April 24, 2002

LUBBOCK, Texas - Improving their chances for a NCAA Tournament bid and shooting for a Conference Championship is the task at hand for the Texas Tech men's tennis team as they travel to College Station, Texas, for the Big 12 Championship Tournament, April 26-28.

The Red Raiders (13-10, 3-4 Big 12) finished the season fifth in the conference and will take on the 4th seeded Oklahoma State Cowboys on Fri., April 26, at 1 p.m. on the Grandstand court at the Texas A&M Tennis Center. The winner of the match will take on the will of the #1 Baylor and #8 Oklahoma match..

Tech will be led into the match by senior Royce Ramey (Richardson, Texas), who finished the season with a 10-7 record in the competitive number one singles slot. Fellow senior Richard Crabtree (Hebden Bridge, England) posted a team high14-6 mark in the one through four slots. Freshman Michael Innerebner (Milan, Italy) in his first year of collegiate tennis went 13-7 in singles action. The Red Raiders dropped a 4-3 decision to the Cowboys in Stillwater last weekend.

Fans can track the team's performance in the performance with live scoring on the official Texas Tech athletics web site at www.texastech.com. The link will be posted on the men's tennis page.