Tulsa Drops 4-3 Heartbreaker to Oklahoma State

Wednesday, March 5

Tulsa, Okla.

6:00 p.m.

Tulsa

Oklahoma State

Photo by: Alina Lebedeva

Tulsa Drops 4-3 Heartbreaker to Oklahoma State

3/5/2025 9:27:00 PM | Men's Tennis

TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa men's tennis team hosted a struggling Oklahoma State squad (5-8) in the Michael D. Case Tennis Center and came up just a few games shy of a needed win, falling in a 4-3 heartbreaker Wednesday night. The Golden Hurricane dropped to 7-10 on the season.

Tulsa dominated doubles play en route to earning the opening score of the match. Sophomore Alex Okonkwo and junior Timothy Carlsson Seger overpowered 48^th ranked Alessio Basile and Nicolas Kobelt in a 6-1 decision atop the lineup before redshirt freshman Calum Jestin and redshirt junior Will Pellegrini ran away with a 6-1 win at position three for the doubles point clinch. Junior Luis Felipe Miguel and redshirt sophomore Gus Tettamble were right behind at 5-4 when they left their match unfinished after their teammates' clinch.

Singles play turned into a back-and-forth affair with five of the six courts finishing in two sets. OSU struck first with a 6-2, 6-4 decision at Singles No. 4. Then, Okonkwo turned in a 6-3, 6-4 winner at No. 1, winning match point on a service ace.

Less than five minutes later, the Cowboys tied the match up at 2-2 when they cruised to a 6-2, 6-3 finish at the bottom of the lineup. Moments later, the two teams traded wins once more with Miguel capturing the second position 7-6 (7-2), 6-1 three seconds before Oklahoma State's Derek Pham prevailed in 6-4 sets at the third spot.

It all came down to Tulsa's Reiya Komagata against Ian Bracks in the No. 5 court. It was the only match of the day to reach a third set, which Bracks forced with a 6-4 second-set victory. With all eyes on the two players, Bracks snapped a 3-3 deadlock midway through the set and ran away with three straight game wins to snatch the 4-3 team win from Tulsa.

Up next for the Tulsa men is a road test at No. 8 Arizona (11-1) on Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m. Central.
Singles
1. #102 Alex Okonkwo (TU) def. #67 Isaac Becroft (OSU) 6-3, 6-4
2. Luis Felipe Miguel (TU) def. Alessio Basile (OSU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-1
3. Derek Pham (OSU) def. Timothy Carlsson Seger (TU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Nicolas Kobelt (OSU) def. Nikola Puntaric (TU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Ian Bracks (OSU) def. Reiya Komagata (TU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Ben Stecker (OSU) def. Connor Doig (TU) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
1. Okonkwo/Seger (TU) def. #48 Basile/Kobelt (OSU) 6-1
2. Miguel/Tettamble (TU) vs. Bracks/Gadecki (OSU) 5-4, unfinished
3. Pellegrini/Jestin (TU) def. Becroft/Pham (OSU) 6-2

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,1,6,2,3,5)