Men's Tennis Ends Season in NCAA Second Round

Saturday, May 4

1:00 PM

University of Oklahoma

Stanford University

Men's Tennis Ends Season in NCAA Second Round

May 04, 2024 | Men's Tennis

OU 2, Stanford 4

NORMAN – The No. 11 Oklahoma men's tennis team saw the 2024 season come to an end Saturday with a heartbreaking 4-2 loss to No. 19 Stanford in the finale of the NCAA Norman Regional.

The Sooners ended the season 21-5 on the year after advancing to their 14th consecutive NCAA Tournament.

Down 3-0 early, the Sooners fought back to pull within a point of the Cardinal at 3-2. Jordan Hasson put Oklahoma on the board with a 7-6, 6-3 victory at No. 3. Luis Alvarez added a second point with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win at No. 4.

With the top two courts both in third sets, Stanford would clinch the match with a win at the No. 2 line. Kholo Montsi forced a third set before ultimately falling 4-6, 7-6, 6-7.

Stanford took the early 1-0 lead after picking up the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 lines.

The Cardinal extended their lead as Mark Mandlik fell 6-2, 6-4 at the No. 6 line and Justin Schlageter dropped a 6-4, 6-1 match at No. 5.

After splitting his first two sets, Alex Martinez trailed 5-3 in the third set when play concluded.

RESULTS

#19 Stanford 4, #11 Oklahoma 2

Singles competition

1. #11 Alex Martinez (OU) vs. #16 Nishesh Basavareddy (STANFORD) 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (4-7), 3-5, unfinished
2. #55 Samir Banerjee (STANFORD) def. #69 Kholo Montsi (OU) 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-1)
3. Jordan Hasson (OU) def. Max Basing (STANFORD) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
4. Luis Alvarez (OU) def. Kyle Kang (STANFORD) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
5. Neel Rajesh (STANFORD) def. Justin Schlageter (OU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Nico Godsick (STANFORD) def. Mark Mandlik (OU) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. #62 Max Basing/Nico Godsick (STANFORD) def. #58 Baptiste Anselmo/Alex Martinez (OU) 7-5
2. #85 Nishesh Basavareddy/Samir Banerjee (STANFORD) def. Kholo Montsi/Luis Alvarez (OU) 7-6 (7-5)
3. Hank Trondson/Asahi Harazaki (OU) def. Aryan Chaudhary/Harsh Hemang Parikh (STANFORD) 6-4

Match Notes:
Stanford 18-6; National ranking #19
Oklahoma 21-4; National ranking #11
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,5,3,4)