Texas Tech University Athletics
Friday, April 19
Stillwater, Okla.
12 PM
Texas Tech Athletics
vs
Oklahoma
Red Raiders face No. 9 Oklahoma at Big 12 Championships
April 18, 2024 | Men's Tennis
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech Red Raiders are facing the No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners in the Big 12 Championships on Friday, April 19 at 12 p.m. at the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Okla. Texas Tech is the 7-seed as they take on 2-seeded Oklahoma in the first round of the tournament.
The Red Raiders (9-14, 1-6 Big 12) are coming off an impressive win against the BYU Cougars to close out the regular season. BYU was able to take a 1-0 lead after winning the doubles point, but the Red Raiders retook the momentum after winning all six of their first sets. Tech would get singles victories from Reed Collier, Lorenzo Esquici, Niksa Arsic and Piotr Pawlak to secure the Big 12 win.
In singles, Olle Wallin checks in at No. 48 in the ITA rankings and leads the Red Raiders with 10 dual wins, all at court one. Following Wallin is Collier with nine dual wins and eight at the court two position. In doubles, the duo of Pawlak and Sebastian Abboud are ranked at No. 39 as they lead the team with 13 dual wins, nine of those coming at the top court.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
The No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners are heading into Friday's match boasting a 19-3 overall record and finishing the Big 12 with a 6-1 record for second place. Oklahoma's three losses were against Tennessee (1-4), Florida State (2-5) and Texas (1-4). The Sooners have won 12 of their last 13 matches, including recent wins over Oklahoma State (5-1), Baylor (4-0) and Texas A&M (5-2). The Sooners are led in singles by No. 7-ranked Alex Martinez, who is 15-2 in dual matches all at court one. No. 64 Khololwam Montsi is second on the team with 13 dual wins, the majority coming at court two. Oklahoma has one doubles team ranked at No. 63 in Baptiste Anselmo and Martinez, who are 7-3 in dual matches at the top court.
OPPONENTS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
No. 7 Alex Martinez
No. 64 Khololwam Montsi
Doubles
No. 63 Baptiste Anselmo/Alex Martinez
FOLLOW ALONG
There will be live stats and a live stream on ESPN+ available for the match. Follow the @TexasTechMTEN X account for updates on the matches.
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The Red Raiders (9-14, 1-6 Big 12) are coming off an impressive win against the BYU Cougars to close out the regular season. BYU was able to take a 1-0 lead after winning the doubles point, but the Red Raiders retook the momentum after winning all six of their first sets. Tech would get singles victories from Reed Collier, Lorenzo Esquici, Niksa Arsic and Piotr Pawlak to secure the Big 12 win.
In singles, Olle Wallin checks in at No. 48 in the ITA rankings and leads the Red Raiders with 10 dual wins, all at court one. Following Wallin is Collier with nine dual wins and eight at the court two position. In doubles, the duo of Pawlak and Sebastian Abboud are ranked at No. 39 as they lead the team with 13 dual wins, nine of those coming at the top court.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
The No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners are heading into Friday's match boasting a 19-3 overall record and finishing the Big 12 with a 6-1 record for second place. Oklahoma's three losses were against Tennessee (1-4), Florida State (2-5) and Texas (1-4). The Sooners have won 12 of their last 13 matches, including recent wins over Oklahoma State (5-1), Baylor (4-0) and Texas A&M (5-2). The Sooners are led in singles by No. 7-ranked Alex Martinez, who is 15-2 in dual matches all at court one. No. 64 Khololwam Montsi is second on the team with 13 dual wins, the majority coming at court two. Oklahoma has one doubles team ranked at No. 63 in Baptiste Anselmo and Martinez, who are 7-3 in dual matches at the top court.
OPPONENTS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
No. 7 Alex Martinez
No. 64 Khololwam Montsi
Doubles
No. 63 Baptiste Anselmo/Alex Martinez
FOLLOW ALONG
There will be live stats and a live stream on ESPN+ available for the match. Follow the @TexasTechMTEN X account for updates on the matches.
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