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No. 10 Men’s Tennis defeats No. 11 Cal, 4-2
02.16.2014 | Men's Tennis
Søren Hess-Olesen and Lloyd Glasspool complete the ITA Indoors with an undefeated record at 1 and 2 singles.
Match 11: No. 10 Texas 4, No. 11 California 2
Consolation • ITA National Team Indoor Championship
Houston, Texas • The Met
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HOUSTON -- No. 10 Texas Men's Tennis defeated No. 11 California, 4-2, in the consolation round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship on Sunday at the Downtown Club at The Met.
It marks Texas' fourth win over a top-25 opponent this season, including its second win over a top-15 opponent in the last three matches. The Longhorns conclude competition in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship with a 2-1 record and an undefeated singles record at the 1 and 2 positions (6-0).
"I was really proud of our team today," head coach Michael Center said. "We rallied and stuck together in what was the third match in three days against a really good team. Really impressed with the play of Søren [Hess-Olesen] and Lloyd [Glasspool] this weekend. When you win at 1 and 2 singles, which they did in all three matches, it gives your team a great opportunity to win."
Texas fell behind early as Cal's Gregory Bayane and Chase Melton defeated Nick Naumann and George Goldhoff (6-5[1]) in a tiebreaker to clinch the doubles point.
Goldhoff lost to Filip Bergevi at No. 3 singles (6-2, 6-2) to give Cal a 2-0 team lead.
The Longhorns ended the match with four consecutive singles victories, all in straight sets.
Juniors Hess-Olesen and Glasspool respectively picked up wins against ranked opponents to tie the match, 2-2. Hess-Olesen defeated No. 62 Ben McLachlan (6-2, 6-3), while Glasspool defeated No. 68 Campbell Johnson (6-2, 6-3).
Junior Adrien Berkowicz gave Texas a 3-2 lead after defeating Cal's No. 118 Andre Goransson (6-4, 6-5[3]).
Sohomore Nick Naumann clinched the team win for the Longhorns. Naumann defeated Cal's Gregory Bayane (6-5[3], 6-4) at No. 5 singles, improving to 9-2 in dual match singles competition in the process.
Texas (9-2) returns home for a doubleheader against UT Arlington and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday, Feb. 23 televised on Longhorn Network.
#10 Texas 4, #11 California 2
02/16/14 at Houston, TX (Downtown Club at the Met)
Singles competition
1. #53 Søren Hess-Olesen (UT) def. #62 Ben McLachlan (CAL) 6-2, 6-3
2. #29 Lloyd Glasspool (UT) def. #68 Campbell Johnson (CAL) 6-2, 6-3
3. Filip Bergevi (CAL) def. George Goldhoff (UT) 6-2, 6-2
4. Adrien Berkowicz (UT) def. #118 Andre Goransson (CAL) 6-4, 6-5 (7-3)
5. Nick Naumann (UT) def. Gregory Bayane (CAL) 6-5 (7-3), 6-4
6. David Holiner (UT) vs. Mads Engsted (CAL) 2-6, 6-4, 0-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Ben McLachlan/Andre Goransson (CAL) def. #7 Søren Hess-Olesen/Lloyd Glasspool (UT) 6-3
2. Gregory Bayane/Chase Melton (CAL) def. Nick Naumann/George Goldhoff (UT) 6-5 (7-1)
3. David Holiner/Jacoby Lewis (UT) vs. Filip Bergevi/Campbell Johnson (CAL) 4-5, unfinished
Match Notes
California 6-2; National ranking #11
Texas 9-2; National ranking #10; Regional ranking #3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (3,1,2,4,5)
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