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No. 4 Men’s Tennis sweeps No. 13 Georgia, 4-0
03.01.2026 | Men's Tennis
The Longhorns returned home and won their ninth-straight match, seven of which have been against top-25 opponents.
Austin – No. 4 Texas Men's Tennis swept No. 13 Georgia, 4-0, at the Texas Tennis Center on Sunday. It was the ninth-straight win for the Longhorns, seven of which have been against top-25 opponents.
Texas secured the doubles point with wins at Nos. 2 and 1 with Georgia taking No. 3 in between. The Longhorns then followed with singles victories by freshmen No. 67 Abel Forger at No. 3 and Lucas Marionneau at No. 6, and sophomore Oliver Ojakaar at No. 5 for the clinch.
The doubles point ended in dramatic fashion as the No. 25 duo of Marionneau and senior Sebastian Gorzny averted a tiebreaker and broke on a deuce point for a 7-5 win over No. 64 Arda Azkara and Santiago Giamichelle in the deciding match at No. 1. Prior to that, the No. 12 pair of Ojakaar and Eriksson downed Will Jansen and Gabriele Vulpitta, 6-4, at No. 2 to be first off the court, while Forger and senior Jonah Braswell came up short against Derrick Chen and Noah Johnston, 6-3, at No. 3 with freshman Kalin Ivanovski out of the lineup.
After doubles, Forger was first off the singles court with a decisive result for the second-straight match, defeating No. 60 Giamichelle, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 3. Marionneau, who had returned to the lineup at No. 6 with Ivanovski out, gave Texas a 3-0 overall lead with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Salvador Price.
That left three other courts as a possible clinch for the Longhorns, but Ojakaar got home first with a pair of tiebreaker wins, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4), over No. 77 Vulpitta at No. 5. In the other remaing matches, No. 3 Gorzny was in a second-set tiebreaker, leading No. 42 Azkara, 7-5, 6-6 (2-3), at No. 1, while Braswell was potentially two points from a win, leading Johnston, 6-0, 4-6, 5-0, at No. 4. Eriksson had also forced his match into a third set after dropping his opening frame, leading No. 30 Jansen, 2-6, 7-6 (7), 1-0 at No. 2.
The Longhorns (13-3, 4-0 SEC) will be back in action at the Texas Tennis Center against No. 7 LSU on Friday, March 6, at 6 p.m. CT.
#4 Texas 4, #13 Georgia 0
Singles – Order of Finish (3,6,5)
1. #3 Sebastian Gorzny (TEX) vs. #42 Arda Azkara (UGA) 7-5, 6-6 (2-3), unf.
2. #40 Sebastian Eriksson (TEX) vs. #30 Will Jansen (UGA) 2-6, 7-6 (7), 1-0, unf.
3. #67 Abel Forger (TEX) def. #60 Santiago Giamichelle (UGA) 6-2, 6-1
4. Jonah Braswell (TEX) vs. Noah Johnston (UGA) 6-0, 4-6, 5-0, unf.
5. Oliver Ojakaar (TEX) def. #77 Gabriele Vulpitta (UGA) 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4)
6. Lucas Marionneau (TEX) def. Salvador Price (UGA) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles – Order of Finish (2,3,1)
1. #25 Sebastian Gorzny/Lucas Marionneau (TEX) def. #64 Arda Azkara/Santiago Giamichelle (UGA) 7-5
2. #12 Sebastian Eriksson/Oliver Ojakaar (TEX) def. Will Jansen/Gabriele Vulpitta (UGA) 6-4
3. Derrick Chen/Noah Johnston (UGA) def. Abel Forger/Jonah Braswell (TEX) 6-3
Individual Match Key Moments
(by order of finish)
Doubles No. 2: Eriksson/Ojakaar (TEX) def. Jansen/Vulpitta (UGA) 6-4
Match: Texas broke at deuce in the opening game, and although Georgia got the break back for 4-4, the Longhorns broke again and served out the match.
Doubles No. 3: Chen/Johnston (UGA) def. Forger/Braswell (TEX) 6-3
Match: Georgia broke for a 3-2 lead and again for the match.
Doubles No. 1: Gorzny/Marionneau (TEX) def. Azkara/Giamichelle (UGA) 7-5
Match: The teams exchanged breaks to start, and Texas held at deuce for leads of 2-1 and 3-2. The Longhorns broke again for 5-3 and Georgia broke back, but Texas later broke at deuce for 7-5 and the match.
Singles No. 3: Forger (TEX) def. Giamichelle (UGA) 6-2, 6-1
Set One: Forger broke for 2-0 and then again at deuce for the set.
Set Two: Forger surrendered just one hold for 1-1 at deuce and closed 5-0 with deuce points for 3-1 and the match.
Singles No. 6: Marionneau (TEX) def. Price (UGA) 7-5, 6-3
Set One: Price broke first on a deuce point for 3-1, but Marionneau broke back. Marionneau earned the only other break for 6-5 and served out the set.
Set Two: Marionneau broke to start and again for 4-1. Price got one break back for 4-2, but Marionneau won consecutive deuce points to hold and break for the match.
Singles No. 5: Ojakaar (TEX) def. Vulpitta (UGA) 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4)
Set One: Vulpitta broke first on a deuce point for a 4-3 lead, but Ojakaar broke back and the set stayed on serve to the tiebreaker.
Set One Tiebreaker: Ojakaar jumped out to a 5-0 lead and Vulpitta won four of the next five, but Ojakaar came through on his fourth set point.
Sets Two: Ojakaar broke first for a 3-2 lead, but Vulpitta got the break back for 4-4 and the set was on serve to the tiebreaker.
Set Two Tiebreaker: Ojakaar used a 3-0 run for a 3-1 lead, and although Vulpitta evened it, 4-4, Ojakaar closed 3-0 for the win.
Singles No. 1: Gorzny (TEX) vs. Azkara (UGA) 7-5, 6-6 (2-3), unf.
Set One: Despite two deuce-point holds for Azarka for 3-3 and 5-5, the set was on serve until Gorzny broke at deuce to win.
Set Two: Gorzny held at deuce for leads of 2-1 and 4-3, while Azkara did so for 4-4, but the set was on serve until the tiebreaker.
Set Two Tiebreaker: Azkara led, 3-2, when play stopped.
Singles No. 2: Eriksson (TEX) vs. Jansen (UGA) 2-6, 7-6 (7), 1-0, unf.
Set One: Jansen broke first for 3-1 and although Eriksson broke back, Jansen closed on a 3-0 run.
Set Two: The set was on serve all the way to the tiebreaker despite the last two games going to deuce.
Set Two Tiebreaker: Eriksson took a 3-1 lead, but Jansen responded for a 5-4 lead. After Eriksson took a 6-5 advantage, the players alternated points until won two straight for the 9-7 win.
Set Three: Eriksson held in the only game before play stopped.
Singles No. 4: Braswell (TEX) vs. Johnston (UGA) 6-0, 4-6, 5-0, unf.
Set One: Braswell swept the first set with no deuce points.
Set Two: The first three games were breaks until Johnston held first for 3-1. Braswell got the break back for 3-3, but Johnston broke back and held, both at deuce for 5-3, and the last two games were held.
Set Three: Braswell swept the five games with no deuce points before play halted.
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