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No. 1 Men’s Tennis claims second-straight outright SEC regular season title
04.10.2026 | Men's Tennis
The Longhorns defeated No. 18 Florida, 4-1, on Friday in a match that began outdoors but moved indoors after doubles.
Austin – No. 1 Texas Men's Tennis claimed its second-straight outright SEC regular season championship, doing so in just its second year in the conference, with a 4-1 win over No. 18 Florida on Friday. The match began outdoors at the Texas Tennis Center but moved to the Weller Indoor Tennis Center after doubles due to inclement weather.
"(The team) earned it throughout the season, but especially today," head coach Bruce Berque said. "That was one of the more impressive matches that we've had this year. I think it reminded me a lot of some of the matches we played at the (ITA) National Indoors, because there were a lot of moments that we were in trouble, and we held our nerve and played tough and showed really good competitive spirit. So that was really satisfying to do that in a championship match. That's where we want to be. I still think we've got room for improvement, but there was just a lot of toughness, a lot of enthusiasm, a lot of spirit, and we held our nerve when Florida was playing great tennis against us."
The Longhorns, who are now 21-6 and 12-2 in the SEC, have also earned the top seed in next week's SEC Championship that will be held from April 15-19 in College Station.
Texas secured the doubles point at the Texas Tennis Center with a pair of 6-4 wins at Nos. 2 and 3. The rain then came just after singles started with most courts not having completed a game, however after moving indoors, the Longhorns claimed victories from senior No. 3 Sebastian Gorzny at No. 1, and freshman No. 32 Kalin Ivanovski at No. 2 for a 3-0 lead. Florida picked up its lone point with a win at No. 5, but freshman No. 109 Abel Forger completed his three-set comeback to clinch. The two unfinished matches at Nos. 3 and 6 were both even in their third sets when play stopped.
In doubles, the No. 26 duo of Gorzny and freshman Lucas Marionneau were first off the court with their 6-4 win over Adhithya Ganesan and Pablo Perez Ramos at No. 2. Gorzny and Marionneau earned the only break in the first game and it held up for the win. Moments later, the No. 39 pair of sophomores Sebastian Eriksson and Oliver Ojakaar registered the only break of their match in the last game in their 6-4 victory over Lorenzo Claverie and Kevin Edengren at No. 3. The remaining match at No. 1 was then even, 5-5, between Ivanovski and Forger and the No. 9 pair of Henry Jefferson and Tanapatt Nirundorn when play stopped.
After a tightly contested first set in singles, Gorzny made quick work of the second set in his 7-5, 6-0 win over No. 103 Ganesan at No. 1. Not long after that, Ivanovski had a similar result in his 6-4, 6-2 victory over No. 91 Jeremy Jin at No. 2 for the 3-0 overall lead.
Florida recorded its point as senior Jonah Braswell fell to No. 69 Jefferson at No. 5, leaving three matches that were basically even down the stretch, but Forger emerged with a top-60 win over Perez Ramos, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, at No. 4 to send his teammates streaming onto his court.
The two unfinished matches were exactly even when play halted with No. 41 Eriksson having come up just short in a first-set tiebreaker against Claverie, leading to a 6-7 (7), 6-3, 2-2 score at No. 3. Meanwhile, Marionneau had won his first set against Kevin Edengren at No. 6 with that match sitting at 6-4, 4-6, 3-3.
It was also Senior Day for Gorzny and Braswell, who along with last year's National Player of the Year Timo Legout, were honored after the match. Legout has served in a student support role this year.
"I feel so lucky to be part of what's been a terrific culture over the last several years," Berque said. "And each year we have a group of seniors that I'm really sorry to see go. That's a good sign when you when you wish you had another year with these guys, and that's the way I feel about Timo, Seb and Jonah. Jonah just is like a poster child for team spirit and school spirit, and he loves being part of this experience. For Gorzny, it's been really satisfying for me to see him raise his level and become a leader on this team after, three years of Eliot Spizzirri and Timo playing No. 1 and being the No. 1-ranked players in the country. You could easily say we haven't missed a beat at that spot this year, which is pretty incredible. For him to do what he's done this year, it's been a massive lift for us, and there's no way we would be champions in either National Indoors or SEC without him. And Timo is just a special kid. He's with us every match. He's like a fourth coach out there. He's still got his own goals and dreams in tennis, but you couldn't pull him away from one of these dual matches. So as long as he's at Texas and is a student here, he's going to be doing everything he can to help the program. He had one of the historic seasons of anybody who's ever played at Texas last year, and now it's hard to believe, but he's making almost as much of an impact, helping to bring along the younger players as a student coach, even though he can't play right now. So, it's a special group, for sure, and I'm glad we've still got a little more time with them, we'll be missing them for sure after the season."
