Men’s Tennis wins two titles at Commodore Invitational

Nashville – Texas Men's Tennis won two titles on the final day of the Commodore Invitational at the Currey Tennis Center in Nashville on Sunday. The Longhorns took five of their six matches overall on the day, including a doubles title for juniors Siem Woldeab and Eshan Talluri in the Green Draw, and a singles title for junior Evin McDonald in Flight C.

Woldeab and Talluri downed Nathan Cox and Michael Ross of Vanderbilt, 8-1, for their win, while McDonald defeated Marcus Ferreira of Vanderbilt, 6-2, 6-3. Woldeab had also advanced to the Flight A singles final but fell in three sets to No. 37 Toby Samuel of South Carolina, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Talluri closed with a singles victory in the west bracket of Flight C, 6-2, 6-4, over Micahel Deames of Vanderbilt, as did senior Nevin Arimilli in the Flight B North finals, 6-3, 7-6 (4), over Siim Troost of Vanderbilt. Earlier in the day, Arimilli and McDonald combined to beat Troost and Macsen Sisam, 6-4, in the Red Draw Northeast doubles finals.

The Longhorns will next take the court at the ITA All-American Championships from Oct. 1-9.

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Results – Sunday, Sept. 25

Doubles Green Draw East Finals
Siem Woldeab/Eshan Talluri (UT) def. Nathan Cox/Michael Ross (VU), 8-1

Doubles Red Draw Northeast Finals
Nevin Arimilli/Evin McDonald (UT) def. Siim Troost/Macsen Sisam (VU), 6-4

Singles Flight A East Finals
2 seed No. 37 Toby Samuel (SC) def. No. 98 Siem Woldeab (UT), 3-6, 6-3, 6-1

Singles Flight B North Finals
Nevin Arimilli (UT) def. Siim Troost (VU), 6-3, 7-6 (4)

Singles Flight C East Finals
4 seed Evin McDonald (UT) def. 2 seed Marcus Ferreira (VU), 6-2, 6-3

Singles Flight C West Finals
Eshan Talluri (UT) def. Michael Deames (VU), 6-2, 6-4

The University of Texas at Austin Athletics

Men’s Tennis wins two titles at Commodore Invitational

Players Mentioned

Nevin Arimilli

Evin McDonald

Eshan Talluri

Siem Woldeab