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No. 2 Men’s Tennis falls to No. 5 Virginia, 4-1
01.18.2026 | Men's Tennis
The Longhorns had a path in the last four singles matches, but the Cavaliers prevailed in Austin on Sunday.
Austin – No. 2 Texas Men's Tennis dropped their first match of the season in a 4-1 decision to No. 5 Virginia at the Texas Tennis Center on Sunday.
The Longhorns, who were missing three members of their singles lineup, still had a path in the last four singles matches, but the Cavaliers prevailed with wins in two of them.
Virginia took the doubles point with wins at Nos. 2 and 1 before taking the first singles match at No. 3. Freshman Abel Forger pulled Texas within 2-1 with a win at No. 2, but the Cavaliers took a three-set contest at No. 1 and won a second-set tiebreaker at No. 4 to clinch the match.
Texas captured the first match of the day with a 6-1 victory at doubles No. 3 by senior Jonah Braswell and junior Lucas Brown over Andres Santamarta Roig and Douglas Yaffa. Virginia then answered with a 6-3 win by Dylan Dietrich and Stiles Brockett over senior Sebastian Gorzny and freshman Lucas Marionneau at No. 2. The Cavaliers then clinched doubles with a 6-4 decision by Mans Dahlberg and Jangjun Kim over freshmen Kalin Ivanovski and Abel Forger at No. 1.
In singles, Kim made it a 2-0 lead for Virginia with a 6-1, 6-3 win over sophomore Sebastian Eriksson at No. 3 before Forger put together an impressive 6-3, 6-0 win over Andres Santamarta Roig at No. 2 to cut it to a 2-1 deficit.
Gorzny had taken a set lead over Dietrich at No. 1, however Dietrich was able to respond with a pair of 6-3 sets to get the overall lead back to two at 3-1. Viriginia then clinched after Dahlberg rallied from 5-2 down in a second-set tiebreaker for a 6-3, 7-6 (5) win over Marionneau.
The Longhorns turn around quickly to host another top-five opponent in No. 1 Wake Forest on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Weller Indoor Tennis Center.
#5 Virginia 4, #2 Texas 1
Singles – Order of Finish (3,2,1,4)
1. Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. Sebastian Gorzny (TEX) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
2. Abel Forger (TEX) def. Andres Santamarta Roig (VA) 6-3, 6-0
3. Jangjun Kim (VA) def. Sebastian Eriksson (TEX) 6-1, 6-3
4. Mans Dahlberg (VA) def. Lucas Marionneau (TEX) 6-3, 7-6 (5)
5. Jonah Braswell (TEX) vs. Stiles Brockett (VA) 6-2, 6-7 (5), unf.
6. Mariano Dedura-Palomero (TEX) vs. Douglas Yaffa (VA) 4-6, 6-4, 3-1, unf.
Doubles – Order of Finish (3,2,1)
1. Mans Dahlberg/Jangjun Kim (VA) def. Kalin Ivanovski/Abel Forger (TEX) 6-4
2. Dylan Dietrich/Stiles Brockett (VA) def. Sebastian Gorzny/Lucas Marionneau (TEX) 6-3
3. Lucas Brown/Jonah Braswell (TEX) def. Andres Santamarta Roig/Douglas Yaffa (VA) 6-1
Individual Match Key Moments
(by order of finish)
Doubles No. 3: Brown/Braswell (TEX) def. Santamarta/Yaffa (VA) 6-1
Virigina took its lone game on a deuce-point hold before Texas won consecutive deuce points to start a 5-0 run for the match.
Doubles No. 2: Dietrich/Brockett (VA) def. Gorzny/Marionneau (TEX) 6-3
Viriginia bookended the match with the only breaks.
Doubles No. 1: Dahlberg/Kim (VA) def. Ivanovski/Forger (TEX) 6-4
Virginia claimed the only break for a 4-3 lead and then consolidated it on a deuce-point hold.
Singles No. 3: Kim (VA) def. Eriksson (TEX) 6-1, 6-3
Set One: Eriksson held in the opening game before Kim went on a 6-0 run for the set.
Set Two: Kim earned the only two breaks of the set for a 3-2 lead and on a deuce point for the match.
Singles No. 2: Forger (TEX) def. Santamarta (VA) 6-3, 6-0
First Set: Forger capped a 4-0 run with a deuce-point break for a 5-1 lead.
Second Set: Forger swept the second set including deuce points for 1-0 and 5-0.
Singles No. 1: Dietrich (VA) def. Gorzny (TEX) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
First Set: Gorzny closed the set on a 4-0 run that started with consecutive deuce points.
Second Set: Dietrich broke first for 4-3 and held on a deuce point before break again for the set.
Third Set: Dietrich earned the only break of the set on a deuce point for a 4-2 lead.
Singles No. 4: Dahlberg (VA) def. Marionneau (TEX) 6-3, 7-6 (5)
First Set: Dahlberg bookended the set with breaks for 1-0 and 6-3.
Second Set: Marionneau took a late break lead on a deuce point for 6-5, but Dahlberg broke back.
Second Set Tiebreaker: Marionneau got out to a 5-2 lead, but Dahlberg claimed the last five points.
Singles No. 5: Braswell (TEX) vs. Brockett (VA) 6-2, 6-7 (5), unf.
First Set: The first four games went to deuce with Brockett winning the first and Braswell the next three. Braswell took a 4-1 lead before winning 6-2.
Second Set: Braswell broke in the opening game and led 5-3 before having a match point while up 5-4, but Brockett got the break back for 5-5.
Second Set Tiebreaker: Braswell won the first two points but Brockett later used a 3-0 run for his own 4-3 lead, which he maintained until winning consecutive points for the set.
Singles No. 6: Dedura-Palomero (TEX) vs. Yaffa (VA) 4-6, 6-4, 3-1, unf.
First Set: Yaffa won the set on a deuce-point hold that would have evened it for Dedura-Palomero.
Second Set: Dedura-Palomero won consecutive deuce points to start the set and later did it again to turn a 3-4 deficit into a 5-4 lead before breaking for the set.
Third Set: Dedura-Palomero won the first three games before Yaffa picked up one game on a deuce-point hold.
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