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UTRGV
Tech hosts doubleheader on Sunday
February 10, 2023 | Men's Tennis
LUBBOCK, Texas – Coming off a win against Wichita State, the Red Raiders look to continue their momentum as they host UTRGV and Abilene Christian for a doubleheader at The McLeod Tennis Center on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.
Tech (3-4) swept the Shockers on Monday afternoon after claiming the doubles point and winning three more singles matches. In doubles, Piotr Pawlak and Franco Ribero defeated Misha Kvantaliani and Richey King on court two, 6-3. Then, Sebastian Abboud and Tyler Stewart clinched the doubles point with a win over Orel Ovil and Luke at court three by a score of 6-4.
Ribero would add the second point on the board after beating Ovil and court two, 6-1, 6-4. Freshman Lorenzo Esquici notched his first career singles win at court five after beating Alex Richards, 6-4, 6-1. Then, Abboud would provide the clinching match when he overtook King at court six, 6-4, 6-4.
In addition, Ribero added two more wins over the course of two days when he picked up a singles and doubles win against Tulsa on Sunday afternoon. Ribero leads the Red Raiders with five dual singles wins, followed by Esquici with a perfect, 4-0 dual singles record. Both Ribero and Pawlak also have a team-high five dual doubles victories.
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
UTRGV comes into Sunday with a 3-5 record, picking up wins over Oral Roberts, St. Mary's and UT Tyler, while dropping matches to Oklahoma State, SMU and Southern Miss. Two players have four dual singles wins as Emilien Burnel and Chris Lawrence lead the team in the category. In doubles, Burnel also leads the team with four dual wins of his own, while Borna Devald and Karlo Krolo follow with three apiece.
ACU is currently 4-2 on the season, with two matches against Trinity and Tyler JC on Friday and Saturday before they head to Lubbock. The Wildcats have won against Lubbock Christian, East Tennessee State and Montana, while losing to TCU and Air Force. ACU is led in singles by both Cesar Barranquero and Savan Chhabra, who tally four dual wins each. In doubles, the duo of Ethan Scribner and Chhabra boast a 4-2 record, while Dario Kmet and Barranquero are an undefeated, 3-0 at the one position.
IN THE RANKINGS
Texas Tech
Doubles
No. 26 Dimitrios Azoidis/Reed Collier
FOLLOW ALONG
Both matches will have live video and live stats. Follow the @TexasTechMTEN Twitter account for updates on the matches.
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