Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Tennis Hosts Bedlam in Stillwater
February 24, 2011 | Cowboy Tennis
Feb. 24, 2011
STILLWATER - The Bedlam Series returns to Stillwater Friday, as the No. 59 Oklahoma State men's tennis team hosts 24th-ranked Oklahoma in a non-conference matchup at the DeBois Tennis Complex at 2 p.m.
The Cowboys enter their first home match with a 2-4 record and are coming off of a 4-2 loss to UC Irvine in Las Vegas, Nev. OSU is lead by its No. 1 doubles team of Aleksey Bessonov and Rifat Biktyakov, who hold a perfect 3-0 record at the top spot this season and are ranked as the No.4 doubles team in the nation. Biktyakov, Ilija Martinoski and Eric West have been the top performers in singles play, each holding a winning record. Vlad Bonarenko is only Cowboy in the ITA singles rankings, sitting at No. 115.
The Sooners are on a two-match win streak and sit at 4-2 in 2011 after a 4-3 victory over No. 59 Arkansas. OU is led by a trio of ranked singles athletes, including No. 28 Ionut Beleleu, No. 69 Costin Paval and No. 118 Peerakit Siributwong. Beleleu and Paval are also the No. 68 doubles tandem.
Oklahoma State holds a 42-23 all-time advantage over Oklahoma, with the Sooners winning a pair of matches last season.
The match is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. with doubles play followed by singles competition. Admission to the match is free.
