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No. 10 Men’s Tennis outlasts No. 4 Georgia, 4-3
02.14.2014 | Men's Tennis
Longhorns advance to quarterfinals of ITA National Team Indoor Championship.
Match 9: No. 10 Texas 4, No. 4 Georgia 3
First Round • ITA National Team Indoor Championship
Houston, Texas • Galleria Tennis and Athletic Club
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HOUSTON -- Texas Men's Tennis defeated No. 4 Georgia in the first round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship on Friday afternoon at the Galleria Tennis and Athletic Club, 4-3.
The 10th-ranked and 13th-seeded Longhorns advance to the quarterfinals of the National Indoors for the fourth time in the last five appearances in the event. Texas will face No. 5 Ohio State on Saturday at 12 p.m. Central at the Downtown Club at The Met.
"It was a battle, we fought really hard today," head coach Michael Center said. "Georgia obviously has a great team and is a great program, but I was proud of the way our guys turned the match around after getting off to a slow start in doubles today. We stayed the course and kept fighting."
The Bulldogs jumped out to a 1-0 lead by winning doubles point with 6-3 victories on courts one and two.
Momentum quickly swung Texas' way with three consecutive singles victories, giving the Longhorns a 3-1 lead. In the only straight-set singles match in the dual, sophomore Nick Naumann defeated Georgia's No. 109 Nick Wood (6-4, 6-3) to give the Longhorns their first point of the day.
Texas protected the top three spots in the lineup to eventually clinch the team victory. No. 29 Lloyd Glasspool defeated No. 20 Nathan Pasha (6-4, 1-6, 6-4) at court No. 2 and No. 53 Søren Hess-Olesen defeated No. 14 Austin Amith (5-6, 6-1, 6-4) at court No. 1.
Georgia won close matches on courts six and four to tie the dual match, 3-3.
With the dual match hanging in the balance, freshman George Goldhoff outlasted sophomore Ben Wagland on court No. 3. When serving match point (4-5 [30-40]), Wagland was overruled and assessed a code violation. The code violation resulted in a game penalty, which gave Goldhoff the dual match-clinching victory.
"We put ourselves in a position to compete in all six singles matches," Center said. "We talked about not letting anyone get off the court, and for the most part that's what we did. At the end of the day it came down to one or two shots and we were fortunate enough to get that win."
The Longhorns will play for a spot in the semifinals of the National Indoors against the fifth-ranked Buckeyes tomorrow at 12 p.m. Central.
"Our intentions are to win this tournament," Center said. "Georgia is a great team, so this is a really nice result, but we are going to regroup and get ready for Ohio State tomorrow. There is no time to dwell on the previous match if you want to win this tournament."
#10 Texas 4, #4 Georgia 3
02/14/14 at Houston, TX (Galleria Tennis and Athletic Club)
Singles
1. #53 Søren Hess-Olesen (UT) def. #14 Austin Smith (UGA) 5-6 (5-7), 6-1, 6-4
2. #29 Lloyd Glasspool (UT) def. #20 Nathan Pasha (UGA) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
3. #32 George Goldhoff (UT) def. #71 Ben Wagland (UGA) 2-6, 6-4, 6-5
4. #59 Garrett Brasseaux (UGA) def. Adrien Berkowicz (UT) 6-3, 5-6 (5-7), 6-5
5. Nick Naumann (UT) def. #109 Nick Wood (UGA) 6-4, 6-3
6. Hernus Pieters (UGA) def. Sudanwa Sitaram (UT) 4-6, 6-5 (8-6), 6-2
Doubles
1. #31 Hernus Pieters/Ben Wagland (UGA) def. #7 Søren Hess-Olesen/Lloyd Glasspool (UT) 6-3
2. Nathan Pasha/Garrett Brasseaux (UGA) def. Nick Naumann/George Goldhoff (UT) 6-3
3. Austin Smith/Eric Diaz (UGA) def. David Holiner/Jacoby Lewis (UT) 5-3
Match Notes
Texas 8-1; National ranking #10; Regional ranking #3
Georgia 3-3; National ranking #4
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,2,1,6,4,3)
ITA National Men's Team Indoor Championship - First Round
UGA was issued a game penalty at #3 singles, which clinched the win for UT.
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