Five Sooners Claim Nine Big 12 Honors - University of Oklahoma

NORMAN – Five members of the Oklahoma men's tennis team combined for nine conference honors, the conference announced Thursday.

The Sooners brought home three All-Big 12 honors along with four singles position titles and two doubles position titles.

Fifth-year senior Alex Martinez was a unanimous All-Big 12 first team selection in singles, following a 15-2 regular season in which he notched 11 wins over ranked opponents. Of the 11 ranked wins, three were over top-20 ranked players. Martinez was also named co-champion at the No. 1 singles position after picking up five conference wins.

Martinez and doubles partner Baptiste Anselmo earned a first-team doubles nod after going 7-4 on the season. The duo was named the position co-champions at the No. 1 line, finishing the season with three wins.

Freshman Kholo Montsi earned an All-Big 12 second team honor after a 14-3 season and 4-2 mark in conference play. Montsi earned a co-champion nod at the No. 2 singles position after earning four conference wins.

Sophomore Luis Alvarez claimed the position championship at the No. 4 line with six conference wins and fifth-year senior Mark Mandlik took the position championship at No. 6 with four conference wins.

Freshman pair Asahi Harazaki and Hank Trondson earned four conference victories to take home the position title at the No. 3 line.

The Sooners will be back in action Friday for the first round of the NCAA Tournament. OU will face UT Arlington at 1 p.m. at the Headington Family Tennis Center.

Players Mentioned

Luis Alvarez

Baptiste Anselmo

Asahi Harazaki

Mark Mandlik

Alex Martinez

Kholo Montsi

Hank Trondson

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