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No. 4 Men’s Tennis secures 4-2 victory at No. 22 South Carolina
02.27.2026 | Men's Tennis
In a second-straight match for Texas that moved indoors, the Longhorns won four singles contests to complete their SEC opening road trip, 3-0.
Columbia, S.C. – No. 4 Texas Men's Tennis secured a 4-2 victory at No. 22 South Carolina to complete their opening SEC road trip with a 3-0 record. It was the Longhorns' second-straight match to go indoors, although this time the move happened after most singles first sets were complete.
Texas started out coming up just short in the doubles point after a 7-5 loss in the deciding match at No. 2. Texas had claimed an efficient 6-1 win at No. 3 to start, but South Carolina answered with a 6-4 win at No. 1. The Longhorns followed with singles victories by freshman No. 67 Abel Forger at No. 4, sophomore Oliver Ojakaar at No. 6, and sophomore No. 40 Sebastian Eriksson at No. 3 to extend to a 3-1 lead. The Gamecocks picked up another point at No. 1, but senior Jonah Braswell clinched the match at No. 5.
After doubles, Forger was first off the court with a decisive 6-2, 6-2 win over Atakan Karahan at No. 4 to even the overall match. Ojakaar then provided Texas the lead, which they would keep the rest of the match, with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Charlie Swaine at No. 6.
Eriksson picked up a ranked win in straight sets by claiming a second-set tiebreaker over No. 70 Paul Barbier Gazeu, 6-2, 7-6 (6). Although senior No. 3 Sebastian Gorzny had his nine-match singles win streak stopped by No. 44 Lucas da Silva in three sets, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 1, Braswell came through with three-set victory of his own over Gabe Avram, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, at No. 5 for the clinch. That left one match unfinished at No. 2 where freshman No. 25 Kalin Ivanovski was leading No. 51 Sean Daryabeigi, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (5), 4-3, at No. 2.
Doubles began with the No. 12 duo of Ojakaar and Eriksson defeating Karahan and Cole Henceroth, 6-1, at No. 3. After the No. 28 pair of da Silva and Barbier Gazeu downed No. 25 Gorzny and freshman Lucas Marionneau, 6-4, at No. 1, Ivanovski and Forger came up just short against No. 86 Daryabeigi and Max Stenzer, 7-5, at No. 2.
The Longhorns will next return home to face No. 13 Georgia on Sunday, March 1, at 1 p.m. CT at the Texas Tennis Center.
#4 Texas 4, #22 South Carolina 2
Singles – Order of Finish (4,6,3,1,5)
1. #44 Lucas da Silva (SC) def. #3 Sebastian Gorzny (TEX) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
2. #51 Sean Daryabeigi (SC) vs. #25 Kalin Ivanovski (TEX) 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-4, unf.
3. #40 Sebastian Eriksson (TEX) def. #70 Paul Barbier Gazeu (SC) 6-2, 7-6 (6)
4. #67 Abel Forger (TEX) def. Atakan Karahan (SC) 6-2, 6-2
5. Jonah Braswell (TEX) def. Gabe Avram (SC) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
6. Oliver Ojakaar (TEX) def. Charlie Swaine (SC) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles – Order of Finish (3,1,2)
1. #28 Lucas da Silva/Paul Barbier Gazeu (SC) def. #25 Sebastian Gorzny/Lucas Marionneau (TEX) 6-4
2. #86 Max Stenzer/Sean Daryabeigi (SC) def. Kalin Ivanovski/Abel Forger (TEX) 7-5
3. #12 Oliver Ojakaar/Sebastian Eriksson (TEX) def. Cole Henceroth/Atakan Karahan (SC) 6-1
Individual Match Key Moments
(by order of finish)
Doubles No. 3: Ojakaar/Eriksson (TEX) def. Henceroth/Karahan (SC) 6-1
Match: Texas only allowed a hold for a 3-1 lead and won three deuce points for 2-0, 5-1 and 6-1.
Doubles No. 1: da Silva/Barbier Gazeu (SC) def. Gorzny/Marionneau (TEX) 6-4
Match: South Carolina picked up the only break, doing so on a deuce point for a 3-2 lead.
Doubles No. 2: Stenzer/Daryabeigi (SC) def. Ivanovski/Forger (TEX) 7-5
Match: South Carolina broke first on a deuce point for a 5-4 lead, but Texas answered it. The Gamecocks broke again and then held for the match.
Singles No. 4: Forger (TEX) def. Karahan (SC) 6-2, 6-2
Set One: After Karahan held, Forger one consecutive deuce points to start a 5-0 run. Karahan held on a deuce point before Forger served out.
Set Two: Forger broke twice on deuce point as part of a 4-0 run to start. Karahan won the next two games, but Forger won the last two.
Singles No. 6: Ojakaar (TEX) def. Swaine (SC) 6-3, 6-3
Set One: After Swaine held at deuce on his first two serves, Ojakaar earned the only break for 4-2.
Set Two: Ojakaar was the first to hold for a 3-1 lead, which was the first of three-straight holds until he broke again for 5-2 and the last two games were also broken.
Singles No. 3: Eriksson (TEX) def. Barbier Gazeu (SC) 6-2, 7-6 (6)
Set One: Eriksson broke at deuce for 2-0 and held at deuce for 5-2 before breaking for the set.
Sets Two: Eriksson at deuce to start but Barbier Gazeu broke for 2-1. Eriksson got the break back for 3-3 and it was the first of three-straight breaks until Eriksson held for a 5-4 lead. The set stayed on serve from there to a tiebreaker.
Set Two Tiebreaker: Erkisson won the first point, and although Barbier Gazeu won the next three, Eriksson tied it, 3-3. They alternated points until Barbier Gazeu won two straight for 6-4, but Eriksson went on a 4-0 run to the win.
Singles No. 1: da Silva (SC) def. Gorzny (TEX) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Set One: Da Silva opened on a 3-0 run, but Gorzny responded with a 5-0 run and the last two games were held.
Set Two: Each player held on a deuce point for 2-1 for da Silva and 2-2. Da Silva then finished on a 4-0 run, capped by a deuce-point break.
Set Three: Da Silva used a deuce point to claim the only break for a 3-1 lead.
Singles No. 5: Braswell (TEX) def. Avram (SC) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Set One: Braswell used two breaks for a 3-0 lead with a deuce point on the second one. Avram answered it and held for 3-2, but Braswell closed on a 4-0 run.
Set Two: Braswell held on deuce points for 2-2 and 3-3 and then broke for a 4-3 lead. It was the first of four-straight breaks until Avram held for 6-5 and broke at deuce for the set.
Set Three: Braswell broke at deuce in the first game and it turned out to be the only break after he held for the match at deuce.
Singles No. 2: Daryabeigi (SC) vs. Ivanovski (TEX) 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-4, unf.
Set One: Ivanovski held at deuce for 1-1, but Daryabeigi won consecutive deuce points to start a 5-0 run. Ivanovski went on a 4-0 run to tie it and both player held for a tiebreaker.
Set One Tiebreaker: Ivanovski led 2-0, but Daryabeigi went on a 4-0 run. Ivanovski tied it at 5-5 and took a 6-5 lead. After Daryabeigi evened it again, Ivanovski won the last two points.
Set Two: The first four games were breaks, capped by a deuce point for Ivanovski. Despite two deuce points, the set was on serve to a tiebreaker.
Set Two Tiebreaker: Ivanovski took the first two-point lead for 5-3, but Daryabeigi took the last four points.
Set Three: Ivanovski broke at deuce and the set was on serve until play stopped with Ivanovski leading, 4-3.
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