by Bobby Knight | Apr 5, 2015 | Blog
Texas picked up win #300 for head coach Michael Center with a hard fought 4-1 win over Texas Tech. The Red Raiders won the doubles point by winning tiebreaks at 2 and 3 but Texas was able to rally with singles wins from Soren Hess-Olesen, Adrien Berkowicz, Nick Naumann, and Clement Homs. Texas recap”I’m proud of the student-athletes I’ve had, not only this year but in the past, that have made contributions to our program while they were here and after their graduation,” Center said after Saturday’s win. “It has been very gratifying, and I’m looking forward to many more with this group.””Every match is...
by Bobby Knight | Apr 4, 2015 | Blog
Saturday brings us a pair of Top 25 matches with #9 Texas hosting #21 Texas Tech and #10 TCU hosting #22#21 Texas Tech (16-5) at #9 Texas (15-3) – 4pm est (Longhorn Network) – Texas Tech is coming off a close 4-2 loss to TCU while Texas lost to Oklahoma 4-1 last Sunday. Neither team has played well in doubles with Texas going 9-9 while Texas Tech is a poor 5-9 (didn’t play doubles point in 7 matches). The weather forecast calls for cloudy skies and temps in the low 60s for this one.FYI, the number beside the player’s school is the player’s Universal Tennis Rating as of April 3rd. For more details about UTR...
by Bobby Knight | Apr 3, 2015 | Blog
The match of the day took place in Fort Worth as #10 TCU held on to beat #21 Texas Tech 4-2. TCU had a dominant performance in doubles and then picked up a couple of quick wins from Facundo Lugones and Will Stein at 5 and 6 before having to withstand a Red Raider rally on the other 4 courts. Texas Tech pulled to within 3-2 after Jolan Cailleau and Felipe Soares won in straight sets at 4 and 1 and Alex Sendegeya was a game away from a win at 5 leading 5-3 in the 3rd. However TCU’s Cameron Norrie would fight off a set point in the 2nd set tiebreaker and close out his match in straight sets to clinch the TCU win.TCU recap with comments and...
by Bobby Knight | Mar 28, 2015 | Blog
Oklahoma got pushed by TCU in singles but ultimately the Sooners had too much depth and outlasted TCU 4-1. After OU took the doubles point they picked up 4 1st sets and ended up getting wins from Andrew Harris, Alex Ghilea, and Spencer Papa at 1, 4, and 5. TCU’s lone point came from freshman Guillermo Nunez as he hammered Dane Webb 6-3, 6-2 at #3. The 2 remaining matches were abandoned with each early in the 3rd set. Oklahoma recap”It was a good match, head coach John Roddick said. “TCU played very well and they played hard. We got a pretty good lead on them and they forced us into third sets. Our guys competed...
by Bobby Knight | Mar 27, 2015 | Blog
While some conferences are already half way through their schedules others are just beginning. Both the Big 12 and Pac 12 kickoff conference play on Friday while the ACC, SEC, and Big 10 are nearing or have already passed its half way point. Below are the 4 biggest matches of the day so make sure you keep an eye on these.#14 North Carolina (14-6) at #8 Virginia (12-3) – 3pm est – North Carolina’s biggest problem this year has been fielding a healthy starting 6 and there’s a chance that its best 6 players may be on the court on Friday. UNC’s #1 Brayden Schnur has now missed the last 5 matches but the Tar Heels hope...
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