No. 24 Sooners Fall in Heartbreaker to No. 2 TCU in Second Round of NCAA Tournament

Saturday, May 3

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4 p.m.

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No. 24 Sooners Fall in Heartbreaker to No. 2 TCU in Second Round of NCAA Tournament

May 03, 2025 | Men's Tennis

FORT WORTH, Texas -- The No. 24 Oklahoma men's tennis team fell short to No. 2 TCU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in a heartbreaking 2-4 result.

The Sooners took an early deficit in doubles with losses at the one and three positions. Freshman Alejandro Melero and sophomore Asahi Harazaki fell, 1-6, and sophomore Kholo Montsi and junior Luis Alvarez dropped their match, 4-6, soon after. No. 13 pair Oscar Lacides and Bruno Nhavene completed theit match at the same time with a 3-6 result.

Oklahoma struck first in singles with a swift win from freshman Orel Kimhi at the four singles spot, 7-5, 6-3, tying the match at 1-all. TCU went back ahead when Alvarez came up short at three singles, 5-7, 4-6. The Sooners kept the fight and Melero battled back from a first-set loss, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, to give OU its second point. Lacides dropped his first set but claimed the second set in a tiebreak to force set three. The freshman ultimately lost the match, 2-6, 7-6(3), 2-6, and Oklahoma fell behind, 2-3.

Montsi battled on court two in a three-set thriller. The sophomore trailed, 7-6(1), 4-6, 1-5, and went down 0-40 but fought off five straight match points to keep the hope alive. The momentum was with the Sooners and Montsi tied the match at 5-all. He dropped the next game and once again fought off five match points, sending the match to a tiebreaker. Montsi fell short, 7-6(1), 4-6, 6-7(3) and Oklahoma's season came to a heartbreaking end.

When the match completed, Harazaki was beginning a third set and the score was left at 6-2, 2-6.