TULSA, Okla. – The 48th nationally-ranked singles player, Or Ram-Harel of The University of Tulsa, defeated Northwestern's 20th-ranked singles player Konrad Zieba, 6-2, 6-4, to advance to the second round of the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Singles Championship at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. Ram-Harel will take on Joao Monteiro of Virginia Tech on Thursday, May 26, at 11:30 a.m.
"It's a good feeling to start the tournament with a win," Ram-Harel said. "I came today to the tournament with the idea that I am not only playing for me, but I am playing for the team and the City of Tulsa.