MTSU falls to Oklahoma state 4-1

Sunday, February 15

Stillwater, OK

12 p.m.

Middle Tennessee

Oklahoma State

2/15/2026 3:47:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: Edly Termilien / MTSU Athletic Communications

STILLWATER, Okla. – Despite securing the doubles point, Middle Tennessee fell 4-1 to Oklahoma State on Sunday afternoon.

Despite a 10-hour flight delay, the Blue Raiders landed safely in Stillwater.

In the doubles competition on court three, Oklahoma State achieved victory as freshman Houston Jacques and freshman Antoine Mayoral fell to Haydar Gokpinar and Nicolas Kobelt.

The match was highlighted by an exceptional performance from the nationally ranked 60th duo of seniors Karim Al-Amin and Ondrej Horak, who secured a decisive 6-3 win against Oklahoma State's Derek Pham and Charlie Valentine.

Continuing their momentum, Eric Crivei and Jonasz Dziopak triumphed with a strong 7-6 (7-5) victory over Alessio Basile and Ian Bracks on court two. The match featured a significant back-and-forth, with the Blue Raiders tying the score four times. However, the Blue Raiders consistently maintained their lead, ultimately clinching the doubles point in the tiebreaker.

In singles play, court one concluded first, with Horak defeated by Basile with scores of 4-6, 2-6. During the opening set, Horak trailed 4-2 but managed to tie the score at 4-4 before ultimately losing 6-4. In the second set, he was unable to maintain momentum and broke twice.

On court four, Crivei lost to Bracks, 2-6, 4-6. The first set was tied at 2-2 before Bracks achieved a four-game streak. In the second set, Crivei demonstrated resilience by breaking serve four times, but it proved insufficient to secure a victory.

On court three, Dziopak fell to Pham with scores of 1-6, 4-6. In the second set, Dziopak managed to break serve four times and even reached a tie at 3-3, but was unable to sustain his performance to win the match.

The cowboys took a 3-1 lead in match score until freddy murray lost on court 6 to Gokpinar 6-2, 7-6 (8-6). In the second set, there were 3 ties and 2 lead changes in tie breaks the blue raiders and cowboys went back in fourth but Gokpinar kept the lead and won which clinch the win for the Cowboys.

The Cowboys established a 3-1 lead in the match score until Freddy Murray lost to Gokpinar on court 6, with the final score being 6-2, 7-6 (8-6). In the second set, there were three ties and two lead changes as the Blue Raiders and Cowboys exchanged momentum, but Gokpinar ultimately maintained the lead and won in the tiebreak, securing the victory for the Cowboys.

Courts 2 and 5 remained unfinished. On court 2, Al-Amin, having won the second set 7-6 (7-2), was trailing in the third set against Kobelt with a score of 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 1-4. Meanwhile, on court 5, Duran was in a tie at 6-6 in the second set against Valentine.

Head coach Jimmy Borendame on the match:
"The guys were really fighting today. We arrived at 3:30 a.m., and they could have thrown in the towel. They didn't, and we battled. We will regroup back in the Boro and get ready for next weekend's tough matches."

BOX SCORE
Oklahoma State Cowboys 4, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 1

DOUBLES
1. #60 Ondrej Horak / Karim Al-Amin (MTSU) def. Derek Pham / Charlie Valentine (OSU) – 6-3
2. Eric Crivei / Jonasz Dziopak (MTSU) def. Alessio Basile / Ian Bracks (OSU) – 7-6 (7-5)
3. Haydar Gokpinar / Nicolas Kobelt (OSU) def. Houston Jacques / Antoine Mayoral (MTSU) – 6-1

SINGLES
1. Alessio Basile (OSU) def. #115 Ondrej Horak (MTSU) – 6-4, 6-2
2. #113 Karim Al-Amin (MTSU) vs. Nicolas Kobelt (OSU) – 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 4-1, unfinished
3. Derek Pham (OSU) def. Jonasz Dziopak (MTSU) – 6-1, 6-4
4. Ian Bracks (OSU) def. Eric Crivei (MTSU) – 6-2, 6-4
5. Birtan Duran (MTSU) vs. Charlie Valentine (OSU) – 7-6 (7-3), 6-6, unfinished
6. Haydar Gokpinar (OSU) def. Freddy Murray (MTSU) – 6-2, 6-6 (8-6)

MATCH NOTES
Order of finish:
Singles -- 1 4 3 6 ; Doubles -- 3 1 2