Friday, March 11
Tempe, Arizona
11 a.m.
Texas Tech Athletics
4
vs
1
Penn State
Tech wins sixth straight; downs Penn State
March 11, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Texas Tech men’s tennis advanced to the ASU Spring Break Semifinals
TEMPE, Ariz. – The 33rd-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders defeated Big 10 foe Penn State in the Quarterfinals of the ASU Spring Break Tournament, 4-1 Friday at the Whiteman Tennis Center.
Winners of six straight matches, Texas Tech (11-5) moves on to Saturday's Semifinals against host Arizona State.
Tech got to a strong start Friday in doubles action, winning both matches that were completed.
Dimitrios Azoidis and Reed Collier got things going with a 6-2 victory on doubles court two, before Isaac Arevalo and Piotr Pawlak closed out a 7-5 victory on court one.
Penn State (6-6) won five of six opening sets in singles play, but the Red Raiders battled back to win three of the four singles matches that were completed.
As he has for the majority of the season, Azoidis earned a point on court six, defeating Charl Morgan of Penn State 6-4, 7-6 (1).
Charlotte transfer Olle Wallin overcame an early 3-6 hole to win the final two sets of his day, 7-6/6-2. Wallin won the epic second-set tiebreaker, 9-7. Wallin's victory gave Tech a 3-0 lead.
PSU's Sam Bossem defeated Franco Ribero on court five for the lone point for Penn State, setting the stage for Collier to seal the deal.
After falling 2-6 in the opening set, Collier rebounded for a commanding 6-3 victory in set two. The Texan ultimately sealed the Red Raiders 11th victory of the season by virtue of his 7-1 tiebreaker victory over Miko Eala.
UP NEXT:
Tech returns to action tomorrow morning for the ASU Spring Break Tournament Semifinals against Arizona State. First serve from Tempe is set for 11 a.m.
Winners of six straight matches, Texas Tech (11-5) moves on to Saturday's Semifinals against host Arizona State.
Tech got to a strong start Friday in doubles action, winning both matches that were completed.
Dimitrios Azoidis and Reed Collier got things going with a 6-2 victory on doubles court two, before Isaac Arevalo and Piotr Pawlak closed out a 7-5 victory on court one.
Penn State (6-6) won five of six opening sets in singles play, but the Red Raiders battled back to win three of the four singles matches that were completed.
As he has for the majority of the season, Azoidis earned a point on court six, defeating Charl Morgan of Penn State 6-4, 7-6 (1).
Charlotte transfer Olle Wallin overcame an early 3-6 hole to win the final two sets of his day, 7-6/6-2. Wallin won the epic second-set tiebreaker, 9-7. Wallin's victory gave Tech a 3-0 lead.
PSU's Sam Bossem defeated Franco Ribero on court five for the lone point for Penn State, setting the stage for Collier to seal the deal.
After falling 2-6 in the opening set, Collier rebounded for a commanding 6-3 victory in set two. The Texan ultimately sealed the Red Raiders 11th victory of the season by virtue of his 7-1 tiebreaker victory over Miko Eala.
UP NEXT:
Tech returns to action tomorrow morning for the ASU Spring Break Tournament Semifinals against Arizona State. First serve from Tempe is set for 11 a.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
1234
Malik Bhatnagar / 0 [PSU]
7130
565UF
#2 Singles Match
123
Miko Eala / 0 [PSU]
636
267
#3 Singles Match
1234
Bora Sengul / 0 [PSU]
6550
472UF
#4 Singles Match
123
Loren Byers / 0 [PSU]
662
376
#5 Singles Match
12
Sam Bossem / 0 [PSU]
76
64
#6 Singles Match
12
Charl Morgan / 0 [PSU]
46
67
Order of Finish:
6,4,5,2
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