The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
04.25.2022 | Men's Tennis
Freshman Pierre-Yves Bailly was chosen at No. 2 Singles, sophomore Cleeve Harper at No. 6 Singles, and the pair of sophomores Eliot Spizzirri and Siem Woldeab at No. 2 doubles.
Austin – No. 12 Texas Men's Tennis earned three selections to the 2022 Big 12 All-Tournament Team, the conference announced Monday.
Freshman Pierre-Yves Bailly was chosen at No. 2 Singles, sophomore Cleeve Harper at No. 6 Singles, and the pair of sophomores Eliot Spizzirri and Siem Woldeab at No. 2 Doubles.
During the tournament, Bailly won both of his singles matches, first over Alex Garcia of Oklahoma State, 6-1, 6-3, and then against No. 43 Matias Soto of Baylor, 7-5, 6-1. Harper also won his match against Baylor, 6-3, 6-4, over Juampi Mazzuchi, while his match against Oklahoma State went unfinished with him leading Joseph Chen, 6-3, 4-4.
Meanwhile in doubles, Spizzirri and Woldeab collected a pair of ranked wins over the No. 15 pair of Soto and Mazzuchi, 6-3, and the No. 85 duo of Garcia and Max Verboven of Oklahoma State, 6-4, to help win the doubles point against the Cowboys.
Honorees were selected by a vote of the league's head coaches. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes.
The Longhorns have a week off from play before an anticipated hosting of an NCAA Tournament Regional from May 6-8 at the Texas Tennis Center.
2022 Big 12 Men's Tennis Championship All-Tournament Team
Singles
1. Luc Fomba – TCU
2. Pierre-Yves Bailly – Texas
3. Sven Lah – Baylor
4. Jake Fearnley – TCU
5. Tadeas Paroulek – Baylor
6. Cleeve Harper – Texas
Doubles
1. Finn Bass/Sven Lah – Baylor
2. Eliot Spizzirri/Siem Woldeab – Texas
3. Adrian Boitan/Tadeas Paroulek - Baylor
