Monday Match with Pepperdine Up Next

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Monday, March 2, 2020 / 1 p.m. CT / Headington Family Tennis Center

NORMAN – The Oklahoma men's tennis team returns to the Headington Family Tennis Center on Monday to host No. 30 Pepperdine. OU will look to push its winning streak to six matches as the Sooners welcome the Waves at 1 p.m. CT.

The Sooners

The No. 42 Sooners enter Monday's contest at 8-3 on the season. The match will be No. 42 OU's second consecutive against a ranked opponents after the Sooners took out No. 15 Florida State 4-3 on Friday in Orlando.
OU is 2-2 against ranked opponents this season and has won its last two meetings against teams in the ITA release.

OU will face a familiar opponent in Pepperdine's Adrian Oetzbach, who played at OU from 2017-18. Oetzbach has played in the top three of the Waves' lineup all season.

The Sooners have won their last five matches straight, going undefeated during the month of February. OU is also 6-1 at the Headington Family Tennis Center this season with its sole loss a narrow 4-3 defeat by then-No. 18 Tennessee on Jan. 12.

Last Time Out

OU's lone senior came up big Friday night to clinch the Sooners' 4-3 comeback victory over No. 15 Florida State. With the match tied at 3-all, Jochen Bertsch held on for a three-set win at the No. 6 line to claim the contest for the Sooners.

The Sooners took the doubles point handily. In their first match as a pair, Jochen Bertsch and Jake Van Emburgh rolled 6-2 at the No. 1 line. Max Stewart and Alex Martinez sealed the point with a 6-4 victory on court four. When play was halted, Mason Beiler and Justin Schlageter trailed 5-4 at the three spot.

FSU jumped out to a 3-1 lead in singles when it won the top three courts in order. OU's Martinez, Schlageter and Bertsch rallied to save the match with all three holding on to take their courts in three sets. Martinez took out No. 104 Singh Bhullar 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 at the No. 4 line before Schlageter tied the match with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Enzo Le Seguillion at the No. 5 line.

The contest came down to court six, where senior Bertsch clinched with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 win over Thongoana. Leading 5-4 on serve, Bertsch held at deuce point to secure the victory for the Sooners.

OU now owns two wins over teams ranked in the ITA top 25.

Sooners Streaking

OU enters Monday's contest on a five-match winning streak. The Sooners went undefeated during the month of February, notching wins over No. 24 Kentucky (4-0), Arkansas (4-3), San Diego (4-30, Incarnate Word (7-0) and No. 15 Florida State (4-3).

In singles, Alex Martinez and Jochen Bertsch have won each won four straight matches.

Martinez and Max Stewart are 5-0 in doubles, playing primarily on court two. Martinez remains undefeated in doubles this season at 6-0.

Where They Rank

OU is No. 42 in the most recent ITA computer rankings. The Sooners checked in at No. 24 in the Tennis Channel/USTA College Tennis Top 25.

Two Sooners landed in the latest ITA singles release: Mason Beiler is No. 100 nationally and Jake Van Emburgh is No. 107.

Match Info

First serve is set for 1 p.m. CT on Monday. The Midway Deli food truck will be on site.

Live stats and video will be available. Admission to the Headington Familiy Tennis Center is always free.

Up Next

OU hosts a trio of matches next weekend as the Sooners welcome UMKC on March 7 at 1 p.m., followed by a doubleheader with Nebraska and Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on March 8.

For updates, follow @OU_MTennis on Twitter or like Oklahoma Men's Tennis on Facebook.

The Sooners

Last Time Out

Sooners Streaking

Where They Rank

Match Info

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Players Mentioned

Mason Beiler

Jochen Bertsch

Alex Martinez

Justin Schlageter

Max Stewart

Jake Van Emburgh

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