Two Top-10 Matches Open Conference Play

No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 10 TCU

March 27, 5:30 p.m. CT | Headington Family Tennis Center

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No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 10 Texas

March 29, 1:00 p.m. CT | Headington Family Tennis Center

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NORMAN -- The top-ranked Oklahoma men's tennis team opens conference play this weekend, hosting a pair of top-10 opponents at the Headington Family Tennis Center. The Sooners (17-1) take on No. 10 TCU Friday, March 27 at 5:30 p.m. and then No. 7 Texas Sunday, March 29 at 1:00 p.m.

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As always, admission to Sooner tennis matches is free for all fans. Sooner fans not able to get out and cheer on the Sooners in person will still have plenty of chances to watch the weekend's action. Friday and Sunday's matches will both be streamed live on SoonerSports.tv.

Friday's match with TCU will be aired in condensed format on FOX Sports Oklahoma Saturday, March 28 at 1 a.m. and again Sunday, March 29 on FOX Sports Southwest at 9 a.m.

Sunday's match against the Longhorns will air Monday, March 30 at 4:30 p.m. on FOX Sports Oklahoma and again Tuesday, March 31 at 8 a.m. on FOX Sports Southwest.

NO. 1

For the fourth week in a row and the sixth time in program history Oklahoma sits atop the national rankings. The ITA ranks OU No. 1 with 87.77 points, more than eight points greater than the second place Baylor Bears. The gap between Oklahoma and second place is more than the gap between second and sixth places.

The Sooners' current streak is the only time in program history the team has been No. 1 in consecutive weeks. The team occupied the top spot for a single week immediately following its title at the indoor championships in February and in 2014 after topping Ohio State at home.

TOP-25 DOMINANCE

The Sooners have been able to distance themselves in the rankings by virtue of dominant play. Despite playing perhaps the toughest schedule in the nation, John Roddick's Sooners enter conference play with just a single loss. OU boasts 11 wins over teams ranked in the ITA top-20 including two wins over both No. 2 Baylor and No. 15 North Carolina.

Oklahoma has won its last seven matches, all but one of which came over teams ranked in the ITA top-30. The Sooners are fresh claiming another tournament title last weekend. OU took home the title at the BNP Paribas Open Collegiate Challenge presented by Oracle with wins over Purdue, Columbia and Baylor.

STEADY AS HE GOES

Axel Alvarez has been one reason for Oklahoma's incredible play. The junior from Spain sits at No. 2 in the ITA's latest singles ranks and leads the Sooners with 15 wins in dual play, 12 of which have come at No. 2 singles. Alvarez has yet to drop a match in dual play and has won 14 of his matches in straight sets. Alvarez has lost just one set in dual play, and has nine wins over ranked opponents.

SOONERS IN THE RANKS

Three other Sooners join Alvarez in the ITA's singles rankings. Sophomore Andrew Harris comes is at No. 13, senior Dane Webb comes in at No. 23 and sophomore Alex Ghilea rounds out the list at No. 65. The Sooners' top doubles tandem of Alvarez and Webb hold steady at No. 6 while Harris and Ghilea fell from the ranks this week.

SCOUTING REPORT: No. 10 TCU

The Horned Frogs are 14-5 this season and have won their last five matches. All five of TCU's losses have come against teams ranked in the top-25. The Horned Frogs beat No. 9 Texas A&M 4-2 in their opening match of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend back in January. The Aggies are the only team to beat the Sooners this season.

Ranked Horned Frogs:
No. 36 Nick Chappell – 6-2 at No. 2 singles
No. 37 Cameron Norrie – 8-6 splitting time at No. 1 and No. 2 singles
No. 76 Guillermo Nunez – 14-0 in dual play, has multiple wins at spots 2-6.

No. 18 Cameron Norrie/Trevor Johnson – 5-1 at No. 2 doubles
No. 19 Nick Chappell/Will Stein – 7-6 at No. 1 doubles
No. 61 Trevor Johnson/Blake Wiggins – 6-0 overall, but have not started a match in dual play

SCOUTING REPORT: No. 7 TEXAS

The Longhorns are 14-2 this season, having won 7 of their last eight matches. Texas's two losses came against No. 3 Illinois and No. 11 Ohio State. The Longhorns will face No. 22 Oklahoma State on Friday before heading to Norman.

Ranked Longhorns:
No. 1 Soren Hess-Olesen - 15-0 at No. 1 singles.
No. 34 Lloyd Glasspool – 9-0 at No. 2 singles
No. 72 Adrien Berkowicz – 12-3 in dual play

No. 41 Lloyd Glasspool/Soren Hess-Olesen – 7-6 at No. 1 doubles

QUICK HITS

- Oklahoma finished indoor play 13-0.
- OU is 4-1 playing outdoors.
- Oklahoma is an undefeated 8-0 at home.
- The Sooners have 11 wins over teams currently ranked in the top-25.
- Oklahoma is 7-1 when losing the doubles point.
- The four Sooners ranked in singles are a combined 48-7 in dual play.
- The Sooners are 25-8 in singles against ranked opponents.
- At 15-0 in dual play and 17-1 overall, Axel Alvarez leads the Sooners in wins.
- Oklahoma's lone loss of the season came in its only outdoor road match. (Texas A&M, 2/20)
- The Sooners are 14-0 at No. 2 singles, the only position without a loss.
- Sophomore Florin Bragusi has clinched four of the Sooners' last five matches.