Cowboy Tennis Kicks Off Conference Play at Texas, TCU

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The Basics
The Oklahoma State men's tennis team will look to start conference play with a bang, facing the top two teams in the country in Texas and TCU. OSU will hit the road to matchup with the Longhorns on Friday at 6:30 p.m. CT, before facing TCU at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The Pokes will try to ride the momentum of a 4-3 win over No. 43 Tulane into the weekend with a difficult slate of matches.

Following The Action
For Texas, the match will be broadcasted on the Longhorn Network. For the TCU match, live stats can be viewed at: https://www.sidearmstats.com/tcu/mten/xlive.htm
For season-long coverage of the Oklahoma State men's tennis, visit okstate.com and follow @CowboyTennis on Twitter and Instagram.

In The Rankings
Oklahoma State appeared in ITA's latest rankings, checking in at No. 34. Tyler Zink was also recognized nationally, ranking at No. 90 in singles. He boasts a 12-5 record on the featured court, with wins over three ranked opponents in 2023. Also ranked was OSU's court one doubles pairing, with Zink and fifth year senior, Chase Ferguson, checking in at No. 78.

Series History
Texas leads Oklahoma State 33-4 all time, with the last meeting being a 4-0 loss for OSU. The Cowboys last beat the Longhorns in 2017, recording a 4-2 victory. Against TCU, Oklahoma State is 8-13, with the last win, a 4-2 mark in 2019.

Streaks & Trends
Tyler Zink leads the team in singles victories, with 12.
Leighton Allen and Isaac Becroft are the only Cowboys with two singles losses or less.
Six Cowboys boast a .500 or higher win percentage in singles.
Seven Cowboys own seven or more wins in singles play.
OSU has won the doubles point in five of their last six matches.
Seven different doubles pairings have maintained a winning record this season.
Alex Garcia and Fran Pini own a 5-1 doubles record on court three.

A Pair of Oklahoma State Wins Would...
Improve its record to 14-6.
Make it 2-0 to begin conference play.
Give the Cowboys their fifth and sixth ranked wins of 2023.
Make it 4-5 on the road this season.
Extend its winning streak to 3 matches.

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Players Mentioned

Leighton Allen

Isaac Becroft

Chase Ferguson

Alex Garcia

Tyler Zink

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