Cowboy Tennis Defeats Rice, Notches Fifth-Straight Win

Tuesday, March 18

Stillwater, OK

5 p.m.

Oklahoma State University

Rice

March 18, 2025 | Cowboy Tennis

Box Score

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State's men's tennis team defeated Rice, 5-2, on Tuesday night at the Greenwood Tennis Center to extend its winning streak.

The victory improves OSU to 7-8 and was its fifth win in a row, while the loss drops Rice to 10-7.

After dropping the first set, OSU's Nicolas Kobelt rallied to win back-to-back sets to halt the Owls' comeback, defeating Tommy Czaplinski, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4, and clinching the match.

To open the match, the Cowboys nabbed the doubles point after a 6-3 win from Isaac Becroft and Finn Hopfe and a 6-4 win from No. 58 Alessio Basile and Kobelt. OSU is 5-0 this season when taking the match's opening point.

Soon after, OSU's Derek Pham tallied his eighth-straight win in the contest, besting Santiago Navarro, 6-1, 6-3. Pham leads the Cowboys in wins with 10.

Basile pushed the match to the brink with his second-straight win, defeating Petro Kuzmenok, 6-3, 6-3.

Down 3-0, the Owls collected back-to-back points with Arthus de la Bassetiere's 7-6 (2), 6-4 win over No. 87 Becroft, and Kabeer Kapasi's 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 victory over Ian Bracks.

OSU's Ben Stecker collected the match's final point, defeating Emir Sendogan, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-6 (4)

The Cowboys round out their homestand against Texas Tech on Saturday, March 22, at 1 p.m.

For season-long coverage of Oklahoma State men's tennis, visit okstate.com and follow @CowboyTennis on Instagram and X.

Singles competition

Arthus de la Bassetiere (RICE) def. No. 87 Isaac Becroft (OSU), 7-6 (2), 6-4
Alessio Basile (OSU) def. Petro Kuzmenok (RICE), 6-3, 6-3
Derek Pham (OSU) def. Santiago Navarro (RICE), 6-1, 6-3
Nicolas Kobelt (OSU) def. Tommy Czaplinski (RICE), 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4
Kabeer Kapasi (RICE) def. Ian Bracks (OSU), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3
Ben Stecker (OSU) def. Emir Sendogan (RICE), 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-6 (4)

Doubles competition

No. 58 Alessio Basile and Nicolas Kobelt (OSU) def. Santiago Navarro and Petro Kuzmenok (RICE), 6-4
Arthus de la Bassetiere and Eduardo Morias (RICE) def. Ian Bracks and Thomas Gadecki (OSU), 6-2
Isaac Becroft and Finn Hopfe (OSU) def. Kabeer Kapasi and Yair Sarouk (RICE), 6-3