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Tech opens Big 12 Championships Friday at 3 p.m.
April 21, 2022 | Men's Tennis
The fourth-seeded Red Raiders will clash with No. 5 Oklahoma
FORT WORTH – The fourth-seeded Texas Tech men's tennis program opens up play at the 2022 Big 12 Championships on Friday afternoon when they face No. 5 Oklahoma at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
If victorious, Texas Tech (14-10) would advance to Saturday's semifinals against host-school and top-seeded TCU. The Red Raiders fell to the No. 1 ranked (ITA/Big 12) 6-1, back on Apr. 1 in Fort Worth.
Tech defeated the Oklahoma Sooners in dramatic fashion back on Apr. 8 when the Red Raiders earned a come-from-behind win over the Sooners, 4-3.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP: MATCHUP: Texas Tech (14-10, 2-3 Big 12) vs. Oklahoma (13-9, 1-4 Big 12) DATE: April 22,2022 LOCATION: Fort Worth (Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center) TIME: 3 p.m.
LAST TIME vs. OU: With the season on the brink and the NCAA Tournament hopes dwindling with just three matches remaining, the Texas Tech men's tennis program fought off an incredible five match points to defeat Oklahoma 4-3 Friday night at the McLeod Tennis Center in a four hour and 11-minute thriller. Powered by a pair of clutch wins from Franco Ribero and Dimitrios Azoidis, Texas Tech (13-9, 1-2 Big 12) moved one step closer to clinching the programs fifth-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. In what could only be described as an absolute thriller, Ribero sealed the Red Raiders 13th victory, overcoming a 3-5 deficit in the third and final set to secure a break and two holds of serve that gave him a 6-5 lead and a chance to serve for the match. After Ribero was broken at love in the 12th game of the set, the Argentinian won the final six points of the tiebreaker to secure a 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-6 (1) victory on court number five. UP NEXT: Following the conclusion of play at the Big 12 Championships, No. 38 Texas Tech will turn its sights' to postseason play. The full field of the 2022 NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament will be announced on May 2, at 5 p.m. (CT)
