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No. 10 TCU Outlasts No. 21 Texas Tech
April 02, 2015 | Men's Tennis
April 2, 2015
FORT WORTH, Texas -- It was not without a valiant effort, but No. 21 Texas Tech came up just short against No. 10 TCU, 4-2, on Thursday night at the Bayard Friedman Tennis Center.
"I am so proud of this team," said Texas Tech head coach Tim Siegel. "We had incredible fight to battle back from a 3-0 deficit."
TCU opened the match with quick wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to take the early point.
The Horned Frogs then added wins at No. 5 and No. 6 singles and suddenly lead 3-0. No. 113 Jolan Cailleau cut the lead to 3-1 with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Arnau Dachs. It was his team-best 23rd win of the season.
Junior Felipe Soares, who is ranked No. 40, then upset TCU's No. 36 Nick Chappell, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4), and TCU's leads was now 3-2.
"We were down, 3-2, and Hugo (Dojas) had set point in the second set tiebreaker, while Alex (Sendegeya) was up 5-3 in the third," added Siegel. "We were basically one point away from being tied 3-3 with the deciding match going to the third. "I am proud of our team. It was a great college tennis match."
Texas Tech travels to Austin to face No. 9 Texas at the Caswell Tennis Center on Saturday at 3 p.m. The match will air live on the Longhorn Network.
#10 TCU 4, #21 Texas Tech 2
Fort Worth, Texas (Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center)
Singles
1. #40 Felipe Soares (TT) def. #36 Nick Chappell (TCU) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4)
2. #37 Cameron Norrie (TCU) def. Hugo Dojas (TT) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
3. #76 Guillermo Nuñez (TCU) vs. Alex Sendegeya (TT) 3-6, 6-4, 3-5, unfinished
4. #113 Jolan Cailleau (TT) def. Arnau Dachs (TCU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Facundo Lugones (TCU) def. Francisco Zambon (TT) 6-0, 6-2
6. Will Stein (TCU) def. Connor Curry (TT) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
1. #19 Will Stein/Nick Chappell (TCU) def. #25 Felipe Soares/Hugo Dojas (TT) 6-4
2. #18 Trevor Johnson/Cameron Norrie (TCU) def. Jolan Cailleau/Alex Sendegeya (TT) 6-2
3. Guillermo Nuñez/Hudson Blake (TCU) vs. Connor Curry/Francisco Zambon (TT) 5-2, unfinished
Records: #21 Texas Tech 16-5, 0-1; #10 TCU 16-6, 2-2.
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,6,4,1,2)
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