TUCSON, Ariz. \u2013 The No. 9 Oklahoma men’s tennis team fell short to No. 8 Arizona, 4-3, in the NCAA Tucson Super Regional, bringing the end to a stunning season.<\/p>\n
Oklahoma took a 3-1 lead after winning the doubles portion of the match followed by two singles victories.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The deciding match came down to court one where No. 25 Luis Alvarez<\/a> battled with No. 4 Jay Friend in a three-set thriller.<\/p>\n The Sooners started hot and picked up singles wins on courts one and two. The No. 5 pair of Luis Alvarez<\/a> and Bruno Nhavene<\/a> claimed the first win, 6-4, and the sophomore duo at the two line closed it out with another 6-4 result.\u00a0<\/p>\n OU went up 2-0 after a speedy match from No. 100 Johan Rodriguez<\/a>. The freshman earned his 19th singles win of the spring, 6-2, 6-1.<\/p>\n Arizona claimed its first point in singles when sophomore Alejandro Melero<\/a> fell, 2-6, 2-6. On the front three courts, No. 25 Alvarez, No. 76 Oscar Lacides<\/a> and No. 68 Orel Kimhi<\/a> battled in set tiebreakers.<\/p>\n Lacides quickly came out on top, 7-6(1), to start his second set with a lead. Alvarez pushed his tiebreak to an extended 14 total points, but ultimately fell short, 6-7(6). Kimhi also began his second set in a deficit, 6-7(4).<\/p>\n The No. 76 sophomore moved swiftly in his second set, closing it out with a 7-6(1), 6-2 victory to put the third point up for Oklahoma.<\/p>\n OU held the lead as junior Asahi Harazaki<\/a> recovered from losing the first set to win the second and force a deciding third set at the No. 6 singles line.<\/p>\n Kimhi pushed into yet another tiebreak in the second set, where he fell 6-7(4), 6-7(4) and Arizona made the score 3-2.<\/p>\n The Wildcats tied the match when Harazaki fell 4-6, 6-4, 4-6.<\/p>\n Alvarez won the second set in a 7-5 showing and went into a third and deciding set. No. 4 Friend came out on top and closed out the match, 6-7(6), 7-5, 0-6.<\/p>\n The Sooners ended the season with a 20-7 overall record and a 10-4 conference record. Oklahoma went on an eight-match win streak to cap off the regular season, earning the No. 4 seed in the SEC Championships.<\/p>\n Over the course of the season, OU earned 13 wins against ranked opponents, including seven against top-15 teams and three against top-5 programs.<\/p>\n RESULTS<\/p>\n Official Tennis Dual Match Results Final<\/p>\n Arizona (24-4) vs. Oklahoma (20-7)<\/p>\n 05\/09\/2026 at Tucson, Ariz.<\/p>\n Match Score\u00a0<\/p>\n Arizona 4, Oklahoma 3<\/p>\n DOUBLES DRAWS<\/p>\n 1. Luis Alvarez<\/a> and Bruno Nhavene<\/a> (OU) def. Filip Gustafsson and Glib Sekachov (ARIZ) 6-4<\/p>\n 2. Alejandro Melero<\/a> and Oscar Lacides<\/a> (OU) def. Jay Friend and Alexander Rozin (ARIZ) 6-4<\/p>\n 3. Alejandro Arcila and Cole Stelse (ARIZ) vs Asahi Harazaki<\/a> and Johan Rodriguez<\/a> (OU) 5-3 match was unfinished<\/p>\n SINGLES DRAWS<\/p>\n 1. Jay Friend (ARIZ) def. Luis Alvarez<\/a> (OU) 6-7(6), 5-7, 6-0<\/p>\n 2. Oscar Lacides<\/a> (OU) def. Filip Gustafsson (ARIZ) 7-6(1), 6-2\u00a0<\/p>\n 3. Alexander Rozin (ARIZ) def. Orel Kimhi<\/a> (OU) 7-6(4), 7-6(4)<\/p>\n 4. Johan Rodriguez<\/a> (OU) def. Zoran Ludoski (ARIZ) 6-2, 6-1<\/p>\n 5. Glib Sekachov (ARIZ) def. Alejandro Melero<\/a> (OU) 6-2, 6-2<\/p>\n