Roddick's Squad at OSU Thursday

April 18, 2012

No. 11 Oklahoma Men's Tennis
Thursday's Match	at Oklahoma State
Date & Time	Thursday, April 19 at 2:00 p.m.
Location	Jack DeBois Tennis Complex
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NORMAN, Okla. - The 11th-ranked Oklahoma men's tennis squad looks to clinch sole possession of its first Big 12 regular season title as they close out the 2012 season at Oklahoma State on Thursday, April 19 at 2 p.m.

The Sooners cemented themselves at least a share of the Big 12 regular season title after OU downed Texas Tech, 5-2, last Sunday, April 15. The Big 12 title is a first for the program and is OU's first conference title since 1992.

Oklahoma (15-3, 4-0 Big 12) has won nine straight matches that includes wins over five teams ranked in the top 30, while Oklahoma State is 7-12 on the year and 0-4 in Big 12 competition. They are coming off of a 4-3 loss to No. 27 Baylor

Following the Bedlam showdown OU travels to College Station, Texas, to compete in the Big 12 Championships from April 27-29.

RANKINGS RUNDOWN

The Sooners have four ranked in the updated ITA rankings and are led by junior Costin Paval who is the nation's No. 13 ranked tennis player. Three more Sooners -- Guillermo Alcorta (No. 59), Dane Webb (No. 96) and Peerakit Siributwong (No. 106) -- are ranked among the nation's elite.

Oklahoma began the year with all three of its tandems ranked and now two duos remain in the rankings. Paval and Webb check in at No. 8, while Siributwong and Mihov are 58th.

Oklahoma State's Vlad Bondarenko is the only Cowboy ranked. He checks in at No. 107 nationally.

Dual Match Records

Singles	1	2	3	4	5	6	Overall
1. Costin Paval (Jr.)	13-3						13-3
2. Guillermo Alcorta (RSo.)		11-2	3-1				14-3
3. Peerakit Siributwong (So.)			1-1	8-4	3-0		12-5
4. Tsvetan Mihov (So.)	1-0	2-2	2-8	2-1			7-11
5. David Pultr (Sr.)					3-0	6-6	9-6
6. Dane Webb (Fr.)			1-0	2-0	10-1	3-0	16-1
7. Lawrence Formentera (Jr.)						1-2	1-2

Doubles	1	2	3	Overall
1. Costin Paval/Dane Webb	14-3			14-3
2. Tsvetan Mihov/Peerakit Siributwong		13-4		13-4
3. Guillermo Alcorta/David Pultr			2-0	2-0
4. Davild Pultr/Lawrence Formentera			12-3	12-3

SOONER TENNIS NOTES

FRESHMAN PHENOM
OU freshman Dane Webb, one the nation's most highly-touted recruits, is off to a 16-1 record competing in the lineup for the Sooners. He and Paval have secured a 14-3 record at the No. 1 doubles position and are ranked No. 8 nationally. In singles, Webb began the spring season ranked No. 63 and currently sits at No. 96 in the country.

BIG 12 COACHES' POLL
The Sooners trailed only Texas, who was pegged the favorites to win the conference after the Longhorn's received four first place votes and 24 points, in the first ever Big 12 Coaches' Poll. Oklahoma tallied two of the six first place votes and finished just three points (21) behind their foes from south of the Red River.

PAVAL HONORED BY BIG 12
Junior Costin Paval was ranked No. 4 nationally to begin the season and was recently honored as the Big 12 Player of the Week on April 2. Paval was instrumental in leading the Sooners to wins over No. 13 Texas and 25th-ranked Texas A&M, which helped OU jump out to a 2-0 record in Big 12 play.

The Bucharest, Romania, native opened conference action with a decisive 6-2, 6-3 win over Texas' Soren Hess-Olsen, ranked No. 64, on Friday, March 30. Following his efforts in Austin, Paval downed A&M's 29th-ranked Alexis Kelgou, 6-4, 6-0. In doubles, Paval and freshman Dane Webb, ranked No. 13, also collected two wins over nationally ranked tandems beginning with an 8-5 win over UT's 27th-ranked Chris Camillone and David Holiner. On Sunday, April 1, the OU duo edged the Aggies' Ore and Withrow, 9-8.

DOUBLE THE POWER
Oklahoma has been extremely effective in doubles action this year as the Sooners have won the doubles point in 16 of their 18 matches. OU has won the doubles point in its previous eight matches, while its only losses came on the road against Ole Miss and Maryland.

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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