Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus Arkansas Futures on September 15, 2025
Final
Men's Tennis
vs Arkansas Futures
University of Oklahoma Athletics
Men's Tennis
Nick Papac
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
NORMAN – Oklahoma alum Nick Papac was named the assistant men's tennis coach at the University of Oklahoma on June 22, 2018.
In two seasons of coaching at his alma mater, Papac has assisted in coaching the Sooners to a 28-15 record, an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance, three All-Big 12 selections and five ITA Central Region honors.
Though the 2019-20 season ended roughly halfway through the slated schedule due to COVID-19, Papac and the Sooners got off to an 11-4 start. OU went undefeated (5-0) during the month of February, beginning with a 5-2 rout of then-No. 24 Kentucky on the road and punctuating the month with a 4-3 upset of No. 15 Florida State at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
With Papac’s tutelage, sophomore Mason Beiler was named ITA Central Region Player to Watch while freshman Mark Mandlik earned Rookie of the Year honors. Additionally, Beiler, Jochen Bertsch and Max Stewart were all named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team.
In 2018-19, Papac helped coach the Sooners to their 10th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance and their sixth Sweet 16 a in seven seasons as OU went 17-11.
During the 2019 season, OU played one of the toughest schedules in the nation and downed eight ranked opponents, including an upset of then-No. 13 Texas A&M in the NCAA second round.
Three players earned All-Big 12 honors: Spencer Papa and Alex Bakshi in singles and Bakshi and Stefano Tsorotiotis in doubles. Under Crowell's tutelage, Papa and Bakshi qualified for NCAA singles tournament and Bakshi and Tsorotiotis punched their tickets for the doubles championships to mark the third consecutive season OU has sent multiple players to the individual championships.
Papac helped coached three players to ITA Central Region honors as Papa was named Senior Player of the Year; Jake Van Emburgh was tabbed Player to Watch; and Mason Beiler was Rookie of the Year.
Prior to his return to OU, Papac spent the 2017-18 season at Oklahoma Baptist University, where he was the head coach for both the men’s and women’s tennis squads. In his first season at the helm for the Bison, Papac guided the women's team to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance after winning Great American Conference regular season and tournament championships.
Papac started his college tennis career at Fresno State, where he led the Bulldogs to the WAC title in 2011. He then transferred to OU, where he was a member of the of 2015 ITA Indoor National Championship team, as well as the 2014 and 2015 squads that reached the NCAA final. Papac won three consecutive Big 12 Championships with the Sooners and captained the team in his senior year.
Prior to his time at OBU, Papac spent a season as a volunteer assistant at Georgia, where he coached the Bulldogs to an NCAA semifinal finish in 2016. Papac returned to OU as a volunteer assistant in 2017, where he coached alongside Crowell in his first season at Oklahoma.
A Norman native, Papac graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2015 with a degree in administrative leadership.
In two seasons of coaching at his alma mater, Papac has assisted in coaching the Sooners to a 28-15 record, an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance, three All-Big 12 selections and five ITA Central Region honors.
Though the 2019-20 season ended roughly halfway through the slated schedule due to COVID-19, Papac and the Sooners got off to an 11-4 start. OU went undefeated (5-0) during the month of February, beginning with a 5-2 rout of then-No. 24 Kentucky on the road and punctuating the month with a 4-3 upset of No. 15 Florida State at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
With Papac’s tutelage, sophomore Mason Beiler was named ITA Central Region Player to Watch while freshman Mark Mandlik earned Rookie of the Year honors. Additionally, Beiler, Jochen Bertsch and Max Stewart were all named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team.
In 2018-19, Papac helped coach the Sooners to their 10th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance and their sixth Sweet 16 a in seven seasons as OU went 17-11.
During the 2019 season, OU played one of the toughest schedules in the nation and downed eight ranked opponents, including an upset of then-No. 13 Texas A&M in the NCAA second round.
Three players earned All-Big 12 honors: Spencer Papa and Alex Bakshi in singles and Bakshi and Stefano Tsorotiotis in doubles. Under Crowell's tutelage, Papa and Bakshi qualified for NCAA singles tournament and Bakshi and Tsorotiotis punched their tickets for the doubles championships to mark the third consecutive season OU has sent multiple players to the individual championships.
Papac helped coached three players to ITA Central Region honors as Papa was named Senior Player of the Year; Jake Van Emburgh was tabbed Player to Watch; and Mason Beiler was Rookie of the Year.
Prior to his return to OU, Papac spent the 2017-18 season at Oklahoma Baptist University, where he was the head coach for both the men’s and women’s tennis squads. In his first season at the helm for the Bison, Papac guided the women's team to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance after winning Great American Conference regular season and tournament championships.
Papac started his college tennis career at Fresno State, where he led the Bulldogs to the WAC title in 2011. He then transferred to OU, where he was a member of the of 2015 ITA Indoor National Championship team, as well as the 2014 and 2015 squads that reached the NCAA final. Papac won three consecutive Big 12 Championships with the Sooners and captained the team in his senior year.
Prior to his time at OBU, Papac spent a season as a volunteer assistant at Georgia, where he coached the Bulldogs to an NCAA semifinal finish in 2016. Papac returned to OU as a volunteer assistant in 2017, where he coached alongside Crowell in his first season at Oklahoma.
A Norman native, Papac graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2015 with a degree in administrative leadership.
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