Cowboy Tennis Wins Sixth-Straight, Handles Tulane

Wednesday, February 21

New Orleans, LA

1:00 p.m.

Oklahoma State University

Tulane

Photo by: Oklahoma State University Athletics

February 21, 2024 | Cowboy Tennis

NEW ORLEANS, La. – In a midweek contest, the No. 23 Oklahoma State men's tennis team defeated Tulane, 4-1, on Wednesday at the City Park Tennis Center

With the win, OSU improved to 10-2, the best start to a season since 2015-16. It also boosted the all-time series lead to 5-3 over Tulane.

Starting with doubles, the Pokes jumped out in front, with Tyler Zink and Alex Garcia defeating Tulane's Luc Hoeijmans and Alex Bancila, 6-2 on the centre court.

The Green Wave were quick to respond when Luka Petrovic and Sam Scherer dropped the freshman pairing Goran Zgola and Erik Schiessl, 6-3.

With the doubles point riding on court two, a tight match saw a 5-5 deuce point go in favor of Tulane to take a 6-5 advantage. In the next game, another deuce point saw an OSU victory, forcing the match into a tiebreaker for the doubles point. In the breaker, the Cowboys were dominant, winning 7-2 to put the Pokes up 1-0. The win marked the sixth-consecutive doubles point for Oklahoma State.

OSU rode the momentum into singles, claiming four first sets.

Isaac Becroft kicked things off for Oklahoma State, winning 6-3, 6-2, over Bancila in a match that finished in just over an hour.

Zink followed with a straight-set 6-3, 6-3, win over Tulane's Billy Suarez to grow the OSU lead to 3-0.

Just before the conclusion of the match, Tulane's Luc Hoeijmans bested Basile, 6-4, 6-4, to put the Green Wave on the board.

With a commanding lead, OSU's Fracisco Pini clinched the match for the Pokes, gliding past Rafael de Alba, 6-2, 6-3.

The Cowboys will return home for a five-match homestand starting with Wichita State on Sunday at noon CT at the Greenwood Tennis Center.

For season-long coverage of Oklahoma State men's tennis, visit okstate.com and follow @CowboyTennis on social media.

Oklahoma State 4, Tulane 1
Singles Competition

No. 15 Tyler Zink (OSU) def. Billy Suarez (TU), 6-3, 6-3
Isaac Becroft (OSU) def. Alex Bancila (TU), 6-3, 6-2
Luka Petrovic (TU) v. No. 49 Alex Garcia (OSU), 7-6(7-5), 2-3 (unf.)
Erik Schiessl (OSU) v. Fynn Kuenkler (TU), 6-2, 5-7 (unf.)
Luc Hoeijmans (TU) def. Alessio Basile (OSU), 6-4, 6-4
Francisco Pini (OSU) def. Rafael de Alba (TU), 6-2, 6-3

Doubles Competition

Tyler Zink/Alex Garcia (OSU) def. Alex Bancila/Luc Hoeijmans (TU), 6-2
Alessio Basile/Isaac Becroft (OSU) def. Benji Jacobson/Billy Suarez (TU), 7-6(2)
Sam Scherer/Luka Petrovic (TU) def. Erik Schiessl/Goran Zgola (OSU), 6-3