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No. 7 Men’s Tennis preview: at Texas Tech [April 19, 2014]
04.18.2014 | Men's Tennis
Texas concludes its regular season at Texas Tech on Saturday at 6 p.m. Central.
#7 Texas at #27 Texas Tech
Saturday - 6 p.m. CT
Lubbock, Texas | McLeod Tennis Center
Live Scoring (TexasTech.com)
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Texas in the ITA Rankings
Big 12 Conference Standings (Big12Sports.com)
• No. 7 Texas Men's Tennis (19-4, 3-1 Big 12) concludes its regular season at No. 27 Texas Tech on Saturday at the McLeod Tennis Center in Lubbock, Texas. The Red Raiders (13-7, 1-2) face TCU on Friday before Saturday's match against the Longhorns.
• Series vs. Texas Tech: Texas holds a 63-6-2 lead in the all-time series with Texas Tech. UT has won six of the last seven matches, including a 5-2 win on Senior Day last season.
• Last time out: The Longhorns are coming off their first loss in seven matches after a 5-2 defeat at No. 6 Baylor on Wednesday. No. 19 Søren Hess-Olesen defeated BU's 12th-ranked Patrick Pradella at No. 1 singles and Nick Naumann defeated BU's Tony Lupieri at No. 5 singles.
• Big 12 title shot: Texas and No. 2 Oklahoma are both 3-1 in league play and have a chance to clinch at least a share of the Big 12 regular season title with wins this weekend. Oklahoma faces Oklahoma State on Sunday in Stillwater, Okla. No. 6 Baylor (4-1) clinched at least a share of the title after concluding its regular season on Wednesday.
• With a win on Saturday, it would be the Longhorns' first Big 12 regular season title and 20-win season since 2010.
• Singles summary: During dual match play this season, Texas holds a combined 91-35 (.722) record in singles competition. The Longhorns boast three nationally ranked players and five players with 10 or more wins during dual match play.
• No. 19 Søren Hess-Olesen leads the Big 12 at the No. 1 singles position with a 4-0 record against league opponents. Hess-Olesen is 15-2 during dual match play with 11 wins over nationally ranked opponents.
• Junior Clement Homs boasts a 12-1 record in dual match play, including a 10-1 mark at No. 6 singles. On Wednesday at Baylor, Homs lost in singles for the first time since Oct. 27, 2013 -- ending his 13-match winning streak.
• Junior Adrien Berkowicz leads the team in overall singles wins (25-8, 15-5 dual).
• Sophomore Nick Naumann (24-7, 18-3 dual) leads the team in wins during dual match play. Naumann is 4-0 against Big 12 opponents at No. 5 singles.
• Doubles summary: When Texas wins the doubles point in a dual match, the Longhorns are 13-2. The Longhorns enter the weekend with a combined 32-25 (.561) doubles record this spring.
• No. 11 Lloyd Glasspool and Søren Hess-Olesen (21-12, 10-10 dual) account for nine of UT's 11 wins over nationally-ranked doubles teams.
• Adrien Berkowicz and George Goldhoff (7-3, 7-2 dual) have won eight of their last 10 matches as a team and are slated in the No. 2 doubles position.
• In the ITA Rankings: Texas is ranked No. 7 in the most recent Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll released on April 15, 2014. The Longhorns have been in the national top-10 in eight of the last nine ITA polls. The Big 12 Conference has three teams ranked in the top-10 (No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 6 Baylor, No. 7 Texas). The Longhorns are 7-4 against top-25 opponents this season.
• Against the state of Texas: UT is 6-1 against teams from the state of Texas this season, including wins over TCU (twice), SMU, Rice, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and UT Arlington.
Texas and Texas Tech in the ITA Rankings
Team
7. Texas
27. Texas Tech
Singles
19. Søren Hess-Olesen (Texas)
38. Lloyd Glasspool (Texas)
91. George Goldhoff (Texas)
100. Hugo Dojas (TTU)
108. Felipe Soares (TTU)
Doubles
11. Lloyd Glasspool / Søren Hess-Olesen (Texas)
90. Hugo Dojas / Maxime Hinnisdaels (TTU)
