Sooners Open Spring Season Tuesday

Jan. 20, 2012

No. 18 Oklahoma Men's Tennis
Tuesday's Match	vs. Wichita State
Date	Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 5:00 p.m.
Location	Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion
Internet	Live Scoring/Webcast

NORMAN, Okla. - The 18th-ranked Oklahoma men's tennis team opens the 2012 season on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 5 p.m., when they host Wichita State inside the Gregg Wadley Tennis Pavilion.

"We are excited to get the season started," John Roddick said. "We usually open the season with Wichita State and they have had some guys do well in the fall. Particularly, one of their doubles teams did really well and even their singles guys. They are a much improved team from last year. We have to be ready to play and I know the guys are itching to go."

Following their match against Wichita State the Sooners travel to Knoxville, Tenn., to compete in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend, Jan. 29-30. Oklahoma will face No. 24 Ole Miss in the opening round.

RANKINGS RUNDOWN

The Sooners have five ranked in the initial ITA rankings and are led by junior Costin Paval who debuts as the nation's No. 4 ranked tennis player. Two more Sooners, Peerakit Siributwong (No. 38) and Tsvetan Mihov (No. 39), check in just inside the top 40. Newcomers Guillermo Alcorta and Dane Webb enter the rankings at No. 53 and 63, respectively, after a stellar fall campaign.

All three of Oklahoma's tandems are ranked. Leading the way is 14th-ranked Paval and Webb. Mihov and Siributwong are No. 38, and Alcorta and teammate Lawrence Formentera are No. 57.

Wichita State is led by 66th-ranked Matheus Pereira. In doubles, he and David Cavalcanti comprise the 20th-ranked doubles team.

Dual Match Records

Singles	1	2	3	4	5	6	Overall
1. Costin Paval (Jr.)							0-0
2. Guillermo Alcorta (RSo.)							0-0
3. Peerakit Siributwong (So.)							0-0
4. Tsvetan Mihov (So.)							0-0
5. Dane Webb (Fr.)							0-0
6. Lawrence Formentera (Jr.)							0-0
7. David Pultr (Sr.

Doubles	1	2	3	Overall
1. Costin Paval/Dane Webb				0-0
2. Tsvetan Mihov/Peerakit Siributwong				0-0
3. Guillermo Alcorta/Lawrence Formentera				0-0

SOONER TENNIS NOTES

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS
Roddick is 2-0 all-time against the Shockers and has not given up a point since his arrival. Oklahoma holds a 20-13 advantage over Wichita State.

PULTR RETURNS TO OKLAHOMA
David Pultr was a member of OU's team that reached the Elite Eight in 2010. The Czech Republic native went 16-9 in singles action, with the majority of his matches coming at the No. 4 position. In doubles, he and Ionut Beleleu concluded the year with a 9-11 record.

MORE GEORGIA TIES
Bo Hodge was named the assistant coach at OU on Nov. 17, 2011. Prior to Oklahoma, Hodge served as the assistant at the University of Alabama for the past three seasons. A former star for the University of Georgia before pursuing a career on the professional circuit, Hodge earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communications at UGA where he returned to complete his studies after several years on the professional tour as a player and coach.

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