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No. 18 UCF beats Red Raiders
April 13, 2025 | Men's Tennis
LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 70 Texas Tech Red Raiders fell to the No. 18 UCF Knights, 4-0, on Sunday afternoon at the McLeod Tennis Center.
Texas Tech (12-11, 2-6 Big 12) lost the doubles point to UCF (19-7, 5-3 Big 12) to open the match. At court two, the Red Raider duo Thiago Guglieri and Niksa Arsic took the win over Mehdi Benchakroun and Santiago Giamichelle, 6-2.
To tie up doubles play, the UCF pair Emilio Sanchez and Yassine Dlimi defeated Sebastian Abboud and Piotr Pawlak, 6-4. Then, on court three Paul Colin and Nicolas Oliveira took down Takeyasu Sekiguchi and Tyler Stewart, 6-4, clinching the doubles point for the UCF Knights.
In singles play, UCF scored first on court five when Nicolas Oliveira took down Guglieri in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4. On court one, Pawlak fell to No. 77-ranked Dlimi on matching sets, 6-4, 6-4.
To end the match, Ludovico Vaccari dropped his match to Giamichelle on court four, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 (4). Matches on courts two, three and six went unfinished.
Up next, the Red Raiders head to Waco, Texas next week to play in the Big 12 Tournament. Â
RESULTS
#70 Texas Tech 0, #18 UCF 4
Singles
1. #77 Yassine Dlimi (UCF) def. Piotr Pawlak (TTU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Niksa Arsic (TTU) vs. #81 Mehdi Benchakroun (UCF) 7-6 (11-9), 4-6, 0-0, unfinished
3. Tyler Stewart (TTU) vs. Paul Colin (UCF) 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 2-5, unfinished
4. Santiago Giamichelle (UCF) def. Ludovico Vaccari (TTU) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Nicolas Oliveira (UCF) def. Thiago Guglieri (TTU) 6-1, 6-4
6. Takeyasu Sekiguchi (TTU) vs. Emilio Sanchez (UCF) 7-5, 2-6, 2-5, unfinished
Doubles
1. Emilio Sanchez/Yassine Dlimi (UCF) def. Sebastian Abboud/Piotr Pawlak (TTU) 6-4
2. Thiago Guglieri/Niksa Arsic (TTU) def. Mehdi Benchakroun/Santiago Giamichelle (UCF) 6-2
3. Paul Colin/Nicolas Oliveira (UCF) def. Takeyasu Sekiguchi/Tyler Stewart (TTU) 6-4
Order of finish
Doubles (2, 1, 3); Singles (5, 1, 4)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
5,1,4
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