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No. 7 Men’s Tennis sweeps Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 7-0
02.07.2026 | Men's Tennis
The Longhorns did not drop a set in the win against the Islanders at the Texas Tennis Center on Saturday.
Austin – No. 7 Texas Men's Tennis swept Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 7-0, at the Texas Tennis Center on Saturday.
The Longhorns did not drop a set throughout to overall match in winning doubles matches at Nos. 2 and 3, and following with singles victories by freshman Abel Forger at No. 2, senior No. 10 Sebastian Gorzny at No. 1, freshman Mariano Dedura-Palomero at No. 5 for the clinch, sophomore Evan Burnett at No. 6, freshman Lucas Marionneau at No. 4, and senior Jonah Braswell at No. 3.
In doubles, Dedura-Palomero paired with sophomore Oliver Ojakaar for a 6-0 sweep over Etienne Marty and Omar Suarez at No. 2. Braswell and Burnett then clinched the point with a 6-3 win over Ethan Dasset and Josef Zapletal at No. 3. Gorny and Marionneau were then down a break to Mikel Garmendia and Matthieu Coignet at No. 1, trailing 4-2 when play stopped.
The Longhorns then allowed only 19 combined games to the Islanders in singles, starting with Forger, who swept his match over Suarez, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 2. Gorzny then quickly exited the court with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Nicholas Niox Chateau at No. 1, and Dedura-Palomero was just behind him with a 6-1, 6-1 victor over Garmendia at No. 5 to clinch.
The remaining matches were played out with Evan Burnett claiming a 6-2, 6-0 win over Filip Vacula at No. 6, while Marionneau added a 6-3, 6-2 win against Dasset at No. 4. Jonah Braswell then closed it out with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Marty at No. 3.
Texas will next head to the ITA National Indoor Championships that take place February 13-17 in split sites in Dallas and Waco. The Longhorns will find out their opponent, location and timing later in the week.
#7 Texas 7, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0
Singles – Order of Finish (2,1,5,6,4,3)
1. #10 Sebastian Gorzny (TEX) def. Niox Chateau (AMCC) 6-2, 6-2
2. Abel Forger (TEX) def. Omar Suarez (AMCC) 6-0, 6-0
3. Jonah Braswell (TEX) def. Etienne Marty (AMCC) 6-4, 6-2
4. Lucas Marionneau (TEX) def. Ethan Dasset (AMCC) 6-3, 6-2
5. Mariano Dedura-Palomero (TEX) def. Mikel Garmendia (AMCC) 6-1, 6-1
6. Evan Burnett (TEX) def. Filip Vacula (AMCC) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles – Order of Finish (2,3)
1. Sebastian Gorzny/Lucas Marionneau (TEX) vs. Mikel Garmendia/Matthieu Coignet (AMCC) 2-4, unf.
2. Oliver Ojakaar/Mariano Dedura-Palomero (TEX) def. Etienne Marty/Omar Suarez (AMCC) 6-0
3. Jonah Braswell/Evan Burnett (TEX) def. Ethan Dasset/Josef Zapletal (AMCC) 6-3
Individual Match Key Moments
(by order of finish)
Doubles No. 2: Ojakaar/Dedura-Palomero (TEX) def. Marty/Suarez (AMCC) 6-0
Match: Texas swept the match, including deuce points for 4-0 and 5-0.
Doubles No. 3: Braswell/Burnett (TEX) def. Dasset/Zapletal (AMCC) 6-3
Match: Texas picked up the only break of the match for 2-0 and had a deuce-match point up 5-2, but TAMCC held before the Longhorns served it out.
Doubles No. 1: Gorzny/Marionneau (TEX) vs. Garmendia/Coignet (AMCC) 2-4, unf.
Match: TAMCC won consecutive deuce points to start, including the only break of the match in the second game.
Singles No. 2: Forger (TEX) def. Suarez (AMCC) 6-0, 6-0
Set One: Forger opened with consecutive deuce points.
Set Two: Forger started with a deuce-point hold and finished with a deuce-point break.
Singles No. 1: Gorzny (TEX) def. Chateau (AMCC) 6-2, 6-2
Set One: Gorzny only surrendered two deuce-point holds for 2-1 and 5-2.
Set Two: Gorzny again only allowed two holds for 2-1 and 5-2 with the first also at deuce.
Singles No. 5: Dedura-Palomero (TEX) def. Garmendia (AMCC) 6-1, 6-1
Set One: Dedura-Palomero won 10 of the first 11 games with only a break for a 2-1 lead in the first.
Set Two: Won the first four games, including a deuce-point break to start and a deuce-point hold to finish. Garmendia held at deuce for 4-1 for his only game.
Singles No. 6: Burnett (TEX) def. Vacula (AMCC) 6-2, 6-0
Set One: Burnett only allowed a break for 1-1 and a deuce-point hold to lead 3-2.
Set Two: Burnett swept the set to total nine-straight games to close the match.
Singles No. 4: Marionneau (TEX) def. Dasset (AMCC) 6-3, 6-2
Set One: Marionneau broke first for a 4-2 lead, which was the first of three-straight breaks between the players.
Set Two: Marionneau allowed only two holds for Dasset in the first game and for 5-2.
Singles No. 3: Braswell (TEX) def. Marty (AMCC) 6-4, 6-2
Set One: Braswell secured the only break for a 2-1 lead. Two of Marty's holds came at deuce to trail 3-2 and 4-3.
Set Two: After Marty held in the opening game, Braswell went on a 5-0 run and the players held their final service games.
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