Cowboys Hosting Tulsa on Senior Day

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STILLWATER – The fifth-ranked Oklahoma State men's tennis team takes a break from Big 12 action this week, as the Cowboys return to Stillwater for a showdown with their in-state rival Tulsa on Friday at 3 p.m. OSU's clash with the Golden Hurricane will serve as senior day for the squad. The Cowboys will honor their four seniors on-court after the match concludes.

STILLWATER – The fifth-ranked Oklahoma State men's tennis team takes a break from Big 12 action this week, as the Cowboys return to Stillwater for a showdown with their in-state rival Tulsa on Friday at 3 p.m. OSU's clash with the Golden Hurricane will serve as senior day for the squad. The Cowboys will honor their four seniors on-court after the match concludes.

The Oklahoma State Lineup
- At the top of the Cowboys' doubles lineup is the returning All-American duo of Julian Cash and Arjun Kadhe. Cash and Kadhe won 34 matches as a tandem last season and became the fourth team in OSU history to earn All-America honors.
- The Cowboys also return five other upperclassmen this season in Lukas Finzelberg, Lucas Gerch, Jurence Mendoza, Tristan Meraut and Nathan Roper. All five figure to play a key role in the OSU lineup this season, including Gerch, whose 69 career singles victories puts him in ninth place on OSU's all-time wins list.
- The final members of head coach Jay Udwadia's roster are newcomers Mathieu Scaglia and Artur Dubinski.

Match Updates
- For updates during matches, follow @CowboyTennis on Twitter and then check okstate.com for post-match results and a recap from the day's action.

Oklahoma State from a Distance
- Oklahoma State returns seven upperclassmen from a season that saw the Cowboys host an NCAA Regional for the first time since 2007 and advance to the Round of 16 at the NCAA Tournament for the 10th time in program history. The Cowboys racked up 20 duals wins for the second time under head coach Jay Udwadia, with 12 of those victories coming against ranked competition.
- Udwadia is currently in his fifth season in charge of the Cowboys. He earned his 75th win as OSU's head coach when his Cowboys blanked No. 14 Kentucky on January 28 to secure their spot in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship. Udwadia is joined by first-year assistant coach Marek Michalicka.

Notable Streaks and Trends
- The Cowboys have been ranked in the top-30 of the ITA Rankings for 37 consecutive weeks. The last time OSU was outside of the top-30 was May 1, 2015. Oklahoma State's top-five ranking this week marked the squad's eighth consecutive appearance in the top 10, which is the longest streak in team history.
- OSU's victory over third-ranked Baylor marked the third time under head coach Jay Udwadia that the Cowboys have reached the 20-win mark, having done so previously in 2014 and 2016. It is the 17th time in team history that the Cowboys won at least 20 matches.
- Oklahoma State has had a doubles tandem earn All-America honors in each of the past three seasons. Last season it was Julian Cash and Arjun Kadhe achieving the feat, while Kadhe and Jakob Sude recorded the first two during the 2014 and 2015 NCAA Tournaments.
- Since 2013, the Cowboys have made three-straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including advancing to the Round of 16 last season. That streak is the second longest in program history, trailing only a seven-year streak from 2003-09 that saw the Cowboys reach the Round of 16 on three occasions.
- Tristan Meraut has been a key cog in the OSU lineup in recent weeks. The junior has won 12 straight singles contests dating back to the Cowboys' shut-out victory over No. 14 Kentucky in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend final. OSU is unbeaten in dual matches this season when Meraut is victorious in singles (11-0).

Record Watch
- Arjun Kadhe and Lucas Gerch are climbing up Oklahoma State's all-time singles wins list. Gerch is OSU's active singles wins leader, and his 78 career victories put him in fifth place. Kadhe, meanwhile, holds 71 singles wins for his career and is currently in a four-way tie for eighth place on the all-time list.
- Julian Cash has been a dynamic presence at the top of OSU's doubles lineups throughout the past two seasons. The junior set an OSU record last season by winning 34 doubles contests with Arjun Kadhe. This season, Cash has added 25 more victories to his total and is now just two wins shy of breaking into the top 10 on OSU's all-time doubles wins list.
- Arjun Kadhe has proved this season that his doubles success is no fluke, as the senior has earned 33 victories with three different partners this year. Kadhe's 33 doubles wins leave him one shy of matching his own single-season record.
- Kadhe also currently sits with Oleksandr Nedovyesov and his former doubles partner Jakob Sude as the only three-time All-Americans in OSU history. With his senior campaign underway, Kadhe can become the first Cowboy to earn All-America honors on four occasions this year.

Cowboys in the ITA Rankings
- Julian Cash and Arjun Kadhe have posted 25 wins in doubles play this season as they continue to cement themselves as one of OSU's greatest doubles tandems in team history. The duo moved up to spots to No. 3 in this week's rankings.
- Kadhe and fellow senior Lucas Gerch are also ranked in doubles, as they sit at No. 46 this week. Gerch is also ranked No. 88 in doubles with fell left-hander Jurence Mendoza.
- Cash is currently Oklahoma State's highest-ranked singles competitor, sitting at No. 21 this week. The junior is the first Cowboy to spend eight straight weeks in the top-30 since Oleksandr Nedovyesov in 2010.
- Lukas Finzelberg and Arjun Kadhe both hold singles rankings as well, coming in at No. 75 and No. 87, respectively. Gerch rounds out the quartet of Cowboys in the singles rankings as the senior sits at No. 99 this week.

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Players Mentioned

Julian Cash

Artur Dubinski

Lukas Finzelberg

Lucas Gerch

Arjun Kadhe

Jurence Mendoza

Tristan Meraut

Nathan Roper

Mathieu Scaglia

Jakob Sude

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