Series.

Discover what goes into bringing the OKTF Pro Series to life, with exclusive insights from Bill Towler in "Raising the Game — Inside the OKTF Pro Series".

From spotlighting professional tennis action across Oklahoma to fueling the mission of community and growth, this article takes you courtside for all the passion and vision behind the game.

Read on to get inspired and learn more about how this year, the OKTF Pro Series returns bigger than ever, bringing top-tier tennis to three major events across Oklahoma:

OKTF 25K Invitational — October 3–4, 2025 (Edmond Center Court)
OKTF W100 Edmond Open — October 6–12, 2025 (Edmond Center Court)
OKTF M25 | W35 Norman Open — October 20–26, 2025 (University of Oklahoma)

Benefiting the Oklahoma Tennis Foundation

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Hey, gonna join the action tomorrow night at Headington Family Tennis Center? You won;t want to miss this.

2024 was a good one for Oby 🙌

🔸Big 12 Player of the Year
🔸ITA Most Improved Player
🔸Nine straight weeks ranked in the top 10 in singles AND doubles
🔸 16-match win streak in singles to finish the season

And she:

🔸Played in the Oklahoma Tennis Foundation Pro Tennis Series Invitational
🔸Played in the Norman Open W35

We appreciate you participating as your involvement benefitted the Oklahoma Tennis Foundation and their initiative to spread the benefits of tennis throughout Oklahoma‼️

Oby, this is for you 🏆 👏👏‼️

Year two as a Cowgirl begins next week ⌛️

Oh, guess what? There's another Norman Open Singles Champion in the Australian Open main draw - Hugo Gaston. Good luck from your friends at the and Oklahoma Tennis Foundation

Looking for a reason to watch the Australian Open? The 2023 Norman Open Singles Champion, Learner Tien, qualified for the main draw.

Because of the Oklahoma Tennis Foundation Pro Tennis Series and Oklahoma Tennis Foundation's commitment to bringing the best tennis players to Oklahoma, we were able to attract a talent of Learner's level.

We'll be back in the fall with a W35 and M35!

The Oklahoma Tennis Foundation has received a generous $10K match for SCHOLARSHIPS which is a big part of their mission!

Their goal from now until the end of December 3rd, GIVING TUESDAY is to raise another $10K!

Please click the link below if you feel led to GIVE: https://onecau.se/10fortennis

As you know the Oklahoma Tennis Foundation reach is more than scholarships as they organize kid’s and Adaptive tennis clinic’s throughout Oklahoma. The Norman Open is the beneficiary of their support through the Oklahoma Tennis Foundation Pro Tennis Series which brings some of the best tennis players in the world to Norman. Please help this worthy cause if you can.

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And it's 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 please!

DJ Bennett, Auburn Women's Tennis, and Dasha Vidmanova, Georgia Bulldogs Women's Tennis in the NCAA Women's Singles National Championship.

We're bummed our favorite, Julia Garcia Ruiz, Oklahoma Women's Tennis didn't make it but she put up a great fight: 1-6, 6-3, 7-5. Congratulations on a great Championship run from your friends at the Oklahoma Tennis Foundation Pro Tennis Series Invitational, Edmond W75, and Norman Open W35 benefitting the Oklahoma Tennis Foundation.

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Guess what? Split sets in both matches. Julia and Dasha made comebacks to force third sets for a place in the NCAA D-1 Tennis Championship Final!

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And, the NCAA Women's Tennis Semifinals are underway in Waco!!

Let's go, Julia!

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🎾 | NCAA Singles (Semifinals)
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Julia Garcia Ruiz, Oklahoma Women's Tennis #9 seed, plays DJ Bennett, Auburn Women's Tennis for a shot at a NATTY 🏆‼️

Back story:
Bennett played Julia last fall in North Carolina, surviving a rally from Garcia Ruiz to post a 6-2, 6-7(3), 10-2 victory.

The other Semi features No. 7 seed Julia Fliegner, Michigan Women’s Tennis, and No. 2 seed Dasha Vidmanova of
Georgia Bulldogs WomensTennis.

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