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No. 41 Red Raiders Upset No. 26 Wisconsin, 5-2
February 20, 2010 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 20, 2010
LUBBOCK, Texas - After beating No. 40 TCU on Friday, the No. 41 Texas Tech men's tennis team got its second win in two days as it upset No. 26 Wisconsin, 5-2, at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas, on Saturday.
Once again the Red Raiders (7-1) started off by winning the doubles point as they won all three matches beginning with the 16th-ranked tandem of Gonzalo Escobar and Andre Stabile beating Patrick Pohlmann and Chris Freeman, 8-3, at the No. 2 spot. Tech's No. 1 team of Raony Carvalho and Rafael Garcia picked up the second win to claim the doubles points as they upset ninth-ranked Moritz Baumann and Marek Michalicka, 8-5. Concluding the doubles portion was the No. 3 duo of Vitor Manzini and Raphael Pfister as they won over Michael Dierberger and Luke Rassow-Kantor, 8-3.
The Badgers (7-2) rebounded from losing the doubles point to tie the score at 1-1 as they won the first singles match at the No. 3 position as 73rd-ranked Pohlmann beat Garcia, 6-0, 6-2. However, Tech was victorious in the next three matches at No. 4, 5 and 6 to capture the victory for the Red Raiders. Stabile downed Billy Bertha, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 4, while Manzini won at No. 5 against Rassow-Kantor, 7-5, 7-6 (4). Pfister then defeated Ricardo Martin, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, at the No. 6 slot.
Tech's last win in singles came from 63rd-ranked Carvalho at No. 1 as he upset seventh-ranked Baumann, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1. At the No. 2 spot, 41st-ranked Escobar fell to 22nd-ranked Michalicka, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 1-0.
"This was a tremendous team win for us today," head coach Tim Siegel said. "I have a lot of respect for Wisconsin, they are a very talented team. We competed so well at all six positions and in doubles. I'm proud of how well our guys competed. I feel badly for Gonzalo (Escobar) because he played his heart out. Overall, I was very pleased with our weekend and I look forward to being at home next weekend for two matches.
The Red Raiders return home to the McLeod Tennis Center to host two matches - No. 24 Arizona on Fri., Feb. 26, at 1:30 p.m., and No. 54 Denver on Sun., Feb. 28, at 10:30 a.m.
#41 Texas Tech 5, #26 Wisconsin 2
George P. Mitchell Tennis Center
College Station, Texas
Doubles (order of finish: 2, 3, 1)
1. Carvalho/Garcia (TTU) def. #9 Baumann/Michalicka (UW), 8-5
2. #16 Escobar/Stabile (TTU) def. Pohlmann/Chris Freeman (UW), 8-3
3. Manzini/Pfister (TTU) def. Michael Dierberger/Rassow-Kanter (UW), 8-3
Singles (order of finish: 3, 4, 5, 6, 1, 2)
1. #63 Raony Carvalho (TTU) def. #7 Moritz Baumann (UW), 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
2. #22 Marek Michalicka (UW) def. #41 Gonzalo Escobar (TTU), 7-6 (5), 4-6, 1-0
3. #73 Patrick Pohlmann (UW) def. Rafael Garcia (TTU), 6-0, 6-2
4. Andre Stabile (TTU) def. Billy Bertha (UW), 6-4, 6-2
5. Vitor Manzini (TTU) def. Luke Rassow-Kantor (UW), 7-5, 7-6 (4)
6. Raphael Pfister (TTU) def. Ricardo Martin (UW), 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
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