Cowboy Tennis Collects Road Win Over No. 39 SMU, 6-1

Friday, March 11

Dallas, TX

5 P.M.

Oklahoma State University

SMU

March 11, 2022 | Cowboy Tennis

Dallas, Texas - Oklahoma State's men's tennis team earned its first road win of the season in dominating fashion after defeating No. 39 SMU, 6-1, on Friday evening at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex.

With the win, the Cowboys improved to 8-6 on the year. Notably, OSU impressively notched its 10th consecutive doubles point victory in the matchup.

The Cowboys took the advantage early after a competitive doubles matchup. Tyler Zink and Seb Nothhaft took the court against Adam Neff and Ivan Thamma, where the tandem took flight for OSU's first doubles victory of the night, 6-3. SMU's Julian Steinhausen and Huntley Allen answered back for the Mustangs on court three against OSU's Leighton Allen and Fran Pini, 6-3. The point rested on court two, where Max Verboven and Alex Garcia were able to rally after dropping the first two games, 2-0 before claiming the tiebreak to clinch the point, 7-6(4).

The Cowboys followed their impressive doubles play with an impressive showing in singles action. SMU's sole point from the matchup came from Liam Krall, who bested Seb Nothhaft on court three, 6-3, 6-1.

Tyler Zink started fast and never looked back to quickly rout SMU's Adam Neff. The Cowboy dealt a straight-set, 6-4, 6-4 loss to the Mustang to mark OSU's first singles point victory of the night.

Next up, Alex Garcia followed suit and took the court versus Caleb Chakravarthi. The Cowboy wasted no time securing the opening set, 7-5. However, Chakravarthi answered back, sweeping the second set, 6-0. Garcia regained momentum to prevail and close out court two, 6-3, in impressive fashion to give OSU a 3-1 overall advantage.

Leighton Allen put on a thrilling performance on court five to take down Ivan Thamma. Allen was able to record four-straight games in the opening set. The sophomore was able to close out a crucial first set victory, 7-6(4). Momentum rolled into the second set, where Allen prevailed to down Thamma, 7-5.

Although the match was decided, the remaining courts played out.

Fran Pini was downed in his opening set by Julian Steinhausen on court six. The freshman was able to prevail in back-and-forth second and third sets to complete OSU's fourth consecutive singles point of the night, 6-2, 6-4

Max Verboven and Pranav Kumar were an evenly matched pair the entirety of the dual on court four. Verboven came out swinging, taking the first, 6-4. Kumar regained momentum to claim the second, 7-6(5). Verboven closed out the night cruising to a tiebreak win, 7-6(2).

The Cowboys will continue their road swing as they head to New Orleans to face Memphis on March 19 and Tulane on March 20.

Singles competition

1. Tyler Zink (OSU) def. Adam Neff (SMU) 6-4, 6-4

2. Alex Garcia (OSU) def. Caleb Chakravarthi (SMU) 7-5, 0-6, 6-3

3. Liam Krall (SMU) def. Sebastian Nothhaft (OSU) 6-3, 6-1

4. Maxim Verboven (OSU) def. Pranav Kumar (SMU) 6-4, 6-7, 7-6

5. Leighton Allen (OSU) def. Ivan Thamma (SMU) 7-6, 7-5

6. Francisco Pini (OSU) def. Julian Steinhausen (SMU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Tyler Zink/Sebastian Nothhaft (OSU) def. Adam Neff/Ivan Thamma (SMU) 6-3

2. Alex Garcia/Maxim Verboven (OSU) def. Pranav Kumar/Liam Krall (SMU) 7-6

3. Julian Steinhausen/Huntley Allen (SMU) def. Leighton Allen/Francisco Pini (OSU) 6-3