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No. 3 Men’s Tennis falls to No. 28 Oklahoma, 4-1
03.15.2026 | Men's Tennis
The Longhorns had late chances in both doubles and singles and led in the remaining two singles contests but came up short.
Austin – No. 3 Texas Men's Tennis fell to No. 28 Oklahoma, 4-1, on Sunday at the Texas Tennis Center. The loss snapped a 12-match winning streak in the rivalry for the Longhorns, who had late chances in both doubles and singles and led in the remaining two singles contests when play stopped.
During doubles, Oklahoma won six of the seven deuce points and had two of the three breaks combined across the three matches with all three breaks coming in the match at No. 2. The Sooners won that match as the No. 14 pair of sophomores Oliver Ojakaar and Sebastian Eriksson were downed by Alejandro Melero and Hank Trondson, 6-3.
The other two doubles contests both stayed on serve throughout with the deciding match at No. 1 going to a tiebreaker where the No. 13 pair of senior Sebastian Gorzny and freshman Lucas Marionneau fell to No. 53 Bruno Nhavene and Luis Alvarez, 7-6 (0). In the remaining match at No. 3, senior Jonah Braswell and sophomore Evan Burnett were trailing but on serve, 4-5, against Johan Rodriguez and Asahi Harazaki.
Although both missing from doubles, freshman No. 20 Kalin Ivanovski and No. 65 Abel Forger played singles, but Forger was downed by Rodriguez, 6-3, 6-0, at No. 4 to give Oklahoma a 2-0 lead.
Marionneau later cut that deficit to one when he registered a ranked win over No. 109 Asahi Harazaki, 7-5, 6-2, at No. 6. From there, the matches at both Nos. 2 and 3 needed late breaks in order to get back on serve in their second sets, but No. 37 Eriksson was downed by Orel Kimhi, 6-2, 6-4, at No. 3, and then Ivanovski had forced a deuce point in his attempt to break at No. 2, but No. 108 Oscar Lacides managed to hold to clinch the overall match, 6-4, 6-4.
In the remaining matches, Ojakaar was potentially one game away from serving out a win, as he lead Melero, 6-1, 3-6, 5-3 when play stopped. Meanwhile, No. 4 Gorzny was up a set and on serve in the second against No. 45 Alvarez, 7-6 (5), 2-3.
The Longhorns (14-6, 5-2 SEC) will return to the road for matches at No. 13 Vanderbilt on Friday, March 20, at 5 p.m. CT, and at No. 33 Kentucky on Sunday, March 22, at 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT.
#28 Oklahoma 4, #3 Texas 1
Singles – Order of Finish (4,6,3,2)
1. #4 Sebastian Gorzny (TEX) vs. #45 Luis Alvarez (OU) 7-6 (5), 2-3, unf.
2. #108 Oscar Lacides (OU) def. #20 Kalin Ivanovski (TEX) 6-4, 6-4
3. Orel Kimhi (OU) def. #37 Sebastian Eriksson (TEX) 6-2, 6-4
4. Johan Rodriguez (OU) def. #65 Abel Forger (TEX) 6-3, 6-0
5. Oliver Ojakaar (TEX) vs. Alejandro Melero (OU) 6-1, 3-6, 5-3, unf.
6. Lucas Marionneau (TEX) def. #109 Asahi Harazaki (OU) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles – Order of Finish (2,1)
1. #53 Bruno Nhavene/Luis Alvarez (OU) def. #13 Sebastian Gorzny/Lucas Marionneau (TEX) 7-6 (0)
2. Alejandro Melero/Hank Trondson (OU) def. #14 Oliver Ojakaar/Sebastian Eriksson (TEX) 6-3
3. Jonah Braswell/Evan Burnett (TEX) vs. Johan Rodriguez/Asahi Harazaki (OU) 4-5, unf.
Individual Match Key Moments
(by order of finish)
Doubles No. 2: Melero/Trondson (OU) def. Ojakaar/Eriksson (TEX) 6-3
Match: Oklahoma managed deuce-point breaks for 2-0 and 5-1. Texas got one break back and held for 5-3, but the Sooners served it out after that.
Doubles No. 1: Nhavene/Alvarez (OU) def. Gorzny/Marionneau (TEX) 7-6 (0)
Match: The match was on serve the entire way to a tiebreaker with only one deuce point that came on Oklahoma's serve, but they held for a 3-2 lead on it. The Sooners then swept the tiebreaker.
Doubles No. 3: Braswell/Burnett (TEX) vs. Rodriguez/Harazaki (OU) 4-5, unf.
Match: Despite four deuce points, including the first and last three games, three of which were won by Oklahoma, the match stayed on serve until play stopped.
Singles No. 4: Rodriguez (OU) def. Forger (TEX) 6-3, 6-0
Set One: Rodriguez broke first for 3-1 and consolidated at deuce for 4-1. Forger held and got the break back at deuce for 4-3, but Rodriguez broke again and served out the set.
Set Two: Rodriguez swept the set with deuce-point wins for 2-0, 3-0 and 5-0.
Singles No. 6: Marionneau (TEX) def. Harazaki (OU) 7-5, 6-2
Set One: Despite three deuce points, the set stayed on serve until Marionneau broke for a 6-5 lead and served out the set.
Set Two: Marionneau broke and held to start and extended his lead to 5-1 before winning 6-2.
Singles No. 3: Kimhi (OU) def. Eriksson (TEX) 6-2, 6-4
Set One: Kimhi broke and held to begin and moved out to 5-1 on a deuce-point hold. Eriksson also held at deuce for 5-2 before Kimhi served out the set.
Set Two: Kimhi broke first for a 2-1 lead, and although Eriksson broke back, Kimhi broke again at deuce for a 3-2 lead and the rest of the set stayed on serve.
Singles No. 2: Lacides (OU) def. Ivanovski (TEX) 6-4, 6-4
Set One: Ivanovski broke on a deuce point for 2-0, but Lacides answered it. Ivanovski broke again for 3-1, and against Lacides broke back. Lacides later got the deciding break for a 5-4 lead and served out the set.
Set Two: Lacides secured the only break for a 2-1 lead, and although Ivanovski had a break chance at deuce in the last game, Lacides held for the match.
Singles No. 1: Gorzny (TEX) vs. Alvarez (OU) 7-6 (5), 2-3, unf.
Set One: Despite three deuce points, the set stayed on serve to a tiebreaker.
Set One Tiebreaker: Alvared moved out to a 3-1 lead, but Gorzny used a 5-0 run for 6-3 on the way to the 7-5 win.
Set Two: Gorzny won consecutive deuce points to break and hold, but Alvarez won the last three games before play stopped.
Singles No. 5: Ojakaar (TEX) vs. Melero (OU) 6-1, 3-6, 5-3, unf.
Set One: Ojakaar started and finished with 3-0 runs, including deuce-point holds for 4-1 and 6-1.
Set Two: Melero broke at deuce for 2-0 and extended to 4-1. Ojakaar had a break chance at deuce in the last game, but Melero held for 6-3.
Set Three: Ojakaar picked up the only break for a 4-2 lead and maintained to 5-3 when play halted.
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