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Friday, February 10
Stillwater, Okla.
5:00 P.M.
Oklahoma State University
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Alabama
Cowboys Return to Stillwater to Host Alabama
February 08, 2017 | Cowboy Tennis
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STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State men's tennis team returns to the friendly confines of the Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center this weekend, as the 12th-ranked Cowboys host Alabama on Friday night at 5 p.m. OSU is 4-1 all-time against the Crimson Tide, which includes a 3-0 mark during head coach Jay Udwadia's time at the helm. The Cowboys have shut-out Alabama on two occasions, with the most recent coming last season in the opening round of the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic.
Friday night's matchup with Alabama will also see the Cowboys welcome back legendary head coach James Wadley, who will perform the ceremonial coin toss prior to the start of singles play. Wadley spent 40 years as the Cowboys' head coach - the longest tenure for any OSU head coach, regardless of sport - and won 662 matches during his time in charge.
The Oklahoma State Lineup
- At the top of the Cowboys' doubles lineup is the returning All-American duo of Julian Cash and Arjun Kadhe. Cash and Kadhe won 34 matches as a tandem last season and became just the fourth team in OSU history to earn All-America honors.
- The Cowboys also return five other upperclassmen this season in Lukas Finzelberg, Lucas Gerch, Jurence Mendoza, Tristan Meraut and Nathan Roper. All five figure to play a key role in the OSU lineup this season, including Gerch, whose 69 career singles victories puts him in ninth place on OSU's all-time wins list.
- The final members of head coach Jay Udwadia's roster are newcomers Mathieu Scaglia and Artur Dubinski.
Match Updates
- For updates during matches, follow @CowboyTennis on Twitter and then check okstate.com for post-match results and a recap from the day's action. Fans that can't attend Friday's match will also be able to follow along at home, with live scoring available at okstate.statbroadcast.com and a live stream of all six courts at okstate.com/watchtennis.
Oklahoma State from a Distance
- Oklahoma State returns seven upperclassmen from a season that saw the Cowboys host an NCAA Regional for the first time since 2007 and advance to the Round of 16 at the NCAA Tournament for the 10th time in program history. The Cowboys racked up 20 duals wins for the second time under head coach Jay Udwadia, with 12 of those victories coming against ranked competition.
- Udwadia is currently in his fifth season in charge of the Cowboys. He earned his 75th win as OSU's head coach when his Cowboys blanked No. 14 Kentucky on January 28 to secure their spot in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship. Udwadia is joined by first-year assistant coach Marek Michalicka.
Last Time Out
- The Cowboys held off North Carolina State, 4-3, despite a furious comeback attempt from the Wolfpack, as Oklahoma State moved to 5-0 on the year. OSU picked up wins on courts one and three to secure the doubles point for the fifth time in as many matches before splitting singles with North Carolina State to secure its fifth win of the season.
Off to a Flying Start
- Oklahoma State is off to a 5-0 start for the second time under head coach Jay Udwadia. It is the 13th time in team history that the Cowboys have been unbeaten after their first five matches.
- The Cowboys won, on average, 82 percent of their matches during seasons in which they were unbeaten through the first five matches. OSU also captured the conference title during three of those campaigns (1959, 1961 and 1963).
- Heading into Friday night's showdown, OSU can remain unscathed through six matches for the 10th time in program history. The Cowboys' best start to a season came in 1959 when Myron Roderick guided them to a 13-0 record in what was the first of two consecutive unbeaten seasons for OSU.
Notable Streaks and Trends
- The Cowboys have been ranked in the top-30 of the ITA Rankings for 28 consecutive weeks. The last time OSU was outside of the top-30 was May 1, 2015.
- The Cowboys have won at least 15 matches in each of the last three seasons under head coach Jay Udwadia. Twice during that stretch OSU has hit the 20-win mark, winning 22 in 2014 and 20 a season ago.
- Oklahoma State has had a doubles tandem earn All-America honors in each of the past three seasons. Last season it was Julian Cash and Arjun Kadhe achieving the feat, while Kadhe and Jakob Sude recorded the first two during the 2014 and 2015 NCAA Tournaments. Kadhe is the first OSU player to ever be named an All-American in doubles on three occasions.
- Since 2013, the Cowboys have made three-straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including advancing to the Round of 16 last season. That streak is the second longest in program history, trailing only a seven-year streak from 2003-09 that saw the Cowboys reach the Round of 16 on three occasions.
- Arjun Kadhe and Jurence Mendoza have both started the spring season in tremendous form. They are both unbeaten in dual-match action thus far, with Kadhe picking up five singles wins and Mendoza claiming victory four times.
