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No. 9 Men’s Tennis defeats Marist, advances to NCAA second round
05.09.2014 | Men's Tennis
Longhorns sweep Marist, 4-0, to set up an NCAA Championship second-round match against Mississippi State on Saturday (1 p.m. Central).
2014 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship - First Round
#9 Texas def. Marist, 4-0
Austin, Texas - Penick-Allison Tennis Center
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AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Texas swept Marist, 4-0, in the first round of the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship on Friday afternoon at Penick-Allison Tennis Center.
The Longhorns (21-5) improve to 19-0 in NCAA Championship matches played in Austin and 15-1 in round-of-64 matches. Texas also improves to 12-0 at home this season -- the final season of Penick-Allison Tennis Center.
"It was our first match in a couple of weeks so we were a little rusty to start the doubles today, but we picked it up and performed will in singles," head coach Michael Center said. "We still have to keep our patience and our poise all the way through. Sometimes we want to start playing too well instead of just competing for each and every ball, but it was good to get a match under our belt. I know the guys will be excited about tomorrow."
The Longhorns won the doubles point, led by an 8-3 win for David Holiner and Jacoby Lewis against Marist's Matteo Giudici and Dylan Fletcher at the No. 3 position. The 16th-ranked duo of Søren Hess-Olesen and Lloyd Glasspool clinched the doubles point with a win over the Red Foxes' Lorenzo Rossi and Will Reznek, 8-5.
In singles, Texas won all six first sets en route to its eighth dual match sweep of the season.
After Nick Naumann and Hess-Olesen extended their eight- and nine-match singles winning streaks, respectively, freshman George Goldhoff clinched the dual match with a straight-set (6-1, 6-3) victory over Marist's Joseph Dube at the No. 5 position.
"That was a good moment for George," Center said. "He has had some matches where he has been playing well, but let a couple things get away from him. For him to put together a complete match today and clinch the team win is important for his progression."
The Longhorns are 2-0 all-time against Marist (15-5), the 2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) champions. Both matches against the Red Foxes were played in the first round of the NCAA Championship.
The ninth-ranked Longhorns will play the final tennis match in the 28-year history of Penick-Allison Tennis Center against No. 18 Mississippi State in the NCAA Championship Second Round on Saturday at 1 p.m. Central. Tickets are available for purchase at the gate or through TexasSports.com.
RESULTS
#9 Texas 4, Marist 0
05/09/14 at Austin, TX (Penick-Allison Tennis Center)
Singles
1. #16 Søren Hess-Olesen (UT) def. Lorenzo Rossi (MARIST) 6-1, 6-2
2. #40 Lloyd Glasspool (UT) vs. Dalen Klassen (MARIST) 6-0, 4-3, unfinished
3. Adrien Berkowicz (UT) vs. Will Reznek (MARIST) 7-5, 4-1, unfinished
4. #102 George Goldhoff (UT) def. Joseph Dube (MARIST) 6-1, 6-3
5. Nick Naumann (UT) def. Fredrik Bjerke (MARIST) 6-1, 6-1
6. Clement Homs (UT) vs. Matteo Giudici (MARIST) 6-1, 4-1, unfinished
Doubles
1. #16 Søren Hess-Olesen/Lloyd Glasspool (UT) def. Lorenzo Rossi/Will Reznek (MARIST) 8-5
2. Adrien Berkowicz/George Goldhoff (UT) vs. Dalen Klassen/Trym Nagelstad (MARIST) 5-2, unfinished
3. David Holiner/Jacoby Lewis (UT) def. Matteo Giudici/Dylan Fletcher (MARIST) 8-3
Marist 15-5
Texas 21-5; National ranking #9; Regional ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (5,1,4)
NCAA Championship First Round
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