Box Score STILLWATER, Okla. – The No. 14 San Diego men's tennis program (10-2, 1-0 WCC) earned their biggest road victory of the season, defeating No. 26 Oklahoma State (11-4, 0-0 Big 12), 4-2 on Sunday afternoon at the Greenwood Tennis Center.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In their first match back since their eight-match win streak was snapped on Friday, the Toreros were hungry for an early advantage.
- Savriyan Danilov and Lambert Ruland cruised in their opening doubles match, while both remaining matches went to tiebreakers.
- Ultimately, Stian Klaassen and Oliver Tarvet earned a 7-5 tiebreaking win to put San Diego up 1-0.
- From there, the Toreros attempted to turn the lights off on the hosts, as Danilov got off to a terrific start and won his matchup, 6-3, 6-2 to make it 2-0.
- Vasa was next and took home his first ranked victory since Nov. 5, 2023, earning a convincing 6-4, 6-3 decision over No. 63 Alex Garcia.
- However, the Cowboys kept up the pressure and won a key tiebreaker in the second set on court two to make it 3-2.
- While Sacchitt Sharrma got off to a strong start, his opponent rallied to take the second set and led in the third.
- With all eyes on court five and the pressure on San Diego mounting, Klaassen entered his second tiebreaker of the match and it went the distance.
- However, Klaassen hung on to clinch the match with an 8-6 win and secure the decisive fourth point.
NEXT UP
- The Toreros will head home to co-host the Ed Collins Invitational, from Mar. 15 to Mar. 17.
RESULTS
#14 San Diego 4, #26 Oklahoma State 2
Doubles
No. 1 – Alex Garcia/Tyler Zink (Oklahoma State) def.
Sacchitt Sharrma/
Iiro Vasa (San Diego) – 7-6 (4)
No. 2 –
Stian Klaassen/
Oliver Tarvet (San Diego) def. Isaac Becroft/Alessio Basile (Oklahoma State) – 7-6 (5)
No. 3 –
Savriyan Danilov/
Lambert Ruland (San Diego) def. Goran Zgola/Erik Schiessl (Oklahoma State) – 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles
No. 1 – No. 26 Tyler Zink (Oklahoma State) def. No. 5
Oliver Tarvet (San Diego) – 7-6 (4), 6-1
No. 2 – Isaac Becroft (Oklahoma State) def.
Lambert Ruland (San Diego) – 6-1, 7-6 (2)
No. 3 – No. 85
Iiro Vasa (San Diego) def. No. 63 Alex Garcia (Oklahoma State) – 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 –
Savriyan Danilov (San Diego) def. Erik Schiessl (Oklahoma State) – 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 –
Stian Klaassen (San Diego) def. Alessio Basile (Oklahoma State) – 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6)
No. 6 –
Sacchitt Sharrma (San Diego) vs. Francisco Pini (Oklahoma State) – 6-1, 5-7, 2-4 (UF)
Order of Finish: 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
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