The Basics
Oklahoma State's men's tennis team will close the regular season with a pair of home matches against Wichita State and No. 17 UCF. The Cowboys face the Shockers on April 9 at 5 p.m. at the Greenwood Tennis Center before taking on the Knights on April 11 at noon for Senior Day. Oklahoma State has won 13-straight matches against the Shockers and holds a 40-17 record all time. The Cowboys meet up with UCF for the second time this season after being swept by the Knights at the ITA Kickoff Weekend in January. In that match, Oklahoma State dropped the doubles point despite Isaac Becroft and Alessio Basile winning on court one. Becroft, Derek Pham and Matei Onofrei left their matches unfinished with Becroft and Onofrei leading. Last season, OSU dropped the opening match against the Knights, 4-3, then defeated them, 4-3, in the second meeting.
Following the Action
Cowboy fans can watch the match against the Shockers at: web.track.tennis and the weekend's match against UCF on ESPN+. For both matches, live stats can be found at: okla.st/statbroadcast.
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 went 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
As of April 7, 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, currently 8-8 on the season, is the lone ranked singles player coming in at No. 107. The Cowboy tandem of Alessio Basile and Nicolas Kobelt checked in at No. 88 in doubles. The duo is 6-6 overall and 1-1 against ranked opponents.
Series History
OSU holds a 40-17 record against the Shockers and have won 13-straight matches. Last season, the Cowboys defeated WSU, 7-0. Oklahoma State has blanked the Shockers in five of the past eight meetings.
The Cowboys meet the Knights for the second time this season after being swept in January. After dropping the first meeting between the two last season, the Cowboys rallied to take the second meeting, 4-3, in the Big 12 tournament. The all-time series is tied at four.
Streaks & Trends
- Derek Pham leads the Cowboys in wins with 11
- OSU has not lost when Pham wins
- OSU is 4-1 when winning the doubles point
- Ian Bracks has won five of his past seven finished matches
- Alessio Basile and Nicolas Kobelt lead the Cowboys in doubles wins with six
- OSU is 5-2 at home this season
- OSU is 1-5 in Big 12 play
A Pair of Oklahoma State Wins Would...
- Improve its record to 10-13
- Give it its sixth and seventh wins at home
- Make it 7-2 at home this season
- Make it 41-17 against Wichita State
- Make it 5-4 against UCF
- Give it 14-straight wins against the Shockers
- Give it back-to-back wins on Senior Day
