Box Score (PDF)
AUSTIN, Texas – Oklahoma State’s men’s tennis team fell to No. 4 Texas, 1-4, on the final day of ITA Kickoff Weekend at the Texas Tennis Center.
The loss marks the first of the season for the Pokes, moving them to 4-1. Texas improved to 4-1.
Starting the day with doubles, Texas took an early lead when Micah Braswell and Giles-Arnaud Bailly defeated Leighton Allen and Erik Schiessl, 6-0, on court three. On court two, Pierre-Yves Bailly and Siem Woldeab beat Isaac Becroft and Alessio Basile, 6-1, for the doubles point.
Tyler Zink and Alex Garcia’s match on court one went unfinished, 3-4.
In singles action, the Longhorns added to their lead when No. 1 Eliot Spizzirri defeated No. 18 Zink, 6-1, 6-1. Court four was the next to finish, with UT’s No. 49 P. Bailly besting Basile, 6-2, 6-4.
OSU’s freshman Schiessl put the Cowboys on the board when he beat No. 82 Cleeve Harper, 7-5, 6-2. The win marks Schiessl’s first victory over a ranked opponent.
No. 2 Micah Braswell dropped No. 48 Alex Garcia in a second-set breaker, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) to clinch the match for the Longhorns.
The Cowboys return to action Tuesday at 5 p.m. against UCLA at the Greenwood Tennis Center.
Doubles Competition
- Spizzirri/Harper (TX) v. Zink/Garcia (OSU) 4-3 (unf.)
- P. Bailly/Woldeab (TX) def. Basile/Becroft (OSU) 6-1
- M.Braswell/G. Bailly (TX) def. Allen/Schiessl (OSU) 6-0
Singles Competition
- No. 1 Spizzirri (TX) def. No. 18 Zink (OSU) 6-1, 6-1
- No. 2 M. Braswell (TX) def. No. 48 Garcia (OSU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
- Becroft (OSU) v. G. Bailly (TX) 6-4, 4-5 (unf.)
- No. 49 P. Bailly (TX) def. Basile (OSU) 6-2, 6-4
- Schiessl (OSU) def. No. 82 Harper (TX) 7-5, 6-2
- Pini (OSU) v. Brown (TX), 6-4, 2-6 (unf.)
Order of Finish
Doubles: (3,2)
Singles: (1,4,5,2)