University of Oklahoma Athletics

Sunday, March 20
Fort Worth, Texas
1 P.M.

University of Oklahoma

6
vs
1

University of Louisiana

Lead, Mark Mandlik

MTN Rolls Past Louisiana

March 20, 2022 | Men's Tennis

Oklahoma
Oklahoma
6
Louisiana
Minnesota
1
 

FORT WORTH, TexasThe Oklahoma men's tennis team tallied a 6-1 victory over Louisiana in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday afternoon, advancing to 12-4 on the season. 

OU began the day taking the doubles point with victories on courts two and three. No. 64 Baptiste Anselmo and Mark Mandlik struck first, rolling through their match against Vasil Dimitrov and Oriol Fillat Gimenez in a 6-1 fashion on court two. Mason Beiler and Nathan Han clinched the doubles point for OU with a 6-3 win against Kacper Dworak and Calin Postea at the No. 3 line.

When play was halted, No. 69 Welsh Hotard and Alex Martinez were tied 5-all against Alejandro Sanchez Gonzalez and Karlo Kajin at the top spot. 

In singles, No. 64 Mandlik finished first with a quick 6-1, 6-0 victory over Postea on court four. Han continued OU's momentum with a 6-3, 6-4 win against Dimitrov at the No. 6 spot. Anselmo clinched the match for OU in 6-2, 6-2, fashion on court three against Fillat Gomez. 

The remaining courts played out and the Sooners notched two more victories. No. 108 Jordan Hasson defeated Louisiana's Dworak 6-0, 7-5 on court five. The Ragin' Cajuns got on the board with a 7-6 (3), 7-5 victory by Sanchez Gonzalez over No. 68 Martinez on court two. No. 45 Beiler tallied the final win on the day, taking the top spot in 6-4, 0-6, 1-0 [6] fashion over Kajin. 

UP NEXT

The team will travel to Austin, Texas, to face the Longhorns on Sunday, March 27, at 1 p.m. CT at the Texas Tennis Center.

RESULTS

No. 37 Oklahoma 6, No. 38 Louisiana 1 

Singles competition 
1. #45 Mason Beiler (OU) def. Kajin, Karlo (LA) 6-4, 0-6, 1-0 (10-6) 
2. Sanchez Gonzalez, Al (LA) def. #68 Alex Martinez (OU) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 
3. Baptiste Anselmo (OU) def. Fillat Gimenez, Orio (LA) 6-2, 6-2 
4. #64 Mark Mandlik (OU) def. Postea, Calin (LA) 6-1, 6-0 
5. #108 Jordan Hasson (OU) def. Dworak, Kacper (LA) 6-0, 7-5 
6. Nathan Han (OU) def. Dimitrov, Vasil (LA) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition 
1. #69 Alex Martinez/Welsh Hotard (OU) vs. Sanchez Gonzalez, Al/Kajin, Karlo (LA) 5-5, unfinished 
2. #64 Baptiste Anselmo/Mark Mandlik (OU) def. Dimitrov, Vasil/Fillat Gimenez, Orio (LA) 6-1 
3. Mason Beiler/Nathan Han (OU) def. Dworak, Kacper/Postea, Calin (LA) 6-3

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

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