Sooners Narrowly Fall to Auburn in Road Challenge

Thursday, March 13

Auburn, AL

12 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

Auburn

Sooners Narrowly Fall to Auburn in Road Challenge

March 13, 2025 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

NORMAN – The No. 18 Oklahoma men's tennis team dropped a 4-3 decision to Auburn Thursday afternoon at the Yarbrough Tennis Center.

OU is now 10-5 on the season and 3-3 in SEC play.

The Sooners claimed their 13th doubles point of the season when sophomore Asahi Harazaki and freshman Alejandro Melero won 6-4 at the three spot and junior Luis Alvarez and sophomore Kholo Montsi defeated the Tigers in a tiebreak, 7-6(7) on court two. The No. 39 Sooner pair of junior Bruno Nhavene and freshman Oscar Lacides fell short to No. 13 pair Billy Blaydes and William Nolan, 3-6.

OU went ahead 2-0 when Alvarez took his fourth SEC singles win, 6-2, 6-3. Auburn pushed back with a win at the six line where Melero came up short, 5-7, 4-6.

The Sooners extended the lead again when Montsi picked up his first SEC win at the two line. The three-set battle showed Montsi's resilience, as he shut out his opponent in the third set, taking the match 1-6, 6-3, 6-0. With OU leading 3-1, freshman Orel Kimhi took only his third loss of the season, 4-6, 4-6, to allow Auburn to pull within one at 3-2.

Auburn tied the match at 3-all when senior Jordan Hasson narrowly fell at the five position, 5-7, 5-7. The last Sooner on the court was Lacides, who battled with William Nolan at the primary spot. After dropping the first set in a tiebreak, Lacides fought to force a tiebreak in the second set. He ultimately lost the match, 6-7(3), 6-7(6).

UP NEXT

Oklahoma continues their road trip and heads to South Carolina to take on the No. 25 Gamecocks on Saturday, March 15, at 11 a.m. CT.

RESULTS

Singles competition

1. Will Nolan (AUB) def. #76 Oscar Lacides (OU) 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (8-6)
2. Kholo Montsi (OU) def. Alex Frusina (AUB) 1-6, 6-3, 6-0
3. Billy Blaydes (AUB) def. Orel Kimhi (OU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Luis Alvarez (OU) def. Joey Phillips (AUB) 6-2, 6-3
5. Hamza Nasridinov (AUB) def. Jordan Hasson (OU) 7-5, 7-6 (8-6)
6. Nicholas Heng (AUB) def. Alejandro Melero (OU) 7-5, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. #13 Billy Blaydes/Will Nolan (AUB) def. #39 Oscar Lacides/Bruno Nhavene (OU) 6-3
2. Luis Alvarez/Kholo Montsi (OU) def. Alex Frusina/Joey Phillips (AUB) 7-6 (9-7)
3. Asahi Harazaki/Alejandro Melero (OU) def. Nicholas Heng/Jake Kennedy (AUB) 6-4

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