- Lukas Finzelberg has been a star in doubles play so far this spring, as he has picked up four victories for the Cowboys while playing with three different partners. (Dubinski, Meraut x2, Scaglia)
Record Watch
- Arjun Kadhe's 81 career doubles wins puts him in second place on Cowboys' all-time list. Kadhe needs just 11 more wins this season to tie Charlie Laster for the program record. The Pune, India native also holds 64 career singles wins, which leaves him in 10th place on the singles wins list.
- With 69 career singles wins, Lucas Gerch is currently in ninth place on the all-time list. If the German international matches last season's 22 wins, he would conclude his OSU career in fifth place.
- Julian Cash's record-setting 2015-16 season left him with 34 doubles wins as a Cowboy. If he and partner Arjun Kadhe were to replicate their success from last season, Cash would find himself in sixth place after his junior campaign.
- Arjun Kadhe currently sits with Oleksandr Nedovyesov and his former doubles partner Jakob Sude as the only three-time All-Americans in OSU history. With his senior campaign underway, Kadhe can become the first Cowboy to earn All-America honors on four occasions this year.
Cowboys in the ITA Rankings
- Julian Cash and Arjun Kadhe have posted 14 wins in doubles play this season, as they continue to cement themselves as one of OSU's greatest doubles tandems. The tandem in currently ranked No. 5 in the nation.
- Cash is currently Oklahoma State's highest-ranked singles competior, as the junior jumped nine spots in this week's rankings to No. 32. Cash is joined in the singles rankings by Lukas Finzelberg, who sits at No. 48, and Jurence Mendoza, who went from unranked to No. 65.
- Mendoza also holds a spot in the doubles rankings, as he and partner Lucas Gerch came in at No. 50 in Wednesday's updated rankings. It is the first time that the duo has cracked the top-50 in their time as doubles partners.
The Udwadia Effect
- The Cowboys have been a resurgent program since head coach Jay Udwadia took over the program in June 2012. OSU's 71 wins during Udwadia's first four years marks the most in a four-year stretch since the Cowboys won 76 from 2005-08.
- The Cowboys have routinely faced the toughest the nation has to offer during Udwadia's four years at the helm, tallying 32 wins against ranked competition, including eight wins over top-25 foes.. This season the Pokes will again face one of the nation's toughest schedules as their 2016-17 slate includes 15 teams that earned NCAA Tournament bids a season ago.
Home, Sweet Home
- In the three-plus years since it first opened, the Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center has provided an incredible home-court advantage to the Cowboys. During that time, OSU has won a staggering 38 matches when playing in the confines of the Greenwood Tennis Center.
Thriving in the Classroom
- Oklahoma State men's tennis has been a fixture of academic success dating back to the first Academic All-Big 12 team in 1997. In each of the past 20 seasons, OSU has had a representative on the Academic All-Big 12 team every year and has had multiple Cowboys earn the honor on 18 occasions.
- Under head coach Jay Udwadia, the Cowboys boast an impressive total of 17 Academic All-Big 12 selections and 11 ITA Scholar-Athletes. Senior Lucas Gerch added to OSU's list of academic achievement last season when he was named the Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Dubinksi Makes His Debut
- Artur Dubinski made his Oklahoma State debut this past weekend, as the sophomore teamed with Lukas Finzelberg and dropped North Carolina State's Georgiy Malyshev and Michael Ogden, 6-4, to help the Cowboys secure the doubles point for a fifth time this season.
- Dubinski joined the Cowboys after finding success on the ITF Futures Tour, winning more than 70 matches and capturing one title during the early stages of his professional career. He is currently the only sophomore on the OSU roster.
Cowboys Return to National Indoors
- The Oklahoma State men's tennis team, facing one of the nation's toughest regions, rolled past No. 22 Columbia, 4-1, and 14th-ranked Kentucky, 4-0, to capture the ITA Kick-Off Weekend title. OSU has now won 10 matches against top-25 opponents under head coach Jay Udwadia.
- The Cowboys' triumph at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Stillwater means that they will make their first appearance at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship since 2008.
Cash and Kadhe Continue Their Historic Run
- Oklahoma State's Julian Cash and Arjun Kadhe stormed through the field at this fall's ITA Central Regional Championships, as the duo became the first Cowboy tandem to win the event since Aleksey Bessonov and Cowboy legend Oleksandr Nedovyesov won the tournament in 2009.
- After a record-setting year last season, Cash and Kadhe have continued to cement themselves as one of the greatest Oklahoma State doubles duos of all time. The pair became the first doubles team in OSU history to earn the top spot in the ITA Rankings when they were named No. 1 on September 13. As a pair, the duo have won 48 matches together, 14 of which have come against opponents ranked by the ITA.
STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State men's tennis team returns to the friendly confines of the Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center this weekend, as the 12th-ranked Cowboys host Alabama on Friday night at 5 p.m. OSU is 4-1 all-time against the Crimson Tide, which includes a 3-0 mark during head coach Jay Udwadia's time at the helm. The Cowboys have shut-out Alabama on two occasions, with the most recent coming last season in the opening round of the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic.
Friday night's matchup with Alabama will also see the Cowboys welcome back legendary head coach James Wadley, who will perform the ceremonial coin toss prior to the start of singles play. Wadley spent 40 years as the Cowboys' head coach - the longest tenure for any OSU head coach, regardless of sport - and won 662 matches during his time in charge.
The Oklahoma State Lineup
- At the top of the Cowboys' doubles lineup is the returning All-American duo of Julian Cash and Arjun Kadhe. Cash and Kadhe won 34 matches as a tandem last season and became just the fourth team in OSU history to earn All-America honors.
- The Cowboys also return five other upperclassmen this season in Lukas Finzelberg, Lucas Gerch, Jurence Mendoza, Tristan Meraut and Nathan Roper. All five figure to play a key role in the OSU lineup this season, including Gerch, whose 69 career singles victories puts him in ninth place on OSU's all-time wins list.
- The final members of head coach Jay Udwadia's roster are newcomers Mathieu Scaglia and Artur Dubinski.
Match Updates
- For updates during matches, follow @CowboyTennis on Twitter and then check okstate.com for post-match results and a recap from the day's action. Fans that can't attend Friday's match will also be able to follow along at home, with live scoring available at okstate.statbroadcast.com and a live stream of all six courts at okstate.com/watchtennis.
Oklahoma State from a Distance
- Oklahoma State returns seven upperclassmen from a season that saw the Cowboys host an NCAA Regional for the first time since 2007 and advance to the Round of 16 at the NCAA Tournament for the 10th time in program history. The Cowboys racked up 20 duals wins for the second time under head coach Jay Udwadia, with 12 of those victories coming against ranked competition.
- Udwadia is currently in his fifth season in charge of the Cowboys. He earned his 75th win as OSU's head coach when his Cowboys blanked No. 14 Kentucky on January 28 to secure their spot in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship. Udwadia is joined by first-year assistant coach Marek Michalicka.
Last Time Out
- The Cowboys held off North Carolina State, 4-3, despite a furious comeback attempt from the Wolfpack, as Oklahoma State moved to 5-0 on the year. OSU picked up wins on courts one and three to secure the doubles point for the fifth time in as many matches before splitting singles with North Carolina State to secure its fifth win of the season.
Off to a Flying Start
- Oklahoma State is off to a 5-0 start for the second time under head coach Jay Udwadia. It is the 13th time in team history that the Cowboys have been unbeaten after their first five matches.
- The Cowboys won, on average, 82 percent of their matches during seasons in which they were unbeaten through the first five matches. OSU also captured the conference title during three of those campaigns (1959, 1961 and 1963).
- Heading into Friday night's showdown, OSU can remain unscathed through six matches for the 10th time in program history. The Cowboys' best start to a season came in 1959 when Myron Roderick guided them to a 13-0 record in what was the first of two consecutive unbeaten seasons for OSU.
Notable Streaks and Trends
- The Cowboys have been ranked in the top-30 of the ITA Rankings for 28 consecutive weeks. The last time OSU was outside of the top-30 was May 1, 2015.
- The Cowboys have won at least 15 matches in each of the last three seasons under head coach Jay Udwadia. Twice during that stretch OSU has hit the 20-win mark, winning 22 in 2014 and 20 a season ago.
- Oklahoma State has had a doubles tandem earn All-America honors in each of the past three seasons. Last season it was Julian Cash and Arjun Kadhe achieving the feat, while Kadhe and Jakob Sude recorded the first two during the 2014 and 2015 NCAA Tournaments. Kadhe is the first OSU player to ever be named an All-American in doubles on three occasions.
- Since 2013, the Cowboys have made three-straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including advancing to the Round of 16 last season. That streak is the second longest in program history, trailing only a seven-year streak from 2003-09 that saw the Cowboys reach the Round of 16 on three occasions.
- Arjun Kadhe and Jurence Mendoza have both started the spring season in tremendous form. They are both unbeaten in dual-match action thus far, with Kadhe picking up five singles wins and Mendoza claiming victory four times.
