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No. 7 Men’s Tennis rallies to defeat No. 13 Wake Forest, 4-3
03.13.2014 | Men's Tennis
Seventh-ranked Longhorns win rematch with No. 13 Wake Forest, 4-3.
#7 Texas 4, #13 Wake Forest 3
Winston-Salem, N.C. (Wake Forest Tennis Complex)
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Junior All-American Søren Hess-Olesen clinched a 4-3 comeback victory for Texas Men's Tennis over No. 13 Wake Forest on Thursday at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex.
No. 29 Hess-Olesen defeated No. 20 Romain Bogaerts in three sets (6-4, 3-6, 6-3) at the No. 1 singles position to give UT its fourth point of the match after falling behind, 2-0.
"Søren was very aggressive today," head coach Michael Center said. "I was really pleased with the way he was attacking the ball and attacking the net. When it really counted, he played with a lot of aggressiveness and confidence."
UT lost the doubles point to open the dual match, but Adrien Berkowicz and George Goldhoff served as a sliver lining. The pair won their third consecutive match as a team by cruising to an 8-0 victory at the No. 3 position.
Texas then fell behind, 2-0, as No. 57 George Goldhoff lost to Wake Forest's No. 56 Maksim Kan in straight sets at No. 3 singles.
The next four singles matches to finish would be in the Longhorns' favor. Sophomore Nick Naumann, junior Adrien Berkowicz and junior Clement Homs won consecutive singles matches to set up Hess-Olesen's match-clinching victory.
The seventh-ranked Longhorns (14-3) have won five matches against top-25 opponents this season. Texas also defeated Wake Forest (9-4) on Jan. 26 at the ITA Kick-Off in Nashville, Tenn.
Texas returns to Austin for a five-match home stand at Penick-Allison Tennis Center, beginning March 19 against Wichita State. The Longhorns' five-match home stand will be the final men's matches played at Penick-Allison Tennis Center. The facility will be displaced this May by construction for UT's Dell Medical Center.
MATCH NOTES
Singles
1. #29 Søren Hess-Olesen
Order of finish: 5 … defeated #20 Romain Bogaerts (6-4, 3-6, 6-3) … first dual match-clinching win of the season … 7th win over a ranked opponent this season … 10-2 record during dual match play … also defeated Bogaerts on Jan. 26 in Nashville.
2. #26 Lloyd Glasspool
Order of finish: retired due to injury … despite not finishing the match, Glasspool played a large part in UT's victory by forcing a third set against #48 Adam Lee (7-5, 6-7, 4-3 retired) … the third set allowed enough time for Clement Homs to finish a win at No. 6 singles, giving UT a 3-2 lead, and for Hess-Olesen to clinch the match at No. 1 singles, 4-2.
3. #57 George Goldhoff
Order of finish: 1 … lost to #56 Maksim Kan (6-1, 6-4) … seven losses in the last eight matches, but still has the third-most wins against ranked opponents on the team (six).
4. Adrien Berkowicz
Order of finish: 3 … defeated Jon Ho in three sets (6-1, 2-6, 6-1) … won five consecutive games to begin the third set … sixth consecutive singles win … team leader in overall wins (22-5) and dual match wins (12-2) … 10-2 at No. 4 singles … 8-1 in last 10 matches.
5. Nick Naumann
Order of finish: 2 … defeated Aws Laaribi in straight sets (6-2, 6-3) … gave UT its first point of the dual match … co-leads the team in singles wins during dual match play (12-3).
6. Clement Homs
Order of finish: 4 … defeated Pedro Dumont (4-6, 6-2, 6-3) … team-best eighth consecutive singles win … 7-0 in dual match play.
Doubles
1. #7 Lloyd Glasspool/Søren Hess-Olesen
Order of finish: 3 … lost to Adam Lee and Jon Ho (8-6) … have won two of last three matches, despite Thursday's set back … 7-5 against ranked opponents this season.
2. Jacoby Lewis/David Holiner
Order of finish: 2 … lost to #58 Romain Bogaerts/Maksim Kan (8-5) … won three straight games to tie the set, 4-4 … first nationally-ranked doubles team Lewis and Holiner have faced this season … 4-3 record as a duo this season.
3. Adrien Berkowicz/George Goldhoff
Order of finish: 1 … dominating 8-0 victory over Aws Laaribi/Anthony Delcore … the two newcomers are 3-0 as a doubles team during dual match play.
