Sooners Host Top 25 Showdown Sunday

Feb. 11, 2012

No. 19 Oklahoma Men's Tennis
Sunday's Match	vs. No. 25 Indiana
Date & Time	Sunday, Feb. 12 at 12:00 p.m.
Location	Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion
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NORMAN, Okla. - The 19th-ranked Oklahoma men's tennis squad hosts No. 25 Indiana on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 12 p.m., inside the Gregg Wadley Tennis Pavilion.

The Sooners (3-1) host their second straight dual match in Norman on Sunday and will host three more home matches over the course of February against the likes of Arizona (No. 61), Louisville (No. 35) and Pepperdine (No. 12).

"Indiana is a good team and we played them last year at their place, which was a tough match," John Roddick said. "They are very good in doubles and have been consistently a top 25 team the last couple years. It's going to be a good challenge and we look forward to getting them to our place where our conditions are a little bit different than theirs. It's going to be a good test for us. Their lineup from one to six is solid and they are very good in doubles. Hopefully, we can get off to a good start and not put ourselves behind like we did last year against them."

Following the dual against Indiana, Roddick's squad takes the week off before taking on No. 12 Pepperdine on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 1 a.m.

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.

Despite being ranked in the top 25, Indiana does not have anyone ranked in singles or doubles.

Dual Match Records

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

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

SOONER TENNIS NOTES

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS
Oklahoma is 2-3 against the Hoosiers all-time. The two squads met last year, which the Sooners won 4-2 in Bloomington, Ind. Roddick is a perfect 2-0 against Indiana as head coach of the Sooners.

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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