Daniel Byrnes Set to Compete for Individual NCAA Championship

May 24, 2006 | Cowboy Tennis

Oklahoma State tennis player Daniel Byrnes will compete for the 2006 NCAA Men's Individual Tennis Championship starting on Wednesday in Palo Alto, Calif.

Byrnes, who is currently ranked 13^th in the country, is one of 64 individuals invited to participate in the tournament. The junior will face Rice's Robert Searle, who is ranked 28^th in the latest ITA Rankings, in the first round. The two met on February 3^rd, the second match of the season for the Pokes, and Byrnes was victorious in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.

Byrnes sports a 13-7 dual record this season and is 12-8 against the field of 64. The Melbourne, Australia, native was also a unanimous All-Big 12 selection and has achieved the highest individual ranking for a Cowboy since Pavel Kudrnac.

The round of 64 will start on Wednesday at 10 a.m., on the Stanford campus and proceed until May 29^th.