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No. 5 Men’s Tennis defeats TCU, 4-2
03.01.2014 | Men's Tennis
Longhorns defeat Horned Frogs in a non-conference matchup.
#5 Texas 4, #48 TCU 2
Fort Worth, Texas
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FORT WORTH -- No. 5 Texas Men's Tennis defeated TCU, 4-2, in front of over 1,000 fans at the Friedman Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Longhorns (12-2) improve to 4-1 in road matches and 5-0 against teams from the state of Texas this season. Texas has won seven consecutive matches over TCU (6-3) and have an all-time series advantage of 27-16.
"Defeating TCU on their home court is a great win for us," head coach Michael Center said. "TCU is really good this season and they showed that by taking it to us in doubles. Singles was hard-fought down the line, so I was proud of the way our team responded. We have become a pretty mature team, knowing how to stay in these close matches after taking some punches. Physically we looked very strong today."
Saturday's match was classified as a non-conference match. The two Big 12 opponents will meet during conference play on April 5 in Austin, televised live on Longhorn Network.
The Longhorns fought back with four singles victories on Saturday after dropping the doubles point with losses at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles positions.
Junior Adrien Berkowicz improved to 9-2 in dual match singles with a quick straight-set victory over TCU's Rodolfo Bustamante (6-3, 6-3), which put the Longhorns on the scoreboard and tied the team match, 1-1.
Sophomore Nick Naumann gave UT a 2-1 team lead by defeating Trey Daniel in straight sets (7-5, 6-2) at the No. 5 position. Naumann is now 11-2 dual match singles play.
After freshman No. 60 George Goldhoff was edged at the No. 3 position to tie the match, junior No. 22 Lloyd Glasspool and senior David Holiner picked up three-set wins to help clinch the match for the Longhorns.
Glasspool earned his ninth win over a nationally ranked opponent this season by defeating No. 51 Nick Chappell in three sets (3-6, 6-3, 6-4) at the No. 2 position, which gave Texas a 3-2 team advantage.
Holiner proved to be the match-clinching point for the Longhorns with a three-set victory over Jhonathan Gonzalez (6-4, 3-6, 6-2) at the No. 6 position.
The fifth-ranked Longhorns return home to face Florida State this Friday, March 7 at Penick-Allison Tennis Center.
RESULTS
#5 Texas 4, #48 TCU 2
03/01/14 at Fort Worth, TX (Friedman Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #93 Facundo Lugones (TCU) vs. #31 Søren Hess-Olesen (UT) 7-6, 2-6, 2-4, unfinished
2. #22 Lloyd Glasspool (UT) def. #51 Nick Chappell (TCU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
3. Arnau Dachs (TCU) def. #60 George Goldhoff (UT) 7-5, 6-3
4. Adrien Berkowicz (UT) def. Rodolfo Bustamante (TCU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Nick Naumann (UT) def. Trey Daniel (TCU) 7-5, 6-2
6. David Holiner (UT) def. Jhonathan Gonzalez (TCU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #18 Nick Chappell/Will Stein (TCU) def. #8 Søren Hess-Olesen/Lloyd Glasspool (UT) 8-5
2. Arnau Dachs/Trey Daniel (TCU) vs. David Holiner/Jacoby Lewis (UT) 6-2, unfinished
3. Facundo Lugones/Hudson Blake (TCU) def. Nick Naumann/George Goldhoff (UT) 8-3
Match Notes
Texas 12-2; National ranking #5; Regional ranking #1
TCU 6-3; National ranking #48; Regional ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,5,3,2,6)
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