Friday, January 24
Champaign, Ill.
2 PM
Texas Tech Athletics
3
vs
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University of Michigan
Red Raiders Fall to No. 20 Michigan, 4-3
January 24, 2020 | Men's Tennis
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Texas Tech men's tennis team was taken down by No. 20 in the opening match of the annual ITA Kick-Off weekend by a margin of 4-3 on Friday.
The Red Raiders dropped the first match point of the afternoon following a 1-6 defeat on court one to No. 5 Fenty and Siimar and a 6-0 loss to Styler and Johnston at the second position.
In singles action, the Red Raiders fought back with first-set victories by senior Parker Wynn and freshman Reed Collier by a count of 7-5 and 7-6, respectively.
The Wolverines took four of six first sets in singles play before the Red Raiders roared back to take three of their own in the second. Bjorn Thomson battled from a 2-6 deficit in the first to take his second set by a score of 6-1. Vittar would also force another set on court five by taking his second at 7-6(6). Collier, who entered Friday's match at No. 114, secured the first match point for the Red Raiders with a straight-set triumph over No. 94 Styler, 7-6(6), 6-4.
Thomson captured the second match point for Tech with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 comeback effort in his second match of the season. The Wolverines would then retake the lead on court four with a 6-4, 7-5 defeat of freshman Isaac Arevalo, leaving the match in the hands of Vittar and Wynn.
The pair would battle back-and-forth with their opponents and each force a seventh-point tiebreaker to determine the match. Wynn tied the match at three points with a dominant 7-1 tiebreaker score over No. 78 Fenty before the Wolverines clinched on court five.
UP NEXT
The Red Raiders will take on the loser of tonight's matchup between No. 1-seeded Illinois and No. 4 Ole Miss tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. CT. Fans can follow along with live video and stats at the following link.
Visit www.TexasTech.com for the latest news and information on the Texas Tech men's tennis program. Fans are also encouraged to follow the program on its social media outlets at www.facebook.com/techmenstennis and @TexasTechMTEN on Twitter and Instagram.
Texas Tech 3, Michigan 4
DOUBLES
1. No. 5 Andrew Fenty/Mattias Siimar (MICH) def. Parker Wynn/Bjorn Thomson (TTU) 6-1
2. Ondrej Styler/Connor Johnston (MICH) def. Ilgiz Valiev/Jackson Cobb (TTU) 6-0
3. Harrison Brown/Kristofer Siimar (MICH) vs. Isaac Arevalo/Reed Collier (TTU) 4-3, unfinished
SINGLES
1. Parker Wynn (TTU) def. No. 78 Andrew Fenty (MICH) 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (7-1)
2. Mattias Siimar (MICH) def. No. 69 Ilgiz Valiev (TTU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Reed Collier (TTU) def. No. 94 Ondrej Styler (MICH) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
4. Connor Johnston (MICH) def. Isaac Arevalo (TTU) 6-4, 7-5
5. Nick Beaty (MICH) def. Francisco Vittar (TTU) 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (9-7)
6. Bjorn Thomson (TTU) def. Kristofer Siimar (MICH) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
The Red Raiders dropped the first match point of the afternoon following a 1-6 defeat on court one to No. 5 Fenty and Siimar and a 6-0 loss to Styler and Johnston at the second position.
In singles action, the Red Raiders fought back with first-set victories by senior Parker Wynn and freshman Reed Collier by a count of 7-5 and 7-6, respectively.
The Wolverines took four of six first sets in singles play before the Red Raiders roared back to take three of their own in the second. Bjorn Thomson battled from a 2-6 deficit in the first to take his second set by a score of 6-1. Vittar would also force another set on court five by taking his second at 7-6(6). Collier, who entered Friday's match at No. 114, secured the first match point for the Red Raiders with a straight-set triumph over No. 94 Styler, 7-6(6), 6-4.
Thomson captured the second match point for Tech with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 comeback effort in his second match of the season. The Wolverines would then retake the lead on court four with a 6-4, 7-5 defeat of freshman Isaac Arevalo, leaving the match in the hands of Vittar and Wynn.
The pair would battle back-and-forth with their opponents and each force a seventh-point tiebreaker to determine the match. Wynn tied the match at three points with a dominant 7-1 tiebreaker score over No. 78 Fenty before the Wolverines clinched on court five.
UP NEXT
The Red Raiders will take on the loser of tonight's matchup between No. 1-seeded Illinois and No. 4 Ole Miss tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. CT. Fans can follow along with live video and stats at the following link.
Visit www.TexasTech.com for the latest news and information on the Texas Tech men's tennis program. Fans are also encouraged to follow the program on its social media outlets at www.facebook.com/techmenstennis and @TexasTechMTEN on Twitter and Instagram.
Texas Tech 3, Michigan 4
DOUBLES
1. No. 5 Andrew Fenty/Mattias Siimar (MICH) def. Parker Wynn/Bjorn Thomson (TTU) 6-1
2. Ondrej Styler/Connor Johnston (MICH) def. Ilgiz Valiev/Jackson Cobb (TTU) 6-0
3. Harrison Brown/Kristofer Siimar (MICH) vs. Isaac Arevalo/Reed Collier (TTU) 4-3, unfinished
SINGLES
1. Parker Wynn (TTU) def. No. 78 Andrew Fenty (MICH) 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (7-1)
2. Mattias Siimar (MICH) def. No. 69 Ilgiz Valiev (TTU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Reed Collier (TTU) def. No. 94 Ondrej Styler (MICH) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
4. Connor Johnston (MICH) def. Isaac Arevalo (TTU) 6-4, 7-5
5. Nick Beaty (MICH) def. Francisco Vittar (TTU) 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (9-7)
6. Bjorn Thomson (TTU) def. Kristofer Siimar (MICH) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
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