Cowboy Tennis Set to Host Penn

Tuesday, March 10

Stillwater, Okla.

5 p.m.

Oklahoma State University

Penn

March 09, 2026 | Cowboy Tennis

Match Notes

Oklahoma State Cowboys
(12-4, 0-0 Big 12) | Head Coach: Dustin Taylor (Fifth Season)
vs.
Penn Quakers | 5 p.m. CT
(9-4, 0-0 Ivy League) | Head Coach: Rich Bonfiglio (Third Season)

Match 17 | Penn | March 10, 2026
Venue: Greenwood Tennis Center
Stream: https://okla.st/WatchvsPenn
Stats: https://okla.st/StatsvsPenn

Social Media: @CowboyTennis

The Basics
The Oklahoma State men's tennis team continues the 2026 campaign with a match against Penn on Tuesday night at the Greenwood Tennis Center at 5 p.m. The Cowboys have yet to drop a match at home this season and are coming off the win of the season against No. 14 San Diego, 4-3. The win marks OSU's highest ranked win since March 16^th, 2024, where they defeated No. 11 Illinois. In addition, the Cowboys also took down South Florida on Friday night, 4-1. The Pokes have started off 12-3, before dropping a match at Wichita State, with the 12-3 record being the best start to a season in the head coach Dustin Taylor era.

Newcomers Making Their Names Known
The Cowboys have been fueled by the newcomers of the program. Starting with Georgia Southern transfer Aaron Williams, he has started his Cowboy career with near-perfection, going 10-2, including a key comeback win over Yale's Jim Ji, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5), to keep the Pokes in the match with the Bulldogs. The All-Sun Belt player has shined just as bright in doubles, winning nine of his 11 matches, including a signature victory with partner Nicolas Kobelt over Princeton's No. 2 doubles team, 7-6(6), to take the doubles point against the Tigers. Freshmen Haydar Gokpinar has shined bright in his first spring season with Cowboy Tennis. Gokpinar is 12-1 and sealed the match against Arkansas with a comeback win over Eric Padgham, 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-1. The Turkish native started his career with 10 straight wins, the most by a Cowboy to start his career since Lucas Gerch in 2014.

In The Rankings
The Oklahoma State men's tennis team ranked 34^th in this week's Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I rankings. The Pokes sit as the sixth-highest ranked team in the stacked Big 12, behind TCU (7), UCF (9), Baylor (10), Arizona (15) and Arizona State (17). No Cowboys or Cowboy pairings are featured in the rankings as of March 3. New team rankings will come out the morning of the match.

Series History
Oklahoma State and Penn will match up for the third time ever on Tuesday evening. The two matchups have both gone the way of the Cowboys, with OSU taking wins in 1975, 5-4, and 2007, 5-2. This will be the first time the two have played each other at the Greenwood Tennis Center.

Streaks & Trends
·      OSU has won nine of 11 matches
·      OSU is 10-0 at the Greenwood Tennis Center
·      OSU has never lost to Penn
·      Haydar Gokpinar is 12-1 in singles on the season
·      Ian Bracks has wins on every court except six
·      OSU has 80 total team points through 16 matches

An Oklahoma State Win Would…