- Lukas Finzelberg has been a star in doubles play so far this spring, as he has picked up four victories for the Cowboys while playing with three different partners. (Dubinski, Meraut x2, Scaglia)
Record Watch
- Arjun Kadhe's 81 career doubles wins puts him in second place on Cowboys' all-time list. Kadhe needs just 11 more wins this season to tie Charlie Laster for the program record. The Pune, India native also holds 64 career singles wins, which leaves him in 10th place on the singles wins list.
- With 69 career singles wins, Lucas Gerch is currently in ninth place on the all-time list. If the German international matches last season's 22 wins, he would conclude his OSU career in fifth place.
- Julian Cash's record-setting 2015-16 season left him with 34 doubles wins as a Cowboy. If he and partner Arjun Kadhe were to replicate their success from last season, Cash would find himself in sixth place after his junior campaign.
- Arjun Kadhe currently sits with Oleksandr Nedovyesov and his former doubles partner Jakob Sude as the only three-time All-Americans in OSU history. With his senior campaign underway, Kadhe can become the first Cowboy to earn All-America honors on four occasions this year.
Cowboys in the ITA Rankings
- Julian Cash and Arjun Kadhe have posted 14 wins in doubles play this season, as they continue to cement themselves as one of OSU's greatest doubles tandems. The tandem in currently ranked No. 5 in the nation.
- Cash is currently Oklahoma State's highest-ranked singles competior, as the junior jumped nine spots in this week's rankings to No. 32. Cash is joined in the singles rankings by Lukas Finzelberg, who sits at No. 48, and Jurence Mendoza, who went from unranked to No. 65.
- Mendoza also holds a spot in the doubles rankings, as he and partner Lucas Gerch came in at No. 50 in Wednesday's updated rankings. It is the first time that the duo has cracked the top-50 in their time as doubles partners.
The Udwadia Effect
- The Cowboys have been a resurgent program since head coach Jay Udwadia took over the program in June 2012. OSU's 71 wins during Udwadia's first four years marks the most in a four-year stretch since the Cowboys won 76 from 2005-08.
- The Cowboys have routinely faced the toughest the nation has to offer during Udwadia's four years at the helm, tallying 32 wins against ranked competition, including eight wins over top-25 foes.. This season the Pokes will again face one of the nation's toughest schedules as their 2016-17 slate includes 15 teams that earned NCAA Tournament bids a season ago.
Home, Sweet Home
- In the three-plus years since it first opened, the Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center has provided an incredible home-court advantage to the Cowboys. During that time, OSU has won a staggering 38 matches when playing in the confines of the Greenwood Tennis Center.
Thriving in the Classroom
- Oklahoma State men's tennis has been a fixture of academic success dating back to the first Academic All-Big 12 team in 1997. In each of the past 20 seasons, OSU has had a representative on the Academic All-Big 12 team every year and has had multiple Cowboys earn the honor on 18 occasions.
- Under head coach Jay Udwadia, the Cowboys boast an impressive total of 17 Academic All-Big 12 selections and 11 ITA Scholar-Athletes. Senior Lucas Gerch added to OSU's list of academic achievement last season when he was named the Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Dubinksi Makes His Debut
- Artur Dubinski made his Oklahoma State debut this past weekend, as the sophomore teamed with Lukas Finzelberg and dropped North Carolina State's Georgiy Malyshev and Michael Ogden, 6-4, to help the Cowboys secure the doubles point for a fifth time this season.
- Dubinski joined the Cowboys after finding success on the ITF Futures Tour, winning more than 70 matches and capturing one title during the early stages of his professional career. He is currently the only sophomore on the OSU roster.
Cowboys Return to National Indoors
- The Oklahoma State men's tennis team, facing one of the nation's toughest regions, rolled past No. 22 Columbia, 4-1, and 14th-ranked Kentucky, 4-0, to capture the ITA Kick-Off Weekend title. OSU has now won 10 matches against top-25 opponents under head coach Jay Udwadia.
- The Cowboys' triumph at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Stillwater means that they will make their first appearance at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship since 2008.
Cash and Kadhe Continue Their Historic Run
- Oklahoma State's Julian Cash and Arjun Kadhe stormed through the field at this fall's ITA Central Regional Championships, as the duo became the first Cowboy tandem to win the event since Aleksey Bessonov and Cowboy legend Oleksandr Nedovyesov won the tournament in 2009.
- After a record-setting year last season, Cash and Kadhe have continued to cement themselves as one of the greatest Oklahoma State doubles duos of all time. The pair became the first doubles team in OSU history to earn the top spot in the ITA Rankings when they were named No. 1 on September 13. As a pair, the duo have won 48 matches together, 14 of which have come against opponents ranked by the ITA.
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