Men's Tennis Sweeps Sunday Doubleheader

NORMAN – The No. 32 Oklahoma men's tennis team picked up two wins Sunday is it defeated Nebraska 6-1 and Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6-0 at the Headington Family Tennis Center.

Against Nebraska, the Sooners opened the match with the doubles point. Jake Van Emburgh and Jochen Bertsch dominated at the top spot, giving up just one game to Nebraska's Patrick Cacciatore and Andre Saleh to win 6-1.

Matt Rodriguez and Mark Mandlik clinched the point with a 7-5 win over Albert Sprlak-Puk and Shunya Maruyama on court three, holding at deuce point to take it.

"We continued to mix our doubles around a little bit," said head coach Nick Crowell. "I was really proud of Matt Rodriguez and Mark Mandlik for clinching the doubles point. They were down a break twice and showed a lot of resiliency in coming back and winning that point for us."

In singles, Bertsch won his seventh straight match handily, routing Cacciatore 6-1, 6-0 on court six. No. 104 Beiler powered past William Gleason 6-4, 6-3 at the No. 2 line.

Freshman Justin Schlageter clinched the victory with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Sprlak-Puk on court five. Fellow freshman Mandlik added another win, defeating Saleh after a second-set tiebreaker 6-0, 7-6 (4).

The Sooners tacked on one more win when Alex Martinez defeated Shunya Maruyama 7-5, 6-4 on court four.

At the top spot, Van Emburgh fell to Moreno Lozano 6-1, 6-1.

"I thought Nebraska did a good job in the singles in really pushing us and pushing some of those sets," Crowell said. "Our guys stayed strong mentally and were really perseverant late in those second sets."

Only singles were played against UAPB. The Golden Lions forfeited on courts five and six, giving OU a 2-0 lead. Beiler, Martinez, Schlageter and Stewart all picked up victories in the match.

Up Next

The Sooners are on the road for a pair of matches. OU heads to Tulsa for a midweek meeting with the Golden Hurricane, then will face Cornell in Ithaca, N.Y., on Sunday.

Results

#32 OU 6, Nebraska 1

Singles
1. Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) def. Jake Van Emburgh (OU) 6-1, 6-1
2. #104 Mason Beiler (OU) def. William Gleason (NEB) 6-4, 6-3
3. Mark Mandlik (OU) def. Andre Saleh (NEB) 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Alex Martinez (OU) def. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) 7-5, 6-4
5. Justin Schlageter (OU) def. Albert Sprlak-Puk (NEB) 6-4, 7-5
6. Jochen Bertsch (OU) def. Patrick Cacciatore (NEB) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
1. Jochen Bertsch/Jake Van Emburgh (OU) def. Patrick Cacciatore/Andre Saleh (NEB) 6-1
2. Mason Beiler/Max Stewart (OU) vs. Victor Moreno Lozano/William Gleason (NEB) 6-5, unfinished
3. Mark Mandlik/Matt Rodriguez (OU) def. Albert Sprlak-Puk/Shunya Maruyama (NEB) 7-5

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (6,1,2,5,3,4)

#32 OU 6, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0

Singles
1. #104 Mason Beiler (OU) def. Junius Ross (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0
2. Alex Martinez (OU) def. Isaiah Jordan (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0
3. Justin Schlageter (OU) def. Zach Webb (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0
4. Max Stewart (OU) def. Michal McIntyre (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0
5. Matt Rodriguez (OU) def. No player (UAPB), by forfeit
6. Jochen Bertsch (OU) def. No player (UAPB), by forfeit

Order of finish: Doubles (); Singles (3,4,2,1)