Cowboy Tennis Falls to No. 5 Texas

Friday, April 5

Stillwater, OK

5:00 p.m.

Oklahoma State University

Texas

Photo by: JAIDEN DAUGHTY 2023

April 05, 2024 | Cowboy Tennis

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STILLWATER — The 33rd-ranked Oklahoma State's men's tennis team fell to No. 5 Texas, 6-1, on Friday evening at the Greenwood Tennis Center.

The shorthanded Cowboys moved to 15-7 on the season and 2-3 in conference play. The Longhorns improved to 17-3 and 5-0 in the Big 12.

Doubles play started on court two, with Cowboys Alex Garcia and Francisco Pini taking down Pierre-Yves Bailly and Eshan Talluri, 6-4. The Gracia and Pini duo improved to 2-0.

The Longhorns court three pairing Cleeve Harper and Micah Braswell defeated Ty Wunderlich and Leighton Allen, 6-3.

The doubles point came down to a ranked matchup on court one. In their first doubles appearance together this spring, OSU's 30th-ranked Tyler Zink and Isaac Becroft came back from a 5-2 deficit and outlasted Texas' No. 62 Eliot Spizzirri and Siem Woldeab in a tiebreaker, 7-6(4).

With the doubles point secured, it marked the first time OSU won the doubles point against Texas since 2019.

Singles play started on court five with Texas' Harper overcoming Allen, 6-1, 6-1.

UT's No. 3 Braswell broke the 1-1 match tie on court two, taking down 78th-ranked Becroft, 6-3, 6-3. Becroft fell 14-3 on the year.

No. 79 P. Bailly defeated Oklahoma State's Pini, 6-3, 6-2.

In his third singles start of the year, Wunderlich fell to Texas' Lucas Brown, 6-3, 6-4.

Court one featured the top-ranked player, Spizzirri, defeating OSU's No. 23 Zink, 7-5, 6-4.

After being down 5-2 in the second set, 71st-ranked Garcia fought back and forced a tiebreaker against No. 40 Giles Arnaud Bailly, but ultimately fell short losing 1-6, 6-7(8).

The Cowboys will return to action on Sunday at 1 p.m. against No. 31 Baylor at the Greenwood Tennis Center.

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

No. 33 Oklahoma State 1, No. 5 Texas 6
Doubles competition
1. No. 30 Tyler Zink/Isaac Becroft (OSU) def. No. 62 Eliot Spizzirri/Siem Woldeab (UT) 7-6(7-4)
2. Alex Garcia/Francisco Pini (OSU) def. Pierre-Yves Bailly/Eshan Talluri (UT) 6-4
3. Cleeve Harper/Micah Braswell (UT) def. Leighton Allen/Ty Wunderlich (OSU) 6-3

Singles competition
1. No. 1 Eliot Spizzirri (UT) def. No. 23 Tyler Zink (OSU) 7-5, 6-4
2. No. 3 Micah Braswell (UT) def. No. 78 Isaac Becroft (OSU) 6-3, 6-3
3. No. 40 Giles Arnaud Bailly (UT) def. No. 71 Alex Garcia (OSU) 6-1, 7-6(10-8)
4. No. 79 Pierre-Yves Bailly (UT) def. Francisco Pini (OSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Cleeve Harper (UT) def. Leighton Allen (OSU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Lucas Brown (UT) def. Ty Wunderlich (OSU) 6-3, 6-4

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