Cowboy Tennis Falls to Texas Tech

Saturday, March 22

Stillwater, OK

1 p.m.

Oklahoma State University

Texas Tech

March 22, 2025 | Cowboy Tennis

Box Score

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State's men's tennis team dropped the finale of its three-match homestand to Texas Tech, 4-3, on Saturday afternoon at the Greenwood Tennis Center.

The win improves the Red Raiders to 11-6 overall and 2-1 in the Big 12, while the loss drops the Cowboys to 7-9 and 1-1 in the league.

Tied at three, all eyes turned to court six's match between OSU's Ben Stecker and Texas Tech's Sebastian Abboud. In a three-set, back-and-forth match, Abboud clinched the win for the Red Raiders with a 6-7 (9), 6-1, 7-5 victory.

In the loss, Oklahoma State's Derek Pham won his ninth-straight match, defeating Tyler Stewart, 7-6 (1), 7-5. Pham leads the Cowboys in wins with 11.

No. 87 Isaac Becroft and Ian Bracks also picked up wins for the Cowboys, as Becroft defeated Piotr Pawlak, 6-3, 6-2, and Bracks took down Thiago Guglieri, 6-3, 6-4.

The Red Raiders took the doubles point to open the match. On court one, Abboud and Pawlak bested No. 58 Alessio Basile and Nicolas Kobelt, 6-4, and Niksa Arsic and Guglieri defeated Thomas Gadecki and Bracks, 6-4.

OSU's Alessio Basile and Nicolas Kobelt dropped their singles matches in straight sets.

OSU heads to Tucson, Ariz., for the first of a five-match road trip. The Cowboys face No. 15 Arizona on Friday, March 28, at 2 p.m.

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

Singles competition

No. 87 Isaac Becroft (OSU) def. Piotr Pawlak (TTU), 6-3, 6-2
Niksa Arsic (TTU) def. Alessio Basile (OSU), 6-2, 6-4
Derek Pham (OSU) def. Tyler Stewart (TTU), 7-6 (1), 7-5
Ludovico Vaccari (TTU) def. Nicolas Kobelt (OSU), 6-2, 6-3
Ian Bracks (OSU) def. Thiago Guglieri (TTU), 6-3, 6-4
Sebastian Abboud (TTU) def. Ben Stecker (OSU), 6-7 (9), 6-1, 7-5

Doubles competition

Sebastian Abboud and Piotr Pawlak (TTU) def. No. 58 Alessio Basile and Nicolas Kobelt (OSU), 6-4
Niksa Arsic and Thiago Guglieri (TTU) def. Ian Bracks and Thomas Gadecki (OSU), 6-4
Isaac Becroft and Finn Hopfe (OSU) vs. Takeyasu Sekiguchi and Tyler Stewart (TTU), 4-4, unf.