Texas Tech University Athletics
Saturday, February 5
Salt Lake City, Utah
1 p.m.
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Loyola Marymount University
Men's tennis bounces back vs. LMU
February 05, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Dimitrios Azoidis clinched both the doubles point and the match Saturday
SALT LAKE CITY โ The Texas Tech Red Raiders tennis program snapped a mini two-match losing streak Saturday, rolling past the Loyola Marymount Lions 4-1, at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center.
The Red Raiders (4-2) received strong performances from Dimitrios Azoidis and Ilgiz Valiev who both went 2-0 on Saturday.
Azoidis teamed up with true freshman Piotr Pawlak to earn a 6-4 victory over the Lions (1-4) that clinched the doubles point, before sealing the Red Raider victory with a tough 7-6 (3), 7-5 victory over Daniel Moreno. ย
Not to be outdone, Valiev also was perfect Saturday, as the Russian joined forces with Franco Ribero to dispatch LMU's duo of Manoel De Alencar and Rana-Roop Bhullar, 6-3. The other doubles match ended on serve at 5-4.
In singles action, Valiev continued his strong day, dropping John Otico four and three. The victory brought the Red Raiders to within one point of the match.
Other highlights included No. 1 Isaac Arevalo winning zero and three on court one, and Azoidis' tiebreaker aided victory on court six.
HEAD COACH DANNY WHITEHEAD:
"This was a good win today. LMU is a tough team, and they always seem to give teams trouble and pull off good wins. Today was a good 4-1 win, and it was good for us to find a way to battle adversity and get a win. We were uncomfortable at times, but we found a way to get it done. We play Utah tomorrow, and we know that's going to be a big challenge. We'll have to really play well in every area to win. We'll have to be sharp mentally and remain focused. We also need to do a good job of controlling our emotions and compete hard because it's going to be tough. But we're excited for the opportunity. #WreckEm"
UP NEXT:
The Red Raiders finally close out the longest road stretch of the season (five matches) on Sunday when they face PAC-12 foe Utah. The Utes are a perfect 7-0 this season. First serve from the Eccles Center is set for 1 p.m. CT.
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The Red Raiders (4-2) received strong performances from Dimitrios Azoidis and Ilgiz Valiev who both went 2-0 on Saturday.
Azoidis teamed up with true freshman Piotr Pawlak to earn a 6-4 victory over the Lions (1-4) that clinched the doubles point, before sealing the Red Raider victory with a tough 7-6 (3), 7-5 victory over Daniel Moreno. ย
Not to be outdone, Valiev also was perfect Saturday, as the Russian joined forces with Franco Ribero to dispatch LMU's duo of Manoel De Alencar and Rana-Roop Bhullar, 6-3. The other doubles match ended on serve at 5-4.
In singles action, Valiev continued his strong day, dropping John Otico four and three. The victory brought the Red Raiders to within one point of the match.
Other highlights included No. 1 Isaac Arevalo winning zero and three on court one, and Azoidis' tiebreaker aided victory on court six.
HEAD COACH DANNY WHITEHEAD:
"This was a good win today. LMU is a tough team, and they always seem to give teams trouble and pull off good wins. Today was a good 4-1 win, and it was good for us to find a way to battle adversity and get a win. We were uncomfortable at times, but we found a way to get it done. We play Utah tomorrow, and we know that's going to be a big challenge. We'll have to really play well in every area to win. We'll have to be sharp mentally and remain focused. We also need to do a good job of controlling our emotions and compete hard because it's going to be tough. But we're excited for the opportunity. #WreckEm"
UP NEXT:
The Red Raiders finally close out the longest road stretch of the season (five matches) on Sunday when they face PAC-12 foe Utah. The Utes are a perfect 7-0 this season. First serve from the Eccles Center is set for 1 p.m. CT.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
03
66
#2 Singles Match
12
43
66
#3 Singles Match
123
640
73UF
#4 Singles Match
12
67
35
#5 Singles Match
1234
3630
622UF
#6 Singles Match
12
65
77
Order of Finish:
1,2,4,6
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