The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
Oracle ITA Masters
Men's Tennis Preview: Fall season opening tournaments
09.19.2018 | Men's Tennis
The Longhorns will be spanning the nation from New Jersey to Louisiana to California as eight student-athletes compete in four events.
The University of Texas opens its 2018 Fall Men's Tennis schedule spanning the nation from New Jersey to Louisiana to California as seven student-athletes compete in four events. The Longhorns have an experienced and talented roster that returns eight players, all of whom are juniors and seniors, from the 2017-18 team that won the Big 12 Championship and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, along with adding a pair of freshmen.
Juniors Yuya Ito and Christian Sigsgaard head to the Oracle ITA Masters in Malibu, Calif. that will run from Thursday, Sept. 20 to Sunday, Sept. 23. The other three events will start Friday and also last until Sunday. Seniors Rodrigo Banzer and Leonardo Telles will take part in the Cajun Classic in Lafayette, La., freshman Chih Chi Huang will be in Princeton, N.J. for the Ivy Plus Invitational, while seniors Colin Markes and Harrison Scott head to San Francisco for the Battle in the Bay.
Texas is the only team in the nation to feature five players in the Top 70 of the preseason ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) rankings. Ito led the way at No. 29, while Scott (No. 47), Sigsgaard (No. 54), Banzer (No. 61) and Telles (No. 62) completed the group in singles. In doubles, the pairing of Scott and Sigsgaard checked in at No. 11.
Ito and Sigsgaard earned first-team All-Big 12 honors last year in singles, while Sigsgaard teamed with Scott to garner first-team honors in doubles, and Scott and Ortiz were on the second team in singles. Head coach Michael Center was selected as the 2018 Big 12 Men's Tennis Coach of the Year.
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QUICK SUMMARY (SEPT. 20-23)
Oracle ITA Masters: Yuya Ito and Christian Sigsgaard
John Breaux Cajun Tennis Classic: Rodrigo Banzer and Leonardo Telles
Ivy Plus Invitational: Chih Chi Huang and Adrian Ortiz
Battle in the Bay Classic: Colin Markes and Harrison Scott
ORACLE ITA MASTERS
Texas Players: Yuya Ito and Christian Sigsgaard
Sept. 20-23
Pepperdine University and Malibu Racquet Club
Malibu, Calif.
STREAM: https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/2018/8/7/playsight.aspx
Finals will be streamed live on ESPN3 and later aired on ESPNU
LIVE SCORING: http://scores.tennisticker.de/usa/ita/sb.html?tournid=3913
Sept. 20, 2018
Singles
No. 1 seed Yuya Ito vs. No. 32 seed Andrew Ton (Navy) 3:30 p.m. CT
No. 5 seed Christian Sigsgaard vs. No. 28 seed Igor Kolaric (Illinois State) 4:45 p.m. CT
Mixed Doubles
No. 1 seed Ito/Rioux (Oklahoma State) vs. Ton/Joyner (Navy/Army) 10 a.m. CT
Sigsgaard/Oosterhout (Harvard) vs. Sarrasague/Cheng (Elon/William & Mary) 10 a.m. CT
Next Round: 7 p.m. CT
JOHN BREAUX CAJUN TENNIS CLASSIC
Texas Players: Rodrigo Banzer and Leonardo Telles
Sept. 21-23
Cajuns Courts and Culotta Tennis Center
Lafayette, La.
Participating Teams: Texas, Louisiana, LSU, Oklahoma State, Rice, South Florida, Virginia Tech
Sept. 21, 2018
Singles
No. 2 seed Rodrigo Banzer vs. Jamie Fraser (Louisiana) 8:30 a.m. CT
No. 3 seed Leonardo Telles vs. Jan Galka (Louisiana) 8:30 a.m. CT
Next Round: 2 p.m. CT
Doubles
No.1 seed Banzer/Telles vs. Ferguson/Yatsuk (South Florida) 5:45 p.m CT
IVY PLUS INVITATIONAL
Texas Players: Chih Chi Huang
Sept. 21-23
Cornish Family Pavilion and Lenz Tennis Center
Princeton, N.J.
Participating Teams: Texas, Alabama, Brown, Buffalo, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Illinois, LSU, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Penn, Princeton, St. John's, Tulsa, Wisconsin, Yale
STREAM (Indoor Courts Only): http://www.espn.com/watch/search/ivy%20plus
Sept. 21, 2018
Singles
Chih Chi Huang vs Kyle Mautner (Penn) 10 a.m. CT
Doubles
Huang/Budic (Illinois) vs Wang/Keyser (Columbia) 7:30 a.m. CT
BATTLE IN THE BAY CLASSIC
Texas Players: Colin Markes and Harrison Scott
Sept. 21-23
California Tennis Club
San Francisco, Calif.
Participating Teams: Texas, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Fresno State, Sacramento State
San Diego State, Santa Clara, Stanford, TCU, Texas Tech, UC Santa Barbara, Cal, Georgia, Hawaii, Michigan, San Diego, San Francisco, USC, Pacific, Wake Forest
Sept. 21, 2018
Singles
No. 5 seed Harrison Scott - Bye (Next match: 6 p.m. CT)
No. 43 seed Colin Markes vs No. 22 Phuc Huynh (San Francisco) 12 p.m. CT
Doubles
No. 4 seed Scott/Markes - Bye (Next match: 10:30 a.m. CT)
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