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Tech welcomes Oklahoma State, UTSA this week
March 17, 2026 | Men's Tennis
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech Red Raiders welcome the No. 36 Oklahoma State Cowboys for a conference match on Saturday at 2 p.m., then host the UTSA Roadrunners on Sunday at 12 p.m. at the McLeod Tennis Center.
The Red Raiders (9-7, 0-2 Big 12) are led in dual singles wins by Niksa Arsic, Felipe Pagnacco and Thiago Guglieri with nine each. Arsic's wins have all come at the top court, while Pagnacco tallies a 6-2 record at court four. Guglieri is 4-1 at both court five and court six. In dual doubles, the pairing of Arsic and Guglieri lead the Red Raiders with seven wins, all coming at court one. Sebastian Abboud and Tyler Stewart are just behind with a 3-1 dual doubles record, all at line two.
Scouting the Opponents
The No. 36-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys are 14-5 overall and 1-1 in Big 12 play. They have key wins over Utah, Penn, San Diego, Memphis and Middle Tennessee. Their five losses are against Princeton, Yale, Nebraska, Wichita State and BYU. There are five Cowboys who total double-digit dual singles wins this season, led by Haydar Gokpinar with a 14-2 record, with 13 of those coming at line six. Ian Bracks (12), Nicolas Kobelt (12), Alessio Basile (10) and Aaron Williams (10) round of the double-figure wins. In dual doubles, the pairing of Williams and Kobelt lead the team with an 11-2 record, totaling eight of those wins at court two.
The UTSA Roadrunners are 2-10 on the season, getting their two wins over Louisiana, 6-1, and UT Arlington, 7-0. They've played some tough competition this year, dropping matches to Texas A&M, Arizona State, Oklahoma State and SMU. In dual singles, the Roadrunners are led by Oskar Grzegorzewski with five wins, all at court one. In dual doubles, there are four teams who record a win each.
Marketing Items
- Punchcard system for students – Come to matches and redeem prizes at the end of the season
- Kids clinic with the Red Raiders men's tennis team prior to the women's tennis Utah match on Thursday
- Bahama Bucks food truck for first 50 fans (Saturday)
- Red Raider t-shirt giveaway for first 100 fans (Saturday)
- Team Luke Match (Sunday)
Follow Along
Live stats and live video will be available for both matches. Fans can also follow along with live updates from the Texas Tech Men's Tennis X account.Â
In the ITA Rankings
Doubles
No. 81 Nicolas Kobelt/Haydar Cem Gokpinar (Oklahoma State)
Texas Tech Men's Tennis
- 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances
- 10 NCAA Singles Championship Participants
- 13 NCAA Doubles Championship Participants
- Seven All-Americans
- 2016 Big 12 Champions
- 53 Academic All-Big 12 Selections
- Career-high ITA End of Year Team Ranking of No. 11
- Eight Top-25 ITA End of Year Team Rankings
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