Tulsa’s 24th-Ranked Men’s Tennis Team Upset 8th-Ranked Oklahoma State, 4-1

Friday, April 1

Tulsa, Okla.

5:00 p.m.

Tulsa

Oklahoma State University

Photo by: Dave Crenshaw

Tulsa’s 24th-Ranked Men’s Tennis Team Upset 8th-Ranked Oklahoma State, 4-1

4/1/2016 8:32:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: Stephanie Hall

Tulsa's 24^th-ranked men's tennis team upset eighth-ranked Oklahoma State, 4-1, on Friday night at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. TU moved to 10-9 on the season, while OSU fell to 16-3 overall.

TU's Dominic Bechard and Dylan McCloskey earned the first win of the night as they topped OSU's Tristan Meraut and Nathan Roper, 6-2, at the No. 2 doubles position. The Cowboys' Lucas Gerch and Jurence Mendoza tied up the doubles point with their 6-3 win over Okkie Kellerman and Matthew Kirby at the No. 1 slot, but Carlos Bautista and Majed Kilani combined for the Golden Hurricane in a 6-4 win over Arjun Kadhe and Mateo Ruiz Naranio at the No. 3 position to give Tulsa a 1-0 advantage heading into singles play.

Francois Kellerman put TU up 2-0 with a quick 6-1, 6-1 victory over Naranjo in the No. 5 slot, and then Kilani defeated Mendoza, 6-4, 6-4, in the No. 4 position for a 3-0 lead by the Hurricane.

Gerch picked up the only point of the night for Oklahoma State with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 win over Juan Matias Gonzalez in the No. 2 slot, but Daniel Santos clinched the win for Tulsa at the No. 6 slot over Nathan Roper, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2.

The No. 1 and No. 3 singles matches did not finish.

Tulsa returns to action on Sunday, April 3 against 23-ranked Tulane in an American Athletic Conference match in New Orleans, La.

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The University of Tulsa's Michael D. Case Tennis Center is host site for the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Tennis Championships, May 19-30.

#24 Tulsa vs. #8 Oklahoma State
Doubles:
Lucas Gerch / Jurence Mendoza (OSU) def. Okkie Kellerman / Matthew Kirby (Tulsa), 6-3
Dominic Bechard / Dylan McCloskey (Tulsa) def. Tristan Meraut / Nathan Roper (OSU), 6-2
Carlos Bautista / Majed Kilani (Tulsa) def. Arjun Kadhe / Mateo Ruiz Naranjo (OSU), 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles:
#53 Or Ram-Harel (Tulsa) vs. #121 Arjun Kadhe (Oklahoma State), DNF
Lucas Gerch (Oklahoma State) def. Juan Matias Gonzalez (Tulsa), 6-1, 5-7, 6-1
Carlos Bautista (Tulsa) vs. Tristan Meraut (Oklahoma State), DNF
Majed Kilani (Tulsa) def. Jurence Mendoza (Oklahoma State), 6-4, 6-4
Francois Kellerman (Tulsa) def. Mateo Ruiz Naranjo (Oklahoma State), 6-1, 6-1
Daniel Santos (Tulsa) def. Nathan Roper (Oklahoma State), 6-7, 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 2, 6