Both tennis teams play on the road today

While one tennis team continues to thrive, the other struggles.

The men’s tennis team has won two matches in a row, while the women have dropped three straight matches.

Both teams will be in action today. For the men’s team it will be the first Big 12 match as they face Baylor in Waco, Texas. The men, who are 6-3 on the year, look to increase their winning streak to three.

The women’s team has been struggling as of late. The Sooners lost their first match in Big 12 play against Missouri 5-2 on Sunday. The Sooners have now lost three straight games and have only won one of their last five.

The women will look to get back on the winning track as they will be on the road when they face Tulsa at 1 p.m. this afternoon.

— James Roth/The Daily

Capel one of 10 finalists for Henry Iba Award

On Tuesday the U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced finalists for the 2009 Henry Iba Award, which is presented to the national coach of the year.

OU head basketball coach Jeff Capel is one of ten finalists for the award. Two other Big 12 coaches are also nominated, Missouri’s Mike Anderson and Kansas’ Bill Self.

The award is voted on by all members of the association, which includes about 800 journalists.

The winner of the award is guaranteed to be a first-time winner, as none of the finalists have been given the honor before.

The presentation of the award will be April 3 at the USBWA’s award breakfast in Detroit. At the breakfast, the Oscar Robertson Trophy will be awarded to the association’s player of the year.

— Daily Staff