Preview: OU & OSU

Friday, April 12

Norman, Okla.

6:00 PM

TCU

#21 Oklahoma

4/11/2019 3:06:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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TCU will finish the season on the road against Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.

FORT WORTH, Texas – The regular season for the No. 10 TCU men's tennis team will end on the road as the Horned Frogs travel to No. 21 Oklahoma and No. 26 Oklahoma State on April 12 and April 14, respectively.

TCU (17-5, 1-2 Big 12) will first travel to Norman, Okla., to take on the Sooners (14-7, 1-2 Big 12) on Friday at 6 p.m., before traveling to Stillwater, Okla., to face the Cowboys (14-8, 1-2 Big 12) on Sunday at 1 p.m.

TCU Notables
TCU has won 12 of its last 14 matches played and went 1-1 last weekend with a 6-1 loss to then-No. 4 Texas before rebounding with a 4-3 victory over No. 8 Texas A&M. The win over the Aggies marked the 10th victory over a ranked opponent and third over one ranked inside the top 10 nationally. The Frogs finished the season with a 12-2 mark at home and improved to 65-5 (.929) in the last five seasons at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.

All three upper classmen are ranked in the Oracle/ITA singles polls led by senior Alex Rybakov at No. 4. Rybakov is 21-2 this season and 13-2 against ranked opponents with two wins in conference play. Junior Alastair Gray sits at No. 24 with 16 wins this season while senior Reese Stalder checks in at No. 110 with 15 wins on the year. Stalder pairs with Bertus Kruger for a No. 13 doubles ranking with 17 wins this season, while Gray and Rybakov pair up for a No. 36 ranking and five wins over ranked opponents. Freshmen Luc Fomba and Sander Jong are anchoring the TCU lineup in doubles and singles with each posting double-digit wins in singles this season and seven wins in doubles.

Scouting the Sooners
Oklahoma sits at No. 21 in the latest poll and is hoping to snap a two-match losing streak after suffering a 6-1 loss to Baylor and a 4-3 defeat at the hands of Texas Tech. The Sooners only win in conference play came in the Bedlam match with Oklahoma State as Oklahoma got the 6-1 win in Norman. No. 31 Spencer Papa is one of three ranked singles players for the Sooners as the senior has eight wins on the year all at the No. 1 spot. Jake Van Emburgh checks in at No. 63 with 15 wins in 2019 while Alexander Bakshi rounds out the rankings at No. 67.

Scouting the Cowboys
Oklahoma State is now at No. 26 in the Oracle/ITA rankings after dropping a 7-0 decision on the road to Baylor last weekend. The Cowboys picked up their only conference victory against Texas Tech with a 5-2 win in Lubbock. No. 76 Matej Vocel is the only ranked singles player for Oklahoma State, while Mathieu Scaglia and Maxim Tybar pair up for the only doubles ranking as the duo check in at No. 29.

All-Time Series Records
Friday's match against Oklahoma will be the 26th played all-time between the program with the Frogs holding a 14-11 advantage in the all-time series. The Sooners had a streak of nine straight victories, but TCU snapped it in 2016 and has since won the last five consecutive matches. The teams have met in the postseason twice in the last three years with TCU picking up the win in both matches in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals. Last spring, The Frogs scored the 4-2 win at home on the team's way to a perfect 5-0 mark in conference action and a third-straight Big 12 title. This will be the seventh match played in Norman with the Sooners leading those matches with a 4-2 record.

Sunday's match will be the 24th meeting all time between TCU and Oklahoma State and the second time this season will square off as TCU is 13-10 all-time against the Cowboys. The teams already faced off in January in the second round of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend with the Frogs coming away with the 4-0 victory. TCU has won seven of the last eight matches played including the last six straight. The last four meetings between the programs has resulted in a 4-0 sweep for the Frogs. This is the seventh time the teams will prepare to battle in Stillwater with the series all even at 3-3.

Live Results
Live scoring of the match against Oklahoma can be found at StatBroadcast.com, while live scoring and live video links of the match against Oklahoma State can be found at OkState.com. Final results and a recap will be available at GoFrogs.com following the completion of the competitions. In-match updates can also be found by following TCU men's tennis on twitter (@TCUMensTennis).