OU Ready for NCAA Regional

NORMAN – The Oklahoma men's tennis team is set for the program's 11^th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance as the Sooners head to the College Station Regional.

OU will open the tournament Friday at 11 a.m. with Denver while host Texas A&M and New Mexico square off on the other side of the bracket. The winner of each site advances to the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida, where the 16 teams will compete for the national championship May 17-28.

2021 marks OU's fourth NCAA appearance under Crowell. The Sooners have advanced to the NCAA second round or further in each of the last seven seasons, including a Round of 16 appearance in their last tournament outing in 2019.

The Sooners find themselves in familiar territory for the tournament's first two rounds as OU played in the 2019 College Station Regional. The Sooners upset host Texas A&M 4-3 to go to the Round of 16 behind a clutch performance from then-freshman Mason Beiler.

NCAA History

OU makes its 11th straight NCAA tournament appearance in 2021. The Sooners have made the tournament 15 times in program history. The Sooners have advanced to the NCAA second round or further in each of the last seven seasons. In their last appearance in 2019, OU reached the Round of 16.

Oklahoma reached three consecutive NCAA finals in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

The Sooners own a 27-14 all-time NCAA tournament record.

Last Time in CStat

In the 2019 College Station Regional, OU breezed past No. 29 Arizona 4-0 in the first round. The second round match with No. 13 Texas A&M came down to the wire. OU took the doubles point off the Aggies, then traded singles wins to bring the match to 3-all.

As the action came down to the final court, freshman Mason Beiler battled through a third-set tiebreaker on court five to claim the match for the Sooners with a 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (9-7) comeback victory. After trailing 6-3 in the breaker, Beiler ultimately saved seven match points to close out the set and the match 7-6 (7) on a forehand winner.

Where They Rank

OU checked in at No. 27 in the April 28 ITA team rankings. Mason Beiler held at No. 70 and Jake Van Emburgh jumped to No. 86, up 16 spots from the last release.

In doubles, Nathan Han and Alex Martinez checked in at No. 33 nationally.

Match Info

Friday's first round match with Denver is set for an 11 a.m. CT start.

Should the Sooners advance, OU will face the winner between Texas A&M and New Mexico on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT.

Live stats and video will be available for all matches at the regional.

NCAA History

Last Time in CStat

Where They Rank

Match Info

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Mason Beiler

Mason Beiler

Nathan Han

Alex Martinez

Jake Van Emburgh

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