Cowboy Tennis Set for Nebraska Swing

Thursday, February 26

Lincoln, Nebraska

6 p.m.

Oklahoma State University

Omaha

February 25, 2026 | Cowboy Tennis

Match Notes

Oklahoma State Cowboys
(9-2, 0-0 Big 12) | Head Coach: Dustin Taylor (Fifth Season)
vs.
Omaha Mavericks | 6 p.m. CT
(3-6, 0-0 Summit) | Head Coach: Hunter Clark (Second Season)
&
Nebraska Cornhuskers | 6 p.m. CT
(7-2, 0-0 Big Ten) | Head Coach: Peter Kobelt (Second Season)

Match 12 | Omaha | Feb. 26, 2026
Venue: Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center
Stream: https://okla.st/WatchVsOmahaNebraska
Stats: No Live Stats Available

Match 13 | Nebraska | Feb. 27, 2026
Venue: Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center
Stream: https://okla.st/WatchVsOmahaNebraska
Stats: https://okla.st/StatsVsNebraska

Social Media: @CowboyTennis

The Basics
The 24^th-ranked Oklahoma State men's tennis team will go for its seventh and eighth straight wins on Thursday and Friday night against Omaha and Nebraska, respectively. Both matches will be played at Nebraska's tennis facility, the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center. The Cowboys begin the trip with a neutral site battle with the Omaha Mavericks (3-6) at 6 p.m. CT, followed by Friday night's main event at No. 52 Nebraska (7-2), also at 6 p.m. CT. Entering the Cornhusker State on a six-match win streak, OSU is coming off an impressive 4-0 sweep of No. 48 Memphis at the Greenwood Tennis Center on Sunday. Through 11 matches, the Cowboys have 60 combined points, the most in a season since 1990 (63).

Newcomers Making Their Names Known
The Cowboys have been fueled by the newcomers of the program. Starting with Georgia Southern transfer Aaron Williams, he has started his Cowboy career with near-perfection, going 8-1, including a key comeback win over Yale's Jim Ji, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5), to keep the Pokes in the match with the Bulldogs. The All-Sun Belt player has shined just as bright in doubles, winning seven of his eight, including a signature victory with partner Nicolas Kobelt over Princeton's No. 2 doubles team, 7-6(6), to take the doubles point against the Tigers. Freshmen Haydar Gokpinar and Charlie Valentine have shined to start their Cowboy careers. Gokpinar is 9-0 and sealed the match against Arkansas with a comeback win over Eric Padgham, 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-1. The tiebreaker loss in the first set is the Turkish-natives only dropped set in 2026. In addition, Gokpinar, with his win against Memphis, has clinched four-straight matches for OSU. Valentine picked up a key win against Memphis' Keoni Puig McCallan, 6-1, 6-2, improving him to 5-0, all without dropping a set.

In The Rankings
The Oklahoma State men's tennis team ranked 24^th in this week's Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I rankings. That's its highest ranking since February 27^th, 2024, where OSU ranked 24^th as well. The Pokes sit as the fifth-highest ranked team in the stacked Big 12, behind TCU (6), Baylor (8), UCF (10) and Arizona State (11). No Cowboys or Cowboy pairings are featured in the rankings as of Feb. 4.

Series History
Oklahoma State and Omaha will matchup for the sixth time, with OSU taking the previous five, including the most recent installment in 2024, 6-1. OSU holds a +28-point differential over the Mavericks in their histories.

Oklahoma State will take on Nebraska for the 57^th time in program history. Nebraska is OSU's fourth-most played opponent ever. OSU has 47 wins over the Cornhuskers, only behind Tulsa for the Cowboys' most wins against a single program. Following a 10-year hiatus from playing each other, Nebraska took last year's contest in Stillwater, 5-2. The 2015 season opener saw OSU's last win against Nebraska, 5-2, also in Stillwater at the Greenwood Tennis Center.

Streaks & Trends

OSU has won six straight matches
OSU has won nine of 11 doubles points this season
OSU has never lost to Omaha
Haydar Gokpinar is 9-0 in singles on the season
Charlie Valentine is 5-0 in singles this season
Charlie Valentine has not lost a set this season
Aaron Williams and Nicolas Kobelt are both 8-1 in singles this season
Nicolas Kobelt is a combined 9-1 in doubles with two separate partners
OSU is a combined 21-0 on courts five and six
Ian Bracks has wins on every court except six
OSU currently has 60 total team points through 11 matches
The 60 team points are the most through 11 matches since 1990 (63 team points)
- OSU also had 60 points through 11 matches in 1997
OSU currently has 50 total team points through eight home matches
Most team points through 11 matches in the Taylor era
Most team points at home through eight matches in the Taylor era