Men's tennis upsets Texas - moves on to natl tourney quarterfinals
by chrisabo on May 22, 2010 8:28 AM CDT
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PrintIt looks like the first-season men's tennis coach, John Roddick, is taking the OU men's tennis program to the next level. After pulling an upset of Texas Tech in the second round of the NCAA Men's Tennis Tourney to get to the round of 16 for the first time in the program's history, the Sooners then sent the Longhorns packing and moved on to the quarterfinals. The win against Tech was the Sooners first win against them in five tries, the first win against them in the 2010 season, and was some revenge after Tech beat the Sooners in the Big 12 tourney at the end of April in Austin. The win against the No. 3 ranked Longhorns by the 20th ranked Sooners was the first win since 2005 and only the 2nd all-time. BOOMER SOONER!
The Sooners now face a touch test against Georgia on their home court in Athens. Roddick is a graduate of Georgia and a former coach there when the Bulldogs won the national championship in 2001, so he is obviously familiar with the surroundings and with the pressure. The Sooners have overachieved up to this point and maybe that will relax them going into this match and continue the string of upsets.
If you are wondering, yes, Coach Roddick is Andy Roddick's older brother and was his coach from 2006-2008 in addition to running his own tennis camp from 2002-2009. Between his hiring and the new tennis facilities, it seems like the men's tennis program is poised to make a run at the Big 12 tennis powerhouses.
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ANY win over Texass is xause to celebrate…..
My crazy 8 y/o got me called to the principles office yesterday after his “field & track day at school” Appearantly the class they were against in finals, all the little biys had on Texass hats or shirts. After the “texass” team lost , my son said “well if they are going to wear orange, you can get used to losing”…. Nice I know. I just smiled & nodded my head…..
Is it too weird to say your kid
Just became one of my favorite people!
"We call him The Hammer." - Bob Stoops on Ronnell Lewis
nah….. me & the people we sent near at football games, have been shaping his mind since he was 2 weeks old.
You must be very proud. And rightfully so from the sound of things.
"We call him The Hammer." - Bob Stoops on Ronnell Lewis
I hate texass
It’s nice to see OU improve in one of it’s 2ndary sports. I know, so many folks just look at Football…and then maybe basketball, but for me, as a Sooner, I think of the University and how it’s doing in athletics I think of the 2ndary stuff too. (yeah, yeah, I’m thinking like an aggie) but if I’m a fan of OU…I’m a fan of OU tennis, and Softball, and Golf , and Soccer (but I’ll never actually spend any of the limited hours of my life, watching college golf or soccer of any level)
Thanks for the update!
it’s only Aggie if your only reason to cheer is for 2ndary sports.
by Displaced Longhorn on May 24, 2010 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice run, but Bulldogs thumped us
Georgia pasted us in the quarterfinals 4-0 to move on to the Final Four to face Tennessee. We definitely would have had our work cut out for us vs. Tennessee who is 30-1.
Still nice run by the Sooners and good experience for the returning players next year to build upon for the future.
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