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No. 6 Men’s Tennis preview: UT Arlington / Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
02.22.2014 | Men's Tennis
Longhorns host a doubleheader on Sunday beginning at 12 noon Central.
Texas vs. UT Arlington - 12 p.m. Central
Texas vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi - 6 p.m. Central
Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014
Austin, Texas • Penick-Allison Tennis Center
TV: Longhorn Network - Sam Gore (play-by-play), Jon Wiegand (analyst)
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MATCH NOTES
• No. 10 Texas Men's Tennis (9-2) plays host to a doubleheader with UT Arlington (3-4) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (8-4) on Sunday at Penick-Allison Tennis Center.
• Longhorn Network will cover the telecast of the match with Sam Gore calling the action and former Longhorn Jon Wiegand providing analysis. It is the first men's tennis telecast of the season for the 24-hour network dedicated to UT Athletics.
Déjà vu Doubleheader
• For the second consecutive season, Texas is hosting a doubleheader with both UT Arlington and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in late February. Last season, the Longhorns defeated UT Arlington, 7-0, and Corpus Christ, 6-1, on Feb. 21, 2013. Texas is a combined 16-0 against its doubleheader opponents.
• Texas leads the all-time series with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11-0. Texas faced the Islanders for a second time last season in the first round of the NCAA Championship in College Station (W, 4-0).
• The Longhorns lead the all-time series with UT Arlington, 5-0.
Return to the Top 10
• Texas has been ranked the ITA top 10 in two polls this season, most-recently at No. 6.
• It is the Longhorns' first stay in the top 10 since Feb. 28, 2012.
• Texas' current No. 6 ranking is the highest team ranking since March 22, 2011, when the Longhorns were ranked No. 4.
• Mid-way through the season, Texas has four wins over top-25 opponents. Last season UT had a total of two wins over top-25 opponents.
Recapping the ITA Indoors
• Texas earned a spot in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship at the ITA Kick-Off in Nashville, Tenn. The fourth-seeded Longhorns defeated No. 15 Vanderbilt on its home court, 4-0, and No. 19 Wake Forest, 4-3, to capture the automatic bid.
• The Longhorns finished the ITA Indoors with a 2-1 record, including wins over No. 4 Georgia in the first round and No. 11 California in the consolation. Eventual champion and current top-ranked Ohio State edged Texas in the quarterfinals, 4-2.
• It was UT's first return to the ITA National Indoors since 2012.
Hess-Olesen named to ITA All-Tournament Team
• Junior Søren Hess-Olesen was named to the ITA All-Tournament Team at the No. 1 singles position for his efforts at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship.
• Hess-Olesen held an undefeated record in three matches at No. 1 singles over ITA Indoors, defeating No. 14 Austin Smith (Georgia), No. 23 Peter Kobelt (Ohio State) and No. 62 Ben McLachlan (Cal). Despite losing to Hess-Olesen, Kobelt was named the tournament's MVP after leading Ohio State to the team tournament title.
• The Aarhus, Denmark native holds a 17-5 overall record and an 8-1 dual match record this season.
Great Start
• Texas won its first seven matches of the season. The 7-0 start is the best since beginning the 2011 season 8-0.
• Texas did not allow a point in the first four dual matches of the season, marking the first time in the modern era that the Longhorns began a season with four consecutive shutout victories.
Singles Summary
• During dual match play this season, Texas holds a combined 44-14 (.759) record in singles.
• The Longhorns boast three ranked players and five players with 15 or more overall wins -- No. 53 Søren Hess-Olesen (17-5), No. 32 George Goldhoff (16-9), No. 29 Lloyd Glasspool (18-7), Adrien Berkowicz (17-5) and Nick Naumann (15-6).
Doubles Summary
• Texas has won seven of 11 doubles points this season (to earn the doubles point, a team must win two of three doubles matches in the dual).
• The Longhorns hold entered the ITA Indoors with a 14-7 (.667) dual match doubles record. UT currently stands 14-14 (.500) in dual match doubles.
• Texas features two ranked doubles teams, No. 7 Lloyd Glasspool / Søren Hess-Olesen (16-7, 5-5 dual) and No. 27 George Goldhoff / Jacoby Lewis (8-3, 3-1 dual).
Dual Match Nuggets
• At the No. 1 position, junior All-American Søren Hess-Olesen has only given up one loss during dual match play (11 matches) with two that did not finish ... Hess-Olesen has the highest singles winning percentage on the team during dual match play (8-1; .889) ... Hess-Olesen is 6-5 against nationally ranked players.
• At No. 2 singles, junior Lloyd Glasspool has given up only two losses in 11 matches ... Glasspool is tied for the second highest singles winning percentage on the team (9-2; .818) ... Glasspool is 8-7 against national ranked opponents.
• Hess-Olesen and Glasspool both went undefeated (3-0) in singles at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship.
• Sophomore Nick Naumann also 9-2 (.818) with the majority of his matches played at the No. 5 position.
• Junior Jacoby Lewis has the highest doubles winning percentage on the team (6-3; .667). Lewis and George Goldhoff hold a No. 27 national ranking with a 3-1 record as a doubles pair.
Last season at Penick-Allison Tennis Center
• UT Austin's new Dell Medical School campus will displace Penick-Allison Tennis Center after the completion of the season (May 2014). A new outdoor tennis center, currently in the planning stages, will provide world-class facilities and resources for both the men's and women's tennis programs, while enabling UT to continue to host conference, national and international competitions.
• The new outdoor facility, currently planned to be developed near 51st and Guadalupe streets, will be built in phases and will feature:
• Built in 1986, the Penick-Allison Tennis Center is named for Dr. D.A. Penick and Wilmer Allison, Dr. Penick's leading prodigy. Named head coach at UT in 1912 after a long career as a top player, Dr. Penick guided Texas to numerous Southwest Conference titles and was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in recognition of his achievements and contributions to the sport.
• When the $3 million tennis center opened, it was the beginning of a new era for Texas Tennis. At that time, the facility reflected the modern era of college tennis. Selected as the site of several important championship tournaments, PATC has served collegiate tennis and UT well through the years.
• The Longhorn Foundation is currently seeking donor support for the facility project. If you are interested in making sure The University of Texas continues to hold serve in the tennis world, contact the Longhorn Foundation at 512-471-4439.
