Men's Tennis Travels to TCU, Tulsa

March 24, 2012

No. 25 Oklahoma Men's Tennis
Sunday's Match	vs. No. 64 TCU
Date & Time	Sunday, March 25 at 1:00 p.m.
Location	Ft. Worth, Texas
Tuesday's Match	vs. No. 27 Tulsa
Date & Time	Tuesday, March 27 at 5:00 p.m.
Location	Tulsa, Okla.
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NORMAN, Okla. - The 25th-ranked Oklahoma men's tennis squad continues its road streak when it takes on No. 64 TCU on Sunday, March 25 at 1 p.m., and 27th-ranked Tulsa on Tuesday, March 27 at 5 p.m.

The Sooners' (8-3) dual against the Horned Frogs will be the fourth-straight road match for Oklahoma. OU is coming off a 6-1 victory against No. 31 Florida State and prior to that the Sooners defeated Maryland, 5-2.

Following road stents at TCU and Tulsa, John Roddick's squad breaks into Big 12 competition at No. 13 Texas on Friday, March 30 at 6 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.

TCU does not have anyone ranked in the latest ITA singles or doubles rankings.

Tulsa possesses three ranked individuals and are led by 68th-ranked Japie De Klerk. Ashley Watling (No. 75) and Clifford Marsland (No. 97) both check in inside the top 100. In doubles, Marsland and Watling comprise the fifth-best tandem in the country.

Dual Match Records

Singles	1	2	3	4	5	6	Overall
1. Costin Paval (Jr.)	7-2						7-2
2. Guillermo Alcorta (RSo.)		5-2	2-1				7-3
3. Peerakit Siributwong (So.)			1-1	5-2	1-0		7-3
4. Tsvetan Mihov (So.)	1-0	1-2	1-3	2-1			5-6
5. David Pultr (Sr.)					3-0	3-3	6-3
6. Dane Webb (Fr.)			1-0	1-0	4-1	3-0	9-1
7. Lawrence Formentera (Jr.)						0-1	0-1

Doubles	1	2	3	Overall
1. Costin Paval/Dane Webb	7-3			7-3
2. Tsvetan Mihov/Peerakit Siributwong		8-2		8-2
3. Guillermo Alcorta/David Pultr			2-0	2-0
4. Davild Pultr/Lawrence Formentera			7-1	7-1

SOONER TENNIS NOTES

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS
Oklahoma is 17-10 against TCU with the the previous matchup going in favor of the Sooners, 4-3, last year in Norman. The Sooners hold a 31-19 overall record against the Hurricane, while head coach John Roddick is 3-1 all-time.

FRESHMAN PHENOM
OU freshman Dane Webb, one the nation's most highly-touted recruits, is off to an 9-1 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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