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No. 8 Men’s Tennis overpowers Wichita State, 6-1
03.19.2014 | Men's Tennis
Longhorns improve to 7-0 at home this season with Wednesday’s win over the Shockers.
#8 Texas 6, #63 Wichita State 1
Austin, Texas (Penick-Allison Tennis Center)
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Men's Tennis defeated Wichita State on Wednesday night at Penick-Allison Tennis Center, 6-1. The eighth-ranked Longhorns improve to 7-0 at home this season and have won six of the last seven matches overall.
UT won the doubles point and five-of-six singles matches for the 6-1 team tally. Junior All-American Søren Hess-Olesen clinched the team win for the second consecutive match, giving UT its fourth point after a straight-set win at No. 1 singles. Hess-Olesen is now 20-6 overall and 11-2 in dual match play.
In doubles, Hess-Olesen and junior Lloyd Glasspool, the seventh-ranked doubles team in the nation, swiftly defeated WSU's Tomislav Gregurovic and Tin Ostojic in less than 35 minutes to set the tone for the Longhorns. Junior Adrien Berkowicz and freshman George Goldhoff followed with an 8-5 win at the No. 3 position to earn the doubles point.
"Our doubles game started us off very well tonight and we had good energy throughout," head coach Michael Center said. "We were more aggressive around the net, and I thought that set the tone for the match."
In singles, Texas earned four straight-set victories and only surrendered three of the 14 overall sets played. Hess-Olesen, No. 26 Glasspool, No. 57 George Goldhoff, Nick Naumann and Clement Homs won their respective singles matches on Wednesday.
The Longhorns are now to 73-26 (.737) in singles during dual match play this season.
No. 63 Wichita State falls to 10-7 overall after playing its first road contest in nine matches.
Texas resumes its five-match homestand on Sunday against No. 35 Tulsa at Penick-Allison Tennis Center. It will mark the last non-conference match of the regular season for Texas.
"This is the point of the season where it is about fighting and competing," Center said "We are in good shape. We'll need to be with a good Tulsa team coming to Austin and conference play coming up right around the corner."
MATCH NOTES
Singles
1. #29 Søren Hess-Olesen
Order of finish: 3 … defeated Tin Ostojic (6-3, 6-2) … second dual match-clinching win of the season … 11-2 record during dual match play.
2. #26 Lloyd Glasspool
Order of finish: 5 … defeated Ilija Cuic (6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (8)) … first 10-point tiebreaker of the season … has won six of the last eight matches … tied for second on the team in singles wins during dual match play (12-4).
3. Adrien Berkowicz
Order of finish: 6 … lost to Tomislav Gregurovic in three sets (5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (8)) … ended Berkowicz's six-match winning streak … team leader in overall wins (22-6) and tied for second dual match wins (12-3) … 1-1 at No. 3 singles.
4. #57 George Goldhoff
Order of finish: 2 … defeated Guillermo de Vilchez in straight sets (6-1, 6-2) … win ended his seven-match losing streak … first time playing at the No. 4 position in the singles lineup.
5. Nick Naumann
Order of finish: 4 … defeated Guillermo Nicol in straight sets (6-4, 6-2) … won three consecutive games to win the first set … leads the team in singles wins during dual match play (13-3).
6. Clement Homs
Order of finish: 1 … defeated Jocelyn Devilliers in straight sets (6-1, 6-2) … team-best ninth consecutive singles win … 8-0 in dual match play.
Doubles
1. #7 Lloyd Glasspool/Søren Hess-Olesen
Order of finish: 1 … 8-2 victory over Tomislav Gregurovic/Tin Ostojic … won three of last four matches.
2. Jacoby Lewis/David Holiner
Order of finish: suspended … match suspended at 6-5 with Holiner/Lewis leading Ilija Cuic and Jocelyn Devilliers … their 13th dual match to play as a duo this season … have only finished seven matches for a 4-3 record.
3. Adrien Berkowicz/George Goldhoff
Order of finish: 2 … defeated Guillermo Nicol/Guillermo de Vilchez 8-5 to clinch the doubles point … the two newcomers are 4-0 as a doubles team during dual match play.
