Match Notes (PDF)
The Basics
The No. 34 Oklahoma State men's tennis team (17-9) will look to advance out of the Columbus Regional, facing 42nd-ranked Vanderbilt on Friday at 9 a.m. CT in the round of 64. A win would advance to play the winner of top-seeded Ohio State or Cleveland State on Saturday at 3 p.m. CT in the round of 32.
Following the Action
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NCAA Tournament
Oklahoma State boasts 25 NCAA appearances, with the most recent a season ago. OSU has made an NCAA tournament appearance in eight of the past nine years. Under head coach Dustin Taylor, the Pokes have earned a bid in two of his three seasons, including back-to-back nods in 2023 and 2024.
For the first time in program history, Stillwater will be the final host site to the NCAA tournament. Since its construction in 2014, the Greenwood Tennis Center was named the USTA Facility Awards winner in 2016. The 50,000 square foot facility will house both the 2024 NCAA team and individual championships.
In The Rankings
OSU appeared in the top 40 for the 11th-consecutive regular season ITA poll. The Cowboys (17-9) will enter the NCAA Championships with the most wins in a single season since 2019. OSU collected wins over No. 31 Baylor, No. 30 UCF, No. 11 Illinois and No. 5 Southern California.
The Isaac Becroft and Tyler Zink tandem earned its second top-10 ranking of the season. The duo went 5-0 with four wins over ranked opponents. In the Big 12 Championships, they dropped Texas' No. 22 Eliot Spizzirri and Siem Woldeab helping OSU win the doubles point.
Zink tallied yet another top 25 ranking, his eighth. He concluded regular season and conference championship action with a team high 16 wins all on court one. The graduate knocked off six ranked opponents, a team high, including San Diego's No. 5 Oliver Tarvet on March 10.
Becroft earned a team second-best 15 wins, rounding out the regular season on court two. The senior appeared in the rankings for the fifth straight time. He defeated two ranked opponents, Middle Tennessee State's No. 105 Ondrej Horak and Illinois' No. 30 Karlis Ozolins.
No. 109 Garcia earned his eighth-straight ranking of the spring season. He was one of four Cowboys to tally double-digit wins with 11. Garcia played a role in solidifying 15 of 16 team points on court three from Jan. 13 to March 28.
Notable Streaks & Trends
- Oklahoma State is 17-9
- This NCAA tournament appearance will mark the 26th in program history
- Nine of the past 10 seasons have resulted in an NCAA tournament appearance (excluding 2020 - COVID 19)
- In OSU wins, it is outscoring opponents, 86-19
- The Cowboys are fourth in the Big 12 Conference in overall wins
- The Pokes are 83-49 in singles matchups
- All six courts have a .500 or better winning percentage
- Ten Cowboys tallied a win in singles play
- In singles, four Cowboys beat ranked opponents
- Five Cowboys have double-digit wins
- OSU collected seven out of eight doubles points from Feb. 3 to Feb. 25
- Oklahoma State is 41-23 in doubles matchups
- In doubles, courts one and two have a .680 or better winning percentage
- Twelve different doubles pairings have notched a win
- Alessio Basile and Isaac Becroft hold the team lead with 11 doubles wins
Oklahoma State Wins Would...
- Give it the most in a single season since 2019
- Be the third consecutive second round appearance in the NCAA tournament
- Be the first round of 16 appearance since 2016
- Mark the second NCAA tournament win under coach Taylor
Tyler Zink: Court One Warrior
- Zink carries the most singles wins on the team with 16
- He has logged six ranked wins, including a straight-set victory over San Diego's No. 5 Oliver Tarvet
- He has played all singles and doubles matches on court one
- The graduate is ranked in singles (No. 24) and doubles (No. 10/Becroft)
- He has 15 total doubles wins with three different partners
Becroft Brilliance
- Senior Isaac Becroft started 13-0 in singles, the best start to a season since Lucas Gerch in 2014
- He is second on the team in singles wins with 15
- He tallied seven victories on court two and eight wins on court three
- The New Zealand native dropped two ranked opponents, including Illinois' No. 30 Karlis Ozolins
- He owns a singles and doubles ranking (No. 82, No. 10/Zink)
- Becroft and Alessio Basile hold a team-high 11 wins in doubles, all on court two
