The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Eriksson named SEC Men’s Tennis Freshman of the Week
04.02.2025 | Men's Tennis
Freshman Sebastian Eriksson earned the first weekly conference honor of his career.
Austin – No. 5 Texas Men's Tennis freshman Sebastian Eriksson was named the SEC Men's Tennis Freshman of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday. It marks the first weekly conference honor of his career.
Eriksson went 3-0 in leading Texas to a pair of top-35 4-0 sweeps over No. 35 Kentucky and No. 26 South Carolina. Against the Wildcats, Eriksson clinched both the doubles point and the overall match as he and partner Pierre-Yves Bailly earned a 6-3 win over Antoine Ghibaudo and Jaden Weekes at No. 3 in the deciding match. He then produced an efficient singles victory over Eli Stephenson, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 5, including a 5-0 run during the first set, to clinch the overall sweep.
Eriksson and Bailly also clinched doubles against the Gamecocks with a 6-4 win over Max Stenzer and Sean Daryabeigi at No. 3, again in the deciding match. Meanwhile in singles, Eriksson was up a set and had match points against No. 106 Jelani Sarr at No. 5 and was in a second-set tiebreaker, 6-4, 6-6 (6-7), when the sweep was clinched.
Eriksson, who only arrived at Texas in January, is 11-4 in dual match singles play and 10-3 in doubles. He and Bailly have won three-straight in doubles and four of their last five.
Eriksson and the Longhorns will play a pair of road rivalry matches this week at No. 22 Oklahoma on Thursday, April 3, at 6 p.m. CT, followed by the Cotton Holdings Lone Star Showdown at No. 13 Texas A&M on Saturday, April 5, at 2 p.m. CT.
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