The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Legout named SEC Men’s Tennis Co-Freshman of the Week
03.19.2025 | Men's Tennis
Freshman Timo Legout earned his fourth weekly conference honor of the season and his third as Freshman of the Week.
Austin – No. 4 Texas Men's Tennis freshman Timo Legout was named the SEC Men's Tennis Co-Freshman of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday. It marks the fourth weekly conference honor of the season for Legout and the third time he has been Freshman of the Week.
Legout posted two impressive and decisive wins over highly ranked opponents in leading Texas to a 4-0 sweep over No. 31 Alabama on Sunday. In his singles contest, Legout was first off the court with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Spring 2024 NCAA Singles Champion Filip Planinsek at No. 1. It was Planinsek's first singles loss of the season after starting 12-0. Legout was also first off the doubles court with partner Lucas Brown with a 6-1 win over the No. 42 pair of Planinsek and Matic Kriznik at No. 1.
Legout is now 24-3 overall in singles this year, including 11-2 in dual matches, with 16 ranked wins, nine of which are in the top-50. In doubles, he is 18-7 overall with seven ranked wins and four in the top-30. As a team, the Longhorns are now 6-0 in SEC play and 15-3 overall.
