Cowboy Tennis Set for Pair of Road Matches in Tennessee

The Basics
Oklahoma State's men's tennis team continues its seven-match road trip as it heads to the Volunteer State to face Middle Tennessee State on Feb. 14 at 5 p.m. and Memphis on Feb. 16 at 11 a.m. OSU will aim to push its winning streak against the Blue Raiders to three in a row. OSU has outscored MTSU in its last two wins, 8-5. The Cowboys will be seeking vengeance for their 2024 loss to the Tigers. OSU has never lost back-to-back matches to Memphis.

Following the Action
For OSU's match against Middle Tennessee, live video can be found at: :https://goblueraiders.co/MTTrack-Tennis. Live stats can be found at: https://goblueraiders.co/MT-Live-Stats. For OSU's match against Memphis, live video can be found at: https://web.track.tennis/#/@public-QqYpxkh6VW8/@public-QqYpxkh6VW8/. Live stats can be found at: https://sidearmstats.com/memphis/mten/

Meet the Cowboys
Graduate student Isaac Becroft leads the Cowboys. The captain is one of five returning players from last year's 18-10 squad that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Other returners include Alessio Basile, Francisco Pini, Derek Pham, and Ty Wunderlich. Head coach Dustin Taylor brought in six freshmen in this year's recruiting class, including Tennessee transfer Nicolas Kobelt, Ian Bracks, Thomas Gadecki, Matei Onofrei, Ben Stecker, and Finn Hopfe.

In The Rankings
The Cowboys checked in at No. 5 in the Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll after finishing fourth in the Big 12 tournament in the 2024 season. Isaac Becroft is the lone ranked Cowboy at No. 57. The captain of the team holsters a 3-1 singles record and is 1-1 against nationally-ranked foes. Becroft has a win against the No. 25 player in the country and fell to No. 2.

Series History
OSU meets up with the Blue Raiders for the fourth consecutive season. The Cowboys are 2-1 all-time against MTSU, with OSU having won the last two meetings.

Oklahoma State is set to face the Tigers for the 16th time in history. OSU leads the all-time series against Memphis, 12-3, even having dropped the last contest, 4-2. OSU has never lost consecutive matches to Memphis and has won four of the past five meetings.

Streaks & Trends

OSU has won back-to-back matches against Middle Tennessee
OSU has not lost consecutive matches to Memphis in program history
Ian Bracks leads the Cowboys in singles wins with four
Isaac Becroft and Ian Bracks have both won back-to-back singles matches
In doubles, Alessio Basile and Nicolas Kobelt have won four consecutive matches on court one

A Pair of Oklahoma State Wins Would...

Improve its record to 4-6
Give OSU its first two road wins of the season
Make it 13-3 against Memphis
Give it three consecutive wins against Middle Tennessee
Give it back-to-back wins for the first time this season
Make it 3-2 in the month of February

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Players Mentioned

Alessio Basile

Isaac Becroft

Ian Bracks

Thomas Gadecki

Finn Hopfe

Nicolas Kobelt

Matei Onofrei

Derek Pham

Francisco Pini

Ben Stecker

Ty Wunderlich

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