Men's Tennis Hosts No. 40 Nebraska Saturday

Feb. 3, 2012

No. 20 Oklahoma Men's Tennis
Saturday's Match	vs. No. 40 Nebraska
Date & Time	Saturday, Feb. 4 at 1:00 p.m.
Location	Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion
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NORMAN, Okla. -- The 20th-ranked Oklahoma men's tennis squad hosts No. 40 Nebraska on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 1 p.m., inside the Gregg Wadley Tennis Pavilion.

The Sooners (2-1) host five straight dual matches in Norman over the next month. Four of OU's opponents scheduled to visit Norman are currently ranked in the top 40 and one in the top 12, Pepperdine.

"Nebraska is a good team," John Roddick said. "They have been an NCAA tournament team the last two years. We lost the doubles point to them the last two years and from that standpoint it is going to be a challenge. We feel like our doubles is much better than the last two years, but now it's time to go out and see if we can win doubles. Hopefully, we can get off to a good start and I feel confident our singles will be solid. It is a matter of executing and finishing sets, which we struggled with against Ole Miss, but this gives us a chance to go out and work on that."

Following the Nebraska match, Roddick's squad will take on No. 27 Indiana on Sunday, Feb. 12 at noon.

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.

Nebraska has two ranked singles players and is led by 47th-ranked Christopher Aumueller. Benedikt Lindheim is the other ranked Cornhusker who checks in at No. 78. In doubles, Aumueller and Lindheim comprise the No. 7-ranked tanedem in the country. Andre Stenger and Robert Schulze are 44th nationally.

Dual Match Records

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

SOONER TENNIS NOTES

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS
The Sooners are 53-10 against Nebraska. Roddick is a perfect 2-0 since taking over at Oklahoma.

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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