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R32: Glasspool/Hess-Olesen vs. #2 Hanfmann/Quiroz (USC)
Pair of Longhorns advance in NCAA individual draws
05.21.2015 | Men's Tennis
Longhorns remain in both the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships.
NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships
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WACO, Texas -- Texas Men's Tennis advanced to the round of 16 in both the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, but saw one of the best singles careers in program history come to an end on day two of NCAA individual postseason competition at the Hurd Tennis Center.
#42 LLOYD GLASSPOOL def. #28 Ronnie Schneider (North Carolina) 6-3, 7-5
Senior Lloyd Glasspool qualified to earn ITA All-American honors by advancing to the NCAA Singles Championship round of 16 with a straight-set win over North Carolina's 28th-ranked Ronnie Schneider, 6-3, 7-5. The win gave Glasspool (20-9) his third-straight 20-win singles campaign; the England native now has 81 career victories.
It marks Glasspool's second ITA All-America honor, and first in singles competition. Last season, he earned the distinction in doubles after advancing to the NCAA Doubles Championship quarterfinals with Søren Hess-Olesen.
Glasspool will face Illinois' 23rd-ranked Jared Hiltzikin the round of 16 on Friday.
#39 Cameron Norrie (TCU) def. #4 SØREN HESS-OLESEN 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
One of the best singles careers in Texas history came to an end on Thursday as senior three-time All-American Søren Hess-Olesen lost in the round of 32 to TCU's Cameron Norrie, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.
Hess-Olesen finishes his singles career with 104 victories, good for ninth all-time at Texas. The 2015 ITA Senior Player of the Year and four-time All-Big 12 honoree is 8-3 in three appearances in the NCAA Singles Championship, including a quarterfinal appearance in 2013 and a semifinal appearance in 2014.
#19 GLASSPOOL/HESS-OLESEN def. #2 Hanfmann/Quiroz (USC) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
In doubles action, Glasspool and Hess-Olesen took down No. 2 seed Yannick Hanfmann and Roberto Quiroz of USC in three sets, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2. After splitting the first two sets, Glasspool/Hess-Olesen broke serve on the first game of the third set, and later all but sealed the win by taking a two-break lead, 5-2. Hess-Olesen held serve in the final game to clinch the 6-2 third-set victory.
Glasspool and Hess-Olesen improve to 3-1 in the NCAA Doubles Championship. The duo will look to advance to the quarterfinals for the second consecutive year while facing TCU's Trevor Johnson and Cameron Norrie in the round of 16 on Friday.
Coverage
First-serve times and live coverage information for Friday's action will be posted on the Texas Men's Tennis schedule page on TexasSports.com as the information becomes available.
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