#1 Texas 4, #18 Florida 1
Singles – Order of Finish (1,2,5,4)
1. #3 Sebastian Gorzny (TEX) def. #103 Adhithya Ganesan (UF) 7-5, 6-0
2. #32 Kalin Ivanovski (TEX) def. #91 Jeremy Jin (UF) 6-4, 6-2
3. #41 Sebastian Eriksson (TEX) vs. Lorenzo Claverie (UF) 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, 2-2, unf.
4. #109 Abel Forger (TEX) def. #56 Pablo Perez Ramos (UF) 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
5. #69 Henry Jefferson (UF) def. Jonah Braswell (TEX) 6-1, 7-5
6. Lucas Marionneau (TEX) vs. Kevin Edengren (UF) 6-4, 4-6, 3-3, unf.
Doubles – Order of Finish (2,3)
1. Kalin Ivanovski/Abel Forger (TEX) vs. #9 Henry Jefferson/Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) 5-5, unf.
2. #26 Sebastian Gorzny/Lucas Marionneau (TEX) def. Adhithya Ganesan/Pablo Perez Ramos (UF) 6-4
3. #39 Sebastian Eriksson/Oliver Ojakaar (TEX) def. Lorenzo Claverie/Kevin Edengren (UF) 6-4
Individual Match Key Moments
(by order of finish)
Doubles No. 2: Gorzny/Marionneau (TEX) def. Ganesan/Perez Ramos (UF) 6-4
Match: Texas earned the only break of the match in the first game and held at deuce for 2-0, 4-2 and 6-4.
Doubles No. 3: Eriksson/Ojakaar (TEX) def. Claverie/Edengren (UF) 6-4
Match: Texas earned the only break of the match in the last game with only one game reaching deuce, which was won by Florida for 2-2.
Doubles No. 1: Ivanovski/Forger (TEX) vs. Jefferson/Nirundorn (UF) 5-5, unf.
Match: Texas broke first for a 5-3 lead, but Florida broke back and the match was even, 5-5, when play stopped.
Singles No. 1: Gorzny (TEX) def. Ganesan (UF) 7-5, 6-0
Set One: Gorzny broke first at deuce and started a string of four-straight breaks until Ganesan held and broke again for 5-3. However, Gorzny closed on a 4-0 run, including a deuce-point break for a 6-5 lead before serving out.
Set Two: Gorzny completed a 10-0 run by sweeping the second set with only one deuce point that came in the last game.
Singles No. 2: Ivanovski (TEX) def. Jin (UF) 6-4, 6-2
Set One: Ivanovski secured the only break in the last game for 6-4 after having just held at deuce for 5-4.
Set Two: Ivanovski closed on a 4-0 run with the last two games at deuce for a hold and a break.
Singles No. 5: Jefferson (UF) def. Jo. Braswell (TEX) 6-1, 7-5
Set One: Jefferson started on a 4-0 run, including a deuce-point break for 2-0. Braswell made it 4-1 on a deuce-point break, but Jefferson broke back at deuce and held for 6-1.
Set Two: Jefferson grabbed the only break for a 6-5 lead and served out at deuce. Braswell had an earlier break chance to take a 5-3 lead, but Jefferson managed to hold for 4-4.
Singles No. 4: Forger (TEX) def. Perez Ramos (UF) 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
Set One: After each player held at deuce starting with Perez Ramos, he went on a 4-0 run capped by consecutive deuce points for 5-1. Forger broke at deuce and then held for 5-3, but Perez Ramos held at deuce for the set.
Set Two: Forger allowed only a deuce-point hold in the second game and finished on a 5-0 run.
Set Three: After consecutive deuce-point holds for 3-2 for Perez Ramos and 3-3, Forger broke first for a 4-3 lead. Perez Ramos broke back, but Forger later broke again for 6-5 and served out the match.
Singles No. 3: Eriksson (TEX) vs. Claverie (UF) 6-7 (7), 6-3, 2-2, unf.
Set One: Claverie started 3-0 with a break in the second game, and although Eriksson got the break back to trail, 4-3, Claverie broke again at deuce for 5-3. Eriksson then won consecutive deuce points and the set was on serve to the tiebreaker.
Set One Tiebreaker: Claverie moved out to a 4-1 lead, but Eriksson tied it at 4-4. Eriksson took a 6-5 lead but Claverie won the next two points. Eriksson evened it again, 7-7, but Claverie took the last two points.
Set Two: Eriksson earned the only break for a 4-2 lead before winning, 6-3.
Set Three: The four games of the set were on serve starting with Claverie.
Singles No. 6: Marionneau (TEX) vs. Edengren (UF) 6-4, 4-6, 3-3, unf.
Set One: Marionneau broke first for a 2-1 lead but Edengran broke back. Marionneau broke again for 4-3 and the rest of the set was on serve.
Set Two: Marionneau had break chances at deuce in the first and fifth games but Edengren held and then broke first for 4-2. Marionneau got the break back on a deuce point to get within 5-4, but Edengren broke again at deuce for the set.
Set Three: Edengren won the first three games with a deuce-point break, but Marionneau won the next three also with a deuce-point break.
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