Texas Tech University Athletics
Friday, January 16
Lubbock, Texas
2:00 PM
Texas Tech Athletics
vs
Southern Miss
Photo by: Adele Clarke/Texas Tech Athletics
Tech opens spring season on Friday
January 15, 2026 | Men's Tennis
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech Red Raiders open their spring season at the McLeod Tennis Center on Friday at 2 p.m. against Southern Miss. Texas Tech leads the all-time series against the Golden Eagles, 1-0, as the Red Raiders won the lone match by a 5-2 score on March 13, 1993.
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The Red Raiders enters the spring dual season with 38 single wins and 17 doubles wins from the fall season. Throughout the fall, the team produced several standout moments including an undefeated, 13-0 performance at the SMU Invitational, a singles tournament title for Ludovico Vaccari and three-ranked wins. In doubles play, the duo of Niksa Arsic and Thiago Guglieri finished the fall season with nine wins and a run to the ITA Texas Regional finals. On the singles side, Felipe Pagnacco led the team with 11 victories.
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The Golden Eagles, who also open their spring season this week, were led by Olle Noltorp in the 2024-25 season as he posted a 7-4 singles record and served as their most consistent performer. Ritabrata Sarkar (3–10) and Rasmus Becker (1–8) saw regular singles action and added valuable match experience, while Saheb Sodhi (1–8) contributed primarily in singles positions. Several members of the team traveling like, Eric Perkowski, Jay Temming, Kale Mize, Matei Varbanciu and Jose Murariu, recorded limited to no match statistics last season. This past fall, the No. 46-ranked doubles duo of Sodhi and Perkowski went 11-1 and posted two ranked wins, highlighted by a victory over a No. 11-ranked Ole Miss pair.
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The match will have live stats on StatBroadcast here and will be streamed on PlaySight.
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In the ITA Rankings
No. 46 Saheb Sodhi/Eric Perkowski
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Texas Tech Men's Tennis
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The Red Raiders enters the spring dual season with 38 single wins and 17 doubles wins from the fall season. Throughout the fall, the team produced several standout moments including an undefeated, 13-0 performance at the SMU Invitational, a singles tournament title for Ludovico Vaccari and three-ranked wins. In doubles play, the duo of Niksa Arsic and Thiago Guglieri finished the fall season with nine wins and a run to the ITA Texas Regional finals. On the singles side, Felipe Pagnacco led the team with 11 victories.
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The Golden Eagles, who also open their spring season this week, were led by Olle Noltorp in the 2024-25 season as he posted a 7-4 singles record and served as their most consistent performer. Ritabrata Sarkar (3–10) and Rasmus Becker (1–8) saw regular singles action and added valuable match experience, while Saheb Sodhi (1–8) contributed primarily in singles positions. Several members of the team traveling like, Eric Perkowski, Jay Temming, Kale Mize, Matei Varbanciu and Jose Murariu, recorded limited to no match statistics last season. This past fall, the No. 46-ranked doubles duo of Sodhi and Perkowski went 11-1 and posted two ranked wins, highlighted by a victory over a No. 11-ranked Ole Miss pair.
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The match will have live stats on StatBroadcast here and will be streamed on PlaySight.
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In the ITA Rankings
No. 46 Saheb Sodhi/Eric Perkowski
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Texas Tech Men's Tennis
- 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances
- 10 NCAA Singles Championship Participants
- 13 NCAA Doubles Championship Participants
- Seven All-Americans
- 2016 Big 12 Champions
- 53 Academic All-Big 12 Selections
- Career-high ITA End of Year Team Ranking of No. 11
- Eight Top-25 ITA End of Year Team Rankings
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Vaccari/ Stewart Celebration
Sunday, February 23
Pawlak/Abboud Celebration
Sunday, February 23
Thiago Guglieri Win
Saturday, February 22
Doubles Celebration
Saturday, February 22