Cowboy Tennis Continues Road Swing at Texas Tech

Saturday, March 21

Lubbock, TX

2 p.m.

Oklahoma State University

No. 75 Texas Tech

March 19, 2026 | Cowboy Tennis

Match Notes

Oklahoma State Cowboys
(14-5, 1-1 Big 12) | Head Coach: Dustin Taylor (Fifth Season)
vs.
Texas Tech Red Raiders | 2 p.m. CT
(9-7, 0-2 Big 12) | Head Coach: Michael Breler (Third Season)

Match 20 | Texas Tech | March 21, 2026
Venue: McLeod Tennis Center
Stream: https://okla.st/WatchvsTTU
Stats: https://okla.st/StatsvsTTU

Social Media: @CowboyTennis

The Basics
The Oklahoma State men's tennis team continues their Big 12 opening road trip on Saturday afternoon against Texas Tech (9-7, 0-2). The match will be streamed on ESPN+ as a part of the Big 12 Crosscourt stream. The Cowboys match against the Red Raiders will take place at the McLeod Tennis Center and begin at 2 p.m. CT. Oklahoma State is coming off an impressive win over Penn on Tuesday evening; a win that improved its record to 11-0 at the Greenwood Tennis Center, the best start in the history of the GTC. The Pokes are 1-1 to begin conference play, taking a thriller at Utah, 4-3, with the help of a Derek Pham clincher.

Gokpinar Magic
Freshman Haydar Gokpinar has shined to start his Cowboy career. Gokpinar is 14-2 and sealed the match against Arkansas with a comeback win over Eric Padgham, 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-1. The Turkish native started his career with 10 straight wins, the most by a Cowboy to start his career since Lucas Gerch in 2014. Gokpinar leads OSU with his 14 wins and has only dropped five total sets this season, primarily anchoring the lineup on court six.

Oklahoma's Own
Oklahoma native Ian Bracks has made a name for himself to start his sophomore season. Heading into conference play, Bracks has a 12-3 record and has netted a near-perfect 6-1 record from the four spot in the lineup. Bracks has been diverse in his work, picking up wins on every court except six and only having his two losses on court three.

In The Rankings
The Oklahoma State men's tennis team ranked 36^th in this week's Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I rankings. The Pokes sit as the sixth-highest ranked team in the stacked Big 12, behind TCU (2), Baylor (8), UCF (12), Arizona (15) and Arizona State (25). The pairing of Haydar Gokpinar and Nicolas Kobelt came in at No. 81 in the doubles ranking via March 17.

Series History
Oklahoma State and Texas Tech will do battle for the 45^th time on Saturday. OSU holds the slight edge at 25-19 all-time. The series has been tight as of late, with the last 10 contests being split at five matches a piece. The last win for the Cowboys came in 2024 at the McLeod Tennis Center in Lubbock, Texas, taking the dual, 4-1.

Streaks & Trends
·      OSU is 11-0 at the Greenwood Tennis Center
·      Haydar Gokpinar is 14-2 in singles this season
·      Ian Bracks has wins on every court except six
·      Ian Bracks is 6-1 on court four
·      Alessio Basile is 2-0 in Big 12 singles
·      OSU currently has 90 total team points through 19 matches
·      The 90 team points are the most through 19 matches since 1997
·      Most team points in the Dustin Taylor era

An Oklahoma State Win Would…