OU Set for ITA Kickoff Weekend

NORMAN — The No. 22 Oklahoma men's tennis team heads to Oxford, Miss., for the ITA Kickoff Weekend beginning Saturday. 2022 will mark OU's 11^th straight appearance at the kickoff.

"The kickoff is always a big weekend," head coach Nick Crowell said. "We are excited, and our guys are ready to go. We feel like it's going to be a great weekend."

The Sooners (5-0) will face host No. 18 Ole Miss in the first round on Saturday at 1 p.m. CT while No. 25 Illinois and NC State will compete on the other side of the bracket.

The winners of Saturday's matches will face off Sunday in the championship match at 2 p.m., with that winner punching its ticket to the ITA National Indoor Championships set for Feb. 18-21 in Seattle, Wash. The losers of Saturday's matches will play a consolation contest Sunday at 10 a.m.

LAST TIME OUT

The Sooners closed their second weekend of competition with a sweep over Abilene Christian and 5-2 win over Nebraska.

OU started the day with the doubles point over the Huskers. Alex Martinez and Welsh Hotard rolled through their match, defeating Victor Moreno Lozano and Dario Huber 6-1 at the No. 1 line. Mason Beiler and Nathan Han clinched the point for OU with a quick 6-1 victory over Shunya Maruyama and Rudra Dixit on court three.

When play was halted, Mark Mandlik and Baptiste Anselmo were up 4-1 against Nic Wiedenhorn and William Gleason.

No. 49 Mandlik was the first Sooner to strike in singles play, tallying a 6-2, 6-3 win over Maruyama at the four spot. Beiler continued OU's momentum with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Gleason at the No. 1 line. Clinching the match for the Sooners was Martinez on court two with a 7-6(2), 6-1 victory over Huber. Hotard picked up OU's last point of the day, coming back 6-7 (1), 6-3, 1-0 [6] against Moreno Lozano on court six.

MATCHDAY INFO

Live scoring, live videos, schedule and final results can be found here.

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OU returns to action at the Headington Family Tennis Center, hosting Wichita State and Arkansas on Feb. 4 and 6, respectively. Friday's competition against Wichita State is slated for 6 p.m. CT, while Arkansas' match will take place at 1 p.m. CT.

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Players Mentioned

Baptiste Anselmo

Mason Beiler

Nathan Han

Welsh Hotard

Mark Mandlik

Alex Martinez

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