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UT Arlington to face Oklahoma in NCAA Tournament first round

UTA to face Oklahoma in NCAA Tournament first round

ARLINGTON, Texas – UT Arlington men's tennis faces No. 11-seed Oklahoma on May 13 or 14 in the first round of the NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament.

The Mavericks, winners of a program-record 18 matches, return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006 after winning the Sun Belt Championship, their seventh conference title all-time.

"I didn't have Oklahoma on the radar, but we are excited and I like it," UT Arlington coach Diego Benitez said. "It is a team that we haven't played in awhile, so they don't know our weapons and we don't know their weapons.