{"id":210747,"date":"2025-10-13T21:17:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T21:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/210747\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T21:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T21:17:11","slug":"cowboy-tennis-wraps-up-solid-week-at-ita-regionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/210747\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboy Tennis wraps up solid week at ITA Regionals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Norman, Okla.\u00a0– Oklahoma State’s men’s tennis\u00a0team\u00a0wrapped up the ITA Central Regional Championships at the Headington Family Tennis Center\u00a0this past week.
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\nThe Cowboys combined for a record of 12-8 in singles, led primarily by sophomore Ian Bracks<\/a> who made his way to the round of 16. Bracks tallied two victories over Nebraska’s Colson Wells and Tulsa’s Victor Tosetto before dropping his match to Oklahoma’s Bruno Nhavene, 2-6, 6-2, 2-6.\u00a0
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\nJunior Derek Pham<\/a> also had a solid outing. The Australian dropped his opening match in a three-set thriller to Oklahoma’s Hank Trondson,\u00a06-7(8), 7-6(4), 6-1, but backed it up by rattling off three-straight wins in the consolation round, winning all three in straight sets.
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\nThe two freshman had stellar performances, taking five total singles wins throughout the week. Starting with Charlie Valentine<\/a>, making his collegiate debut, who tallied three-straight victories, starting in the qualifying round. Haydar Gokpinar<\/a>, the Turkey native, made his way out of the qualifying stage as well, highlighted by a signature win in the round of 64 over Nebraska’s Leo Linquet, 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-3.
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\nMoving over to doubles, Gokpinar kept it rolling with fellow underclassmen Nicolas Kobelt<\/a>. The pairing picked up the win of the week over Arkansas’ 50th-ranked duo Ben Weintraub and Eric Padgham, 8-5. Gokpinar and Kobelt fell in the quarterfinals to the eventual champions, Oklahoma’s Orel Kimhi and Johan Rodriguez, 8-5.\u00a0
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\nThe Pokes will take the week off before returning to action at the UTR PTT College Station from Oct. 27-Nov. 2 in Texas.
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\nFor season-long coverage of Oklahoma State men’s tennis, visit\u00a0okstate.com\u00a0and follow @CowboyTennis on Instagram and X.
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\nFull Results from ITA Central Regional Championships:
\nSingles | OSU Singles Record: 12-8
\nCharlie Valentine<\/a> | 3-1
\nValentine (OSU) def. Valentin Vasquez (SLU), 6-2, 6-1 | Prequalifying
\nValentine (OSU) def. Amir Milushev (WSU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 | Qualifying
\nValentine (OSU) def. Jose Frias (DRAKE), 6-3, 6-2 | Round of 64
\nTakeshi Taco (TUL) def. Valentine (OSU),6-1, 6-4 | Round of 32<\/p>\n

Haydar Gokpinar<\/a> | 2-1

\nGokpinar (OSU) def. Luis Bonifasi (ORU), 6-0, 6-2 | Qualifying

\nGokpinar (OSU) def. Leo Linquet (NEB), 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-3 | Round of 64

\nNikita Volonski (TUL) def. Gokpinar (OSU), 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-1 | Round of 32

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\nDerek Pham<\/a> | 3-1

\nHank Trondson (OU) def. Pham (OSU), 7-6(8), 6-7(4), 6-1| Round of 64

\nPham (OSU) def. Rocky McKenzie (CREIGHTON), 6-4, 6-2 | Consolation

\nPham (OSU) def. Marko Milosavljevic (MEM), 6-1, 6-0 | Consolation

\nPham (OSU) def. Jeri Lassila (NEB), 6-4, 6-1 | Consolation

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\nNicolas Kobelt<\/a> | 1-2

\nHenry Lamchinniah (NEB) def. Kobelt (OSU), 6-4, 6-3 | Round of 64

\nKobelt (OSU) def. Calum Jestin (TUL), 7-5, 6-4 | Consolation

\nMarino Jakic (ARK) def. Kobelt (OSU), 6-4, 4-6, [11-9] | Consolation

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\nIan Bracks<\/a> | 2-1

\nBracks (OSU) def. Colson Wells (NEB), 6-3, 7-5 | Round of 64

\nBracks (OSU) def. Victor Tosetto (TUL), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 | Round of 32

\nBruno Nhavene (OU) def. Bracks (OSU), 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 | Round of 16

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\nThomas Gadecki<\/a> | 1-2

\nArsene Pougault (ARK) def. Gadecki (OSU), 6-2, 7-5 | Round of 64

\nGadecki (OSU) def. Ilias Worthington (WICH), 6-3, 7-6(3) | Consolation

\nBenjamin Johnson (DRAKE) def. Gadecki (OSU), 4-6, 6-3, [10-3] | Consolation

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\nDoubles | OSU Doubles Record: 3-3

\nGokpinar\/Kobelt (OSU) def. Dahler\/Kuo (CREIGHTON), 8-5 | Round of 32

\nGokpinar\/Kobelt (OSU) def. No. 50 Weintraub\/Padgham (ARK), 8-5 | Round of 16

\nKimhi\/Rodriguez (OU) def. Gokpinar\/Kobelt (OSU), 8-5 | Quarterfinals

\nPham\/Valentine (OSU) def. Kudernatsch\/Rensing (MEM), 8-7(2) | Round of 64

\nSmillie\/Vrba (ARK) def. Pham\/Valentine (OSU), 8-2 | Round of 32

\nJestin\/Doig (TUL) def. Bracks\/Gadecki (OSU), 8-7(6) | Round of 32

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