Cowboys Begin Three-Match Homestand Against Arizona State

Oklahoma State Cowboys
(14-8, 1-4 Big 12) | Head Coach: Dustin Taylor (Fifth Season)
vs.
Arizona State Sun Devils | 1 p.m. CT
(14-8, 1-3 Big 12) | Head Coach: Matt Hill (10th Season)

Match 23 | Arizona State | April 5, 2026
Venue: Greenwood Tennis Center
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The Basics
The Oklahoma State men's tennis team is back home as they take on 29^th-ranked Arizona State (14-8, 1-3) at the Greenwood Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. CT. The match will be streamed on ESPN+ as a part of the Big 12 Crosscourt stream. The Cowboys are an impressive 11-1 at home, only dropping one close match to No. 8 Baylor. Oklahoma State already has one top 15 win this season when it took down No. 14 San Diego at the Greenwood Tennis Center last month in a 4-3 battle, sealed with an Ian Bracks third-set winner. The Pokes are 1-4 to begin conference play, taking a thriller at Utah, 4-3, with the help of a Derek Pham clincher.

Gokpinar Magic
Freshman Haydar Gokpinar has shined to start his Cowboy career. Gokpinar is 14-3 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. Gokpinar leads OSU with his 14 wins and has only dropped seven total sets this season, primarily anchoring the lineup on court six.

Oklahoma's Own
Oklahoma native Ian Bracks has made a name for himself to start his sophomore season. Heading into conference play, Bracks has a 12-3 record and has netted a near-perfect 9-1 record from the four and five spots in the lineup. Bracks has been diverse in his work, picking up wins on every court except six and only having his two losses on court three.

In The Rankings
The Oklahoma State men's tennis team ranked 38^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 (5), Arizona (8), Baylor (9), UCF (15) and Arizona State (29). The pairing of Haydar Gokpinar and Nicolas Kobelt came in at No. 72 in the double's rankings via March 31.

Series History
Oklahoma State and Arizona State will match up for the fifth time in an all-time series that has been defined by close matches. OSU holds a 3-1 advantage over the Sun Devils, with the last win coming in 2020. All four matches have been a final score of 4-3, showing how tight the series has been. Arizona State took its first win in the series last season in Tempe, Arizona.

Streaks & Trends
·      OSU is 11-1 at the Greenwood Tennis Center
·      Five separate Cowboys have eclipsed double digit singles wins
·      Haydar Gokpinar is 14-3 in singles this season
·      Haydar Gokpinar leads the team with 14 singles wins
·      Ian Bracks has wins on every court except six
·      Ian Bracks is 6-1 on court four

An Oklahoma State Win Would…

Improve its record to 15-8
Improve its Big 12 record to 2-4
Improve its record over Arizona State to 4-1
Improve its record to 12-1 at the Greenwood Tennis Center

Cowboys Begin Three-Match Homestand Against Arizona State

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Players Mentioned

Ian Bracks

Haydar Gokpinar

Nicolas Kobelt

Derek Pham

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