Oklahoma Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Programs and Athletics Director Joe Castiglione announced the hiring of John Roddick as OU's new head men's tennis coach.

Oklahoma State's Oleksandr Nedovyesov was honored as the 2009 Campbell/ITA National Player of the Year, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association has announced. Nedovyesov joins Mallory Cecil of Duke as the ITA's two honorees for the 2009 season.

After only one year in the United States and into his collegiate career, the Big 12 Freshman of the Year Raony Carvalho has already left his mark on the Texas Tech men's tennis program.

The NCAA Tennis Championships concluded on May 25, and the Big 12 Conference was well-represented in the 10-day competition at the Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas. Among those making semifinals appearances were the Texas men's squad and Csilla Borsanyi and Lenka Broosova (Baylor) in doubles play.

In the sweltering summer heat, under the spotlight of the NCAA Championships, the Longhorns always look for someone to step up on the big stage. And for the last three years, Miguel Reyes Varela has proven to be the guy.

Four Big 12 tennis teams have earned a trip to the round of 16 in the 2009 NCAA Men's and Women's Tennis Championships hosted by Texas A&M University. On the women's side, Baylor will be the conference's lone representative, while the BU men join Texas and Texas A&M in the men's field.

The 2009 All-Big 12 tennis teams and postseason awards have been selected, the conference office has announced. Among the honorees were Big 12 Tennis Players of the Year Oleksandr Nedovyesov (Oklahoma State) and Ana Maria Constantinescu (Oklahoma) in a vote by the league's head coaches.

Eight Big 12 tennis teams were selected to participate in the 2009 NCAA Men's and Women's Tennis Championships, the NCAA has announced.