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Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational
Markes, Ortiz win doubles title at Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational
09.17.2017 | Men's Tennis
Juniors Colin Markes and Adrian Ortiz claim the final five games of their match to win the doubles title.
MIDLAND, Texas – Texas juniors Colin Markes and Adrian Ortiz won the last five games of their doubles championship match and claimed the men's doubles title Sunday at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational.
Markes and Ortiz took on the sibling tandem of Josh and Jonathan Sheehy of Abilene Christian in Sunday's final. The Sheehy brothers assumed a 5-3 lead in the eight-game pro set final, but Markes and Ortiz ran the table the rest of the way. The Texas tandem prevailed 8-5 to win the doubles title.
"That was a good performance today by those guys," said 18th-year UT head coach Michael Center. "Adrian hadn't played in over a year (due to injury). We were actually down a break early, but the guys won the last five games of the match and played really well down the stretch. The Abilene Christian team plays excellent doubles, so that was a great effort by our guys to win the final."
Markes also participated in the men's singles final where he took on Oklahoma's Ferran Calvo. Markes posed a formidable challenge, but Calvo claimed a tight match, 6-4, 6-4.
"Colin lost one break in each set, and that ultimately decided the match, but he played a great tournament," Center said. "He served well all week and made another final. Colin has a lot to feel good about this weekend."
Texas resumes fall tournament play later this week at the Cajun Tennis Classic hosted by The University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational
Doubles Final
Colin Markes/Adrian Ortiz (Texas) def. Josh Sheehy/Jonathan Sheehy (Abilene Christian), 8-5
Singles Final
Ferran Calvo (Oklahoma) def. Colin Markes (Texas), 6-4, 6-4
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