ORU 2026 Record: 10-15
Result: ORU 4, Illinois State 3
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma (Bernie Duke Tennis Center)

Tulsa, Okla. – The Oral Roberts men's tennis team delivered a thrilling Senior Day performance, rallying from a 3-0 deficit to defeat Illinois State 4-3 at the Bernie Duke Tennis Center.

Honoring seniors Parv Nage, Cayden Cheek, and Ricardo Filho, prior to the match before completing a dramatic comeback with four straight singles victories to clinch the win.

After dropping the doubles point, ORU found itself in an early hole, but responded with resilience in singles play, winning four three-set matches to complete the comeback.

Match: ORU 4, Illinois State 3

Doubles

1. Dibildox/Valencia (ILS) def. Filho/Couy (ORU) 6-3
2. Ostro/Scarlett (ILS) def. Cheek/Pensavalle (ORU) 6-3
3. Berry/Guijarro (ORU) def. Leong/Logue (ILS) 6-4

Singles

1. Filho (ORU) def. Valencia (ILS) 1-6, 6-2, 7-5
2. Bonifasi (ORU) def. Dibildox (ILS) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
3. Capacci (ILS) def. Nage (ORU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Guijarro (ORU) def. Ostro (ILS) 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
5. Leong (ILS) def. Reklevicius (ORU) 6-3, 7-5
6. Berry (ORU) def. Scarlett (ILS) 6-4, 6-4

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