Tulsa to Host Cal in Dual-Match Season Opener

TULSA, Okla. ― Tulsa men's tennis will begin the spring season at home as the Golden Hurricane will host the Cal Golden Bears on Saturday, January 15, at 6 p.m. at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.

The Hurricane return eight letterwinners from last season's team, while adding Adham Gaber, a transfer from Southwest Baptist, as the lone newcomer.

Tulsa's tandem of Connor Di Marco and Kody Pearson are ranked 60^th in the recent ITA Doubles Rankings. The duo, who earned AAC All-Conference honors a season ago, went 2-2 during the fall season.

Ezequiel Santalla and Stefan Hampe both turned in impressive fall campaigns. Santalla posted an 8-2 record and advanced to the semi-finals of the ITA Central Regionals last October, while Hampe went 6-2 in singles play.

Cal has two duos ranked in the most recent ITA doubles poll, as the pair of Yuta Kikuchi and Carl Emil Overbeck are ranked 15^th while Kikuchi and Philip Hjorth are at No. 58. The Golden Bears are led by first-year head coach Kris Kwinta.

All matches will be played indoors and can be streamed on streamingtennis.com/tulsa/.

Tulsa to Host Cal in Dual-Match Season Opener

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