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No. 11 Men’s Tennis defeats No. 3 Oklahoma, 4-3
03.28.2014 | Men's Tennis
11th-ranked Longhorns open Big 12 play with a win over third-ranked Oklahoma.
#11 Texas 4, #3 Oklahoma 3
Austin, Texas (Penick-Allison Tennis Center)
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Men's Tennis (17-3, 1-0 Big 12) opened Big 12 Conference play with a 4-3 win over preseason conference favorite and third-ranked Oklahoma (16-2, 0-1) on Friday night in front of over 1,000 fans at Penick-Allison Tennis Center.
It is the 11th-ranked Longhorns' second win over a top-five opponent this season and first win over Oklahoma since 2010. UT leads the all-time series with OU, 23-6. Texas improves to 9-0 at home in the 28th and final season of Penick-Allison Tennis Center.
"Only through a lot of work over the course of the year were we able to get to this point," head coach Michael Center said. "I could feel that we were ready. We were physically ready and I thought everybody was in good shape, but mentally I felt like we had gained some momentum. We had to play with a lot of poise tonight and I thought we did that. Oklahoma's top four are brutally tough and we gave ourselves chances in those matches and then we got the job done at the five and six position so it was a real team effort."
Junior All-American No. 21 Søren Hess-Olesen clinched the team win for the Longhorns by defeating No. 2 Axel Alvarez Llamas in a second-set tiebreaker, 6-4, 7-6(3). Alvarez Llamas is the highest ranked opponent Hess-Olesen has defeated during his three-year career at Texas.
"We're just gaining momentum by winning this match," Hess-Olesen said. "It is tough to play the highest ranked team in the conference in the first match of conference play, but I felt like we were ready for it. Now we need to get ready for the next match on Sunday."
The Longhorns setup Hess-Olesen's match-clincher by winning a hard-fought doubles point and a pair of straight-set victories at position Nos. 5 and 6 in singles.
In doubles action, No. 13 Lloyd Glasspool and Hess-Olsen finished first with an 8-4 victory over No. 17 Andrew Harris and Dane Webb. It marked the ninth win over a nationally ranked opponent for Glasspool and Hess-Olesen this season.
Oklahoma answered as Guillermo Alcorta and Axel Alvarez Llamas handed Adrien Berkowicz and George Goldhoff their first loss of the dual match season as partners, 8-4. Berkowicz and Goldhoff are 5-1 as doubles partners this spring.
At the No. 3 doubles position, David Holiner and Jacoby Lewis rallied from down 6-3 to defeat No. 72 Nick Papac and Peerakit Siributwong, 8-7(5), and clinch the doubles point for the Longhorns.
In singles play, Clement Homs gave the Longhorns a 2-1 team advantage by winning his 11th consecutive singles match over Austin Siegel at the No. 6 position, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6). Homs is 10-0 in dual match play this season.
Nick Naumann's win over OU's Nick Papac in a second-set tiebreaker at the No. 5 position came no more than five minutes before Hess-Olesen's match-clinching win at the No. 1 singles position. Naumann has won four straight singles matches and improves to 15-3 this spring.
The Longhorns continue their final home stand of the regular season on Sunday against No. 21 Oklahoma State at 1 p.m. Central (Longhorn Network).
RESULTS
#11 Texas 4, #3 Oklahoma 3
03/28/14 at Austin, TX (Penick-Allison Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #21 Søren Hess-Olesen (UT) def. #2 Axel Alvarez Llamas (OU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
2. #5 Guillermo Alcorta (OU) def. #34 Lloyd Glasspool (UT) 7-5, 6-3
3. #41 Andrew Harris (OU) def. Adrien Berkowicz (UT) 6-4, 1-6, 6-0
4. #43 Dane Webb (OU) def. #74 George Goldhoff (UT) 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2
5. Nick Naumann (UT) def. Nick Papac (OU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
6. Clement Homs (UT) def. Austin Siegel (OU) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
Doubles competition
1. #13 Lloyd Glasspool/Søren Hess-Olesen (UT) def. #17 Andrew Harris/Dane Webb (OU) 8-4
2. Guillermo Alcorta/Axel Alvarez Llamas (OU) def. Adrien Berkowicz/George Goldhoff (UT) 8-4
3. David Holiner/Jacoby Lewis (UT) def. #72 Nick Papac/Peerakit Siributwong (OU) 8-7 (7-5)
Match Notes
Oklahoma 16-2, 0-1; National ranking #3
Texas 17-3, 1-0; National ranking #11; Regional ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,6,3,5,1,4)
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