Texas Tech University Athletics
Escobar Advances To Finals Of ITA Texas Regional Championship
October 23, 2011 | Men's Tennis
Gonzalo Escobar advanced to the finals of the ITA Texas Regional singles championship.
October 23, 2011
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Texas Tech's Gonzalo Escobar won a pair of matches on Sunday to advance to the finals of the ITA Texas Regionals held at Texas A&M University.
Escobar, the No. 11-ranked player in the nation, has now won five straight matches to advance to the finals of the event. He is also 10-1 in singles to open the season.
On Sunday, Escobar recorded wins Texas A&M's Colin Hoover and Baylor's Mate Zsiga to reach the final.
"Gonzalo played two very good matches today," said Red Raider head coach Tim Siegel. "He showed a lot of toughness and played very smart."
In doubles, the third-seeded duo of Rafael Garcia and Gabriel Wanderley lost in the quarterfinals to the Texas A&M fifth-seeded team of Alberto Bautista and Jackson Withrow, 8-4.
Escobar will play in the ITA Texas Regional Championship on Monday at 10 a.m.
SINGLES
Quarterfinals
(1) Gonzalo Escobar, Texas Tech, def. Colin Hoover, Texas A&M, 6-3, 7-6
Semifinals
(1) Gonzalo Escobar, Texas Tech, def. Mate Zsiga, Baylor, 6-2, 6-4
Final
(1) Gonzalo Escobar, Texas Tech, vs. (9) Jeremy Efferding, Texas A&M, Monday, 10 a.m.
DOUBLES
Quarterfinals
(5) Alberto Bautista-Jackson Withrow, Texas A&M, def. (3) Rafael Garcia-Gabriel Wanderley, Texas Tech, 8-4
