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Collier Advances to Semifinal Round of ITA Texas Regionals
October 27, 2019 | Men's Tennis
WACO, Texas – Texas Tech men's tennis freshman Reed Collier picked up a pair of wins on Sunday to advance to Monday's singles semifinals at the ITA Texas Regionals in Waco.
Collier's day began with an impressive 7-6, 6-4 win over Ethan Leon of SMU, which placed him in a quarterfinal spar with fellow Red Raider teammate Franco Ribero, who won his round of 16 match against Rollins of Texas A&M at a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 clip.
In the battle of the Red Raiders, Ribero took an early lead on Collier by taking the first set at a three-game margin. Collier would bounce back in a big way, as he went on to take the next two sets, ultimately moving on with a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory.
Collier is slated to take on third-seeded Vacherot of Texas A&M in the semifinals on Monday at approximately 9 a.m. CT.
14th-seeded Valiev also competed in the singles round of 16, as he was defeated by Vacherot in two sets, 6-3, 6-4.
In Sunday's doubles matches, the first-seeded duo of Bjorn Thomson and Parker Wynn snagged a quarterfinal win of their own with an 8-4 win over Fine/Sheehy of ACU to advance to the semifinal round where they would eventually fall to fourth-seeded Dickerson/Soto of Baylor, 7-6(6), 6-4. Jackson Cobb and Valiev were knocked off in the quarterfinals by two-seeded Ito/Sigsgaard of Texas, 8-6.
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Visit www.TexasTech.com for the latest news and information on the Texas Tech men's tennis program. Fans are also encouraged to follow the program on its social media outlets at www.facebook.com/techmenstennis and @TexasTechMTEN on Twitter and Instagram.
Collier's day began with an impressive 7-6, 6-4 win over Ethan Leon of SMU, which placed him in a quarterfinal spar with fellow Red Raider teammate Franco Ribero, who won his round of 16 match against Rollins of Texas A&M at a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 clip.
In the battle of the Red Raiders, Ribero took an early lead on Collier by taking the first set at a three-game margin. Collier would bounce back in a big way, as he went on to take the next two sets, ultimately moving on with a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory.
Collier is slated to take on third-seeded Vacherot of Texas A&M in the semifinals on Monday at approximately 9 a.m. CT.
14th-seeded Valiev also competed in the singles round of 16, as he was defeated by Vacherot in two sets, 6-3, 6-4.
In Sunday's doubles matches, the first-seeded duo of Bjorn Thomson and Parker Wynn snagged a quarterfinal win of their own with an 8-4 win over Fine/Sheehy of ACU to advance to the semifinal round where they would eventually fall to fourth-seeded Dickerson/Soto of Baylor, 7-6(6), 6-4. Jackson Cobb and Valiev were knocked off in the quarterfinals by two-seeded Ito/Sigsgaard of Texas, 8-6.
For live scoring, live video and tournament schedule and results, visit the tournament homepage at the following link.
Visit www.TexasTech.com for the latest news and information on the Texas Tech men's tennis program. Fans are also encouraged to follow the program on its social media outlets at www.facebook.com/techmenstennis and @TexasTechMTEN on Twitter and Instagram.
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