Road Match at FSU Next for Sooners

March 19, 2012

No. 31 Oklahoma Men's Tennis
Sunday's Match	vs. No. 30 Florida State
Date & Time	Tuesday, March 20 at 3:00 p.m.
Location	Tallahassee, Fla.
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NORMAN, Okla. - The 31st-ranked Oklahoma men's tennis squad travels to No. 30 Florida State on Tuesday, March 20, to take on the Seminoles at 3 p.m.

The Sooners' (7-3) dual against the Seminoles will be the third-straight road match for Oklahoma. OU is coming off a 5-2 victory at Maryland and prior to that the Sooners dropped a 6-1 contest at fifth-ranked Virginia.

"We have a tough match coming up against Florida State," John Roddick said. "It's going to be a tough test. They have been a very good program traditionally and are back on track this year.

"We've had a good road trip so far. We played great doubles against Virginia and great singles at Maryland. The goal for the team is to put them both together on the same day. Moving forward throughout the rest of the season we are going to need to do that. We are looking forward to a good tough match that will be a great opportunity for us."

Following Tuesday's match, Roddick's squad heads to Ft. Worth, Texas, to take on TCU Sunday, March 25 at 1 p.m.

RANKINGS RUNDOWN

The Sooners have five ranked in the updated ITA rankings and are led by junior Costin Paval who is the nation's No. 15 ranked tennis player. Three more Sooners -- Peerakit Siributwong (No. 67), Dane Webb (No. 78) and Tsvetan Mihov (No. 103) -- check in just inside the top 60.

Oklahoma began the year with all three of tandems ranked, but after the first month two tandems remain in the rankings. Paval and Webb check in at No. 18, while Siributwong and Mihov are 68th.

Despite their lofty ranking, Florida State does not have any ranked indviduals.

Dual Match Records

Singles	1	2	3	4	5	6	Overall
1. Costin Paval (Jr.)	6-2						6-2
2. Guillermo Alcorta (RSo.)		4-2	2-1				6-3
3. Peerakit Siributwong (So.)			1-1	4-2	1-0		6-3
4. Tsvetan Mihov (So.)	1-0	1-2	1-2	2-1			5-5
5. David Pultr (Sr.)					3-0	2-3	5-3
6. Dane Webb (Fr.)			1-0	1-0	3-1	3-0	8-1
7. Lawrence Formentera (Jr.)						0-1	0-1

Doubles	1	2	3	Overall
1. Costin Paval/Dane Webb	6-3			6-3
2. Tsvetan Mihov/Peerakit Siributwong		7-2		7-2
3. Guillermo Alcorta/David Pultr			2-0	2-0
4. Davild Pultr/Lawrence Formentera			6-1	6-1

SOONER TENNIS NOTES

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS
Oklahoma is 1-1 against Florida State with the the previous matchup going in favor of the Sooners, 5-2, in 1989.

FRESHMAN PHENOM
OU freshman Dane Webb, one the nation's most highly-touted recruits, is off to an 8-1 record competing in the lineup for the Sooners. He and Paval have secured a 5-2 record at the No. 1 doubles position and are ranked 10th-nationally. In singles, Webb began the spring season ranked No. 63 and currently sits at No. 78 in the country.

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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