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No. 29 Texas Tech Tops New Mexico State, 7-0
March 25, 2012 | Men's Tennis
Jeff Bryan (left) and Raphael Pfister won No. 3 double on Sunday.
March 25, 2012
LUBBOCK, Texas -
No. 29 Texas Tech (11-6) won all nine matches to roll to a 7-0 win over New Mexico State (4-12) on Sunday at the McLeod Tennis Center.
"Although we won 7-0, it did not feel like a match that we won 7-0," said Red Raider head coach Tim Siegel. "We did not play one through six the way I needed them to play to get ready for conference. It was important that we got the win, but there were some players that could have done a better job. Overall, I am pleased. Now we have to get ready for Baylor.
"We were really excited about the fans that came out, especially the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. The crowd really makes a difference. That is especially true when we take on Texas A&M and Texas later in the season."
Texas Tech started the day with a sweep of doubles, led by the No. 1 tandem of Raony Carvalho and Gonzalo Escobar, who recorded a swift 8-2 win over Marc Westgate and Luis Ramirez. Carvalho and Escobar are 6-0 at No. 1 double. Tech's Rafael Garcia and Vitor Manzini added an 8-4 win at No. 2 and Jeff Bryan and Raphael Pfister won 8-5 at No. 3
The Red Raiders took a quick 3-0 lead after Carvalho won No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-2 over Westgate and Manzini picked up a 6-1, 6-4 staight-set win over Germain Degardin. Escobar added the match-clinching point with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Matej Stakne at the No. 1 position.
Francisco Zambon and Garcia each won pro set tiebreakers to win No. 5 and No. 3 singles respectively, while Raphael Pfister topped NMSU's Patrick Pfister, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Texas Tech returns to action on Saturday in Waco, when the Red Raiders will open Big 12 Conference play against No. 35 Baylor at 1 p.m.
#29 Texas Tech 7, New Mexico State 0
Doubles
1. Gonzalo Escobar / Raony Carvalho (TT) def. Marc Westgate / Luis Ramirez (NMSU) 8-2
2. Rafael Garcia / Vitor Manzini (TT) def. Matej Stakne / Germain Degardin (NMSU) 8-4
3. Jeff Bryan / Raphael Pfister (TT) def. Felipe Frattini / Eduardo Cabrita (NMSU) 8-5
Singles
1. Gonzalo Escobar (TT) def. Matej Stakne (NMSU) 6-2, 7-5
2. Raony Carvalho (TT) def. Marc Westgate (NMSU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Rafael Garcia (TT) def. Luis Ramirez (NMSU) 5-7, 7-5, 1-0 (11-9)
4. Vitor Manzini (TT) def. Germain Degardin (NMSU) 6-1, 6-4
5. Francisco Zambon (TT) def. Patrick Pfister (NMSU) 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-5)
6. Raphael Pfister (TT) def. Eduardo Cabrita (NMSU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Match Notes:
New Mexico State 4-12
Texas Tech 11-6; National ranking #29
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,4,1,5,3,6)
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