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No. 8 Men’s Tennis defeats No. 11 Ohio State, 4-1
03.17.2015 | Men's Tennis
Longhorns win all four set tiebreakers in 4-1 victory over Buckeyes.
#8 TEXAS (13-2) def. #11 Ohio State (13-6), 4-1
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Men's Tennis defeated Ohio State, 4-2, on Tuesday evening at Caswell Tennis Center.
Texas (13-2) evens the season series against Ohio State (13-6) after falling to the Buckeyes, 4-3, in the ITA Team National Indoor Championship on Feb. 13. The difference in that one-point decision in Chicago proved to be the doubles point, but on Tuesday it was the Longhorns who gained early momentum by securing the doubles point.
UT made their way to an early 1-0 advantage after wins at doubles positions two and three. Juniors Nick Naumann and Michael Riechmann notched their first win over a ranked opponent by defeating 34th-ranked Hunter Callahan and Chris Diaz at No. 3 doubles, 6-2.
Texas then clinched the doubles point after a back-and-forth battle at No. 2 doubles, as Adrien Berkowicz and George Goldhoff defeated Herkko Pollanen and Mikael Torpegaard. Berkowicz and Goldhoff improved to 7-2 in dual match play as a team with the win.
Two-time All-American Søren Hess-Olesen defeated 44th-ranked Chris Diaz, 6-1, 6-3, to continue his dominance at No. 1 singles. The second-ranked Denmark native has won 17 consecutive matches, is 15-1 against ranked opponents, and 15-0 during dual match play this season.
After Ohio State put a point on the board with a win at No. 5 singles, senior Clement Homs dug deep for a straight set win at No. 6 singles over Kevin Metka, 6-4, 7-6. Homs, playing in just his second match of the year after recovering from a knee injury, was down 3-0 in the second set and came back to force a tiebreaker, which he won by a score of 7-4.
Senior Adrien Berkowicz clinched the match for the Longhorns with a straight set win over Hunter Callahan at No. 3 singles, 7-6, 6-3.
Sophomore George Goldhoff was up a set on court four, and senior Lloyd Glasspool was tied in a third set on court two when play concluded.
Texas won all four set tiebreakers with Ohio State on Tuesday.
The Longhorns return to action against UT-Pan American at Westwood Country Club on Sunday (12 p.m. Central).
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