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Texas women sweep Texas Tech to reach Big 12 Tennis Championship final

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

April 20th, 2019

The Longhorns made it 12 straight victories as they advanced to the final of the Big 12 Tennis Championship with a 4-0 win over Texas Tech on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan. Fernanda Labraña clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Olivia Peet. The Longhorns will face Oklahoma State … Read More

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Texas men advance to Big 12 Tennis Championship final

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

April 20th, 2019

The Longhorns defeated Oklahoma 4-2 to advance to the final of the Big 12 Tennis Championship in Lawrence, Kan., on Saturday. Colin Markes topped Mason Beiler 6-4, 6-3 to clinch the match for the Longhorns. No. 2 Texas is now set to face Baylor in the final Sunday at 1 … Read More

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Texas women advance at Big 12 Tennis Championships

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

April 19th, 2019

The Texas women defeated Baylor 4-1 in a quarterfinal match to advance at the Big 12 Tennis Championships in Lawrence, Kan., on Friday. Petra Granic defeated Paula Baranano to clinch the 11th straight win for the Longhorns. Granic won 6-4, 7-5 to set up a semifinal match with Texas Tech … Read More

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Texas men’s tennis moves to No. 2 in latest rankings

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

April 16th, 2019

The Texas men’s tennis team dropped one spot in the Oracle/Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, released Tuesday. The Longhorns sit at No. 2 after winning twice over ranked teams since the last rankings were released. Ohio State is No. 1. Texas still has two players ranked in the top 5, the … Read More

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Ex-UT tennis coach Michael Center could get at least a year in prison in admissions scandal

Ryan Autullo American-Statesman Staff

April 15th, 2019

Federal prosecutors will recommend that former University of Texas tennis coach Michael Center spend more than one year in prison for accepting $100,000 to help a student get into the university under false pretenses in 2015. The specifics of a plea negotiation approved by Center and his lawyer are outlined in a … Read More

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No. 1 Texas men’s tennis squad outlasts Oklahoma State

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

April 12th, 2019

The No. 1 Texas men’s tennis team defeated Oklahoma State 4-3 to win at least a share of the Big 12 regular-season title Friday night in Stillwater. Leonardo Telles defeated Mathieu Scaglia 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to clinch the victory for Texas. The Longhorns had built a 3-1 lead after Harrison … Read More

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Texas women’s tennis clinches at least share of Big 12 title, Joffe wins 200th

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

April 12th, 2019

The No. 6 Texas women’s tennis team survived a tough test Friday, defeating Iowa State 4-3 in Urbandale, Iowa, to win at least a share of the regular-season Big 12 title. The victory was also the 200th in the coaching career of Howard Joffe, who is 200-87 overall as a … Read More

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Texas women’s tennis sweeps Baylor

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

April 10th, 2019

The No. 6 Texas women’s tennis squad made it a clean sweep, defeating Baylor 7-0 in Waco on Wednesday afternoon. Bojana Markovic clinched the match for Texas (14-3, 7-0 Big 12), defeating Katelyn Parker 6-2, 6-1. Fernanda Labraña and Bojana Markovic won 6-0 before Anna Turati and Bianca Turati clinched … Read More

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Texas men’s tennis ranked No. 1 for first time in program history

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

April 9th, 2019

The Texas men’s tennis team reached the No. 1 spot in the latest edition of the Oracle/Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, released on Tuesday. The Longhorns have four individuals ranked in the singles list, with two doubles pairs also represented in doubles rankings. It’s the first time Texas has been ranked … Read More

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Former Texas tennis coach Michael Center pleads guilty in admissions scandal

Ryan Autullo and Ralph Haurwitz American-Statesman Staff

April 8th, 2019

Former University of Texas men’s tennis coach Michael Center has agreed to plead guilty in connection with the nationwide college admissions scandal and will admit to accepting $100,000 for helping the son of a California venture capitalist get into the university under false pretenses in 2015, according to the U.S. Read More

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Texas men’s tennis tops TCU in Top 10 matchup

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

April 6th, 2019

After losing the doubles point, the No. 4 Texas men’s tennis team rallied to win six singles matches and defeat No. 10 TCU 6-1 in Fort Worth on Saturday. Christian Sigsgaard topped Alex Rybakov in three sets in the Top 10 matchup to clinch the win. Sigsgaard, ranked 7th, dropped … Read More

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Texas women’s tennis team tops TCU

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

April 5th, 2019

The No. 7 Texas women’s tennis team came out on top in a back-and-forth contest against TCU, winning 4-3 at the Texas Tennis Center on Friday. Bojana Markovic made a strong comeback to clinch the match for Texas (11-3), winning 0-6, 6-4, 6-4. TCU (12-6) won the doubles point to … Read More

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Texas tennis players honored by Big 12 again

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

April 2nd, 2019

A pair of Longhorns once again claimed tennis player of the week honors, the Big 12 announced Tuesday. Bianca Turati claimed her spot as the Big 12 women’s player of the week for the second time in a row while Christian Sigsgaard earned a share of the Big 12’s player … Read More

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Texas men’s tennis opens Big 12 play with sweep

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

March 29th, 2019

The No. 4 Texas men’s tennis team dropped just two sets on the way to a 7-0 sweep of Texas Tech at the Texas Tennis Center on Friday. The Longhorns (18-2) won the doubles point and took six singles wins to open Big 12 play. Chih Chi Huang defeated Franco … Read More

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Longhorns women’s tennis team tops Sooners

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

March 29th, 2019

The Longhorns women’s tennis team rallied to win the doubles point and ended up topping Oklahoma 6-1 in Norman on Friday. After falling down a match in doubles competition, the Longhorns rallied to win two straight contests. Anna Turati and Bianca Turati won 6-2 before Tijana Spasojevic and Petra Granic … Read More

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Longhorns tennis players sweep Big 12 player of the week awards

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

March 26th, 2019

A pair of Longhorns tennis players earned Big 12 honors, the conference announced Tuesday. Yuya Ito earned the honor of Big 12 men’s tennis player of the week while Bianca Turati accomplished the same feat for the women. It’s the second week in a row that Ito has earned the … Read More

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Texas men’s tennis keeps rolling with sixth straight win

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

March 22nd, 2019

The Texas men’s tennis team just keeps rolling, defeating No. 12 Columbia 6-1 Friday night at the Texas Tennis Center to earn its sixth straight win. The No. 3 Longhorns weathered a tumultuous week to extend their winning streak and defeat No. 1 Ohio State last Thursday. On Friday, they … Read More

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Texas women’s tennis beats Kansas State at home

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

March 22nd, 2019

No. 18 Texas women’s tennis team won the doubles point and added five singles victories to defeat Kansas State 6-1 in a dual match at the Texas Tennis Center on Friday. Bojana Markovic clinched the win with a 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 victory over Anna Turco. The Longhorns won two of … Read More

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Texas men’s tennis team moves up to No. 3 in Oracle/ITA rankings

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

March 20th, 2019

The Texas men’s tennis team moved up to No. 3 in the Oracle/ITA rankings, released Tuesday, after a big week in which they defeated top-ranked Ohio State. Texas also has two singles players and a doubles team ranked in the top 10. It’s the only team to do that in … Read More

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Texas women’s tennis team tops Illinois

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

March 19th, 2019

The No. 18 Texas women’s tennis team defeated Illinois 6-1 at the Texas Tennis Center for its seventh win of the season. The Longhorns improved to 7-3 after winning every singles match of the contest. Illinois won the doubles point, but that advantage didn’t last long. Petra Granic tied the … Read More