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Texas women’s tennis moves up to No. 3 in nation

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

February 18th, 2020

The Texas women’s tennis team moved to No. 3 in the latest Oracle/ITA national rankings, released Tuesday. The Longhorns jumped from No. 7 to the top three, making it the highest Texas has been ranked since 2006. Texas has beaten three teams in the top 11 so far this spring … Read More

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Texas men’s tennis falls to No. 5 after ITA National Indoor Championships

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

February 18th, 2020

The Texas men’s tennis team dropped out of the No. 1 spot after falling to Michigan at the ITA National Indoor Championships on Saturday. The Oracle/ITA rankings, released on Tuesday, had Texas at No. 5, making it 17 straight weeks that Texas has been in the top five. Michigan moved … Read More

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Texas men’s tennis falls at ITA National Indoor Championships

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

February 15th, 2020

Each of the Longhorns’ highly-ranked players fell in singles action as No. 13 Michigan bested the No. 4 Texas men’s tennis team 4-2 in the quarterfinals of the ITA National Indoor Championships in Madison, Wis., on Saturday. Texas won the doubles point but managed to win just one singles match. Read More

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Texas men’s tennis advances at ITA Indoor Championships

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

February 14th, 2020

The No. 4 Longhorns earned a Top 25 win, defeating No. 16 UCLA 4-2 Friday at the ITA National Indoor Championships in Madison, Wis. The win advances Texas to the quarterfinals for the second year in a row. Christian Sigsgaard, ranked No. 12, clinched it with a 6-4, 6-7 (7), … Read More

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No. 7 Texas women’s tennis sweeps Air Force

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

February 13th, 2020

The No. 7 Texas women’s tennis team made it a clean sweep against Air Force, winning 7-0 at the Texas Tennis Center on Thursday. The Longhorns won the doubles point and added six straight sets victories to take the match. Bianca Turati clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-0 win … Read More

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Texas women’s tennis team beats Illinois in consolation bracket

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

February 8th, 2020

The No. 7 Texas women’s tennis team won 4-1 over Illinois in the consolation bracket of the ITA Team Indoor Championships in Chicago on Saturday. Fernanda Labraña defeated Ashley Yeah 6-2, 7-6 to clinch the match for the Longhorns. The Longhorns won the doubles point and had three singles wins … Read More

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Texas men’s tennis tops Georgia in Top-25 battle

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

February 8th, 2020

The No. 4 Texas men’s tennis team battled the No. 18 Georgia Bulldogs to win 4-3 at the Texas Tennis Center on Saturday. Texas won the doubles point and three singles contest to secure the win. Christian Sigsgaard, ranked No. 12, clinched the win with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 decision … Read More

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Texas women’s tennis team falls at ITA Team Indoor Championships

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

February 7th, 2020

The No. 7 Texas women’s tennis team fell 4-3 in a back-and-forth battle with No. 9 Florida State at the ITA Team Indoor Championships in Chicago on Friday. The Longhorns lost the doubles point as the Turati sisters came up with UT’s only victory. The Seminoles then won three singles … Read More

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Bruce Berque named Jim Verdieck coach of the year

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

February 6th, 2020

The Professional Tennis Registry has selected Longhorns head coach Bruce Berque as their Jim Verdieck college coach of the year, it was announced Wednesday. “I’d like to thank the PTR for this honor,” Berque said. “This award has special meaning to me because I got my start in teaching, and … Read More

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Texas women’s tennis team tops Georgia Tech in Atlanta

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

February 1st, 2020

The No. 7 Texas women’s tennis team won 5-2 over No. 22 Georgia Tech on Saturday in Atlanta. Anna Turati clinched the Texas victory with a 6-3, 7-6 (7) win over Victoria Flores. The Longhorns took the lead with a doubles triumph and followed it up with four singles wins. Read More

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Top-ranked Texas men’s tennis falls to No. 6 Ohio State

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

February 1st, 2020

The No. 1 Texas men’s tennis team fell to No. 6 Ohio State 4-1 in Columbus on Saturday. The loss ends a 10-match winning streak for the Longhorns which included their run to the national title last season. Robert Cash defeated Chih Chi Huang 6-4, 6-3 to clinch the victory … Read More

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Texas women’s tennis takes top-10 win over NC State

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

January 31st, 2020

In a clash of top-10 teams, the No. 7 Texas women’s tennis squad defeated No. 8 North Carolina State 4-3 on Friday in Atlanta. Fernanda Labraña clinched the victory with a 6-0, 6-7 (3), 6-3 win over Lexi Keberle. The win moves Texas to 3-0 while N.C. State suffered its … Read More

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Texas women’s tennis team advances to ITA Indoor Nationals

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

January 25th, 2020

The No. 7 Texas women’s tennis team swept LSU 4-0 Saturday at the Texas Tennis Center to advance to the ITA Indoor Nationals. Texas took the doubles point and won three singles matches for the sweep. Adri Nagy clinched the victory by defeating Paris Corley 6-2, 7-6 (3). Texas got … Read More

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Texas men’s tennis team tops Indiana at ITA Kickoff

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

January 25th, 2020

The No. 1 Texas men’s tennis team improved to 3-0 as it swept Indiana 4-0 in its home opener Saturday to advance to the ITA Kickoff championship match. The Longhorns won the doubles point and three singles matches to take the win. They’ll face Florida State at noon Sunday at … Read More

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Texas women’s tennis sweeps Iowa at ITA Kickoff

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

January 24th, 2020

The No. 7 Texas women’s tennis team made it a clean sweep of Iowa, defeating the Hawkeyes 4-0 at the Texas Tennis Center on Friday during the ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Longhorns won the doubles point and three singles matches to seal the win. Fernanda Labraña won the clinching match, … Read More

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Christian Sigsgaard named Big 12 player of the week

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

January 21st, 2020

Chrisitan Sigsgaard tied a Big 12 record as he earned player of the week honors for the sixth time on Tuesday. It’s the first time he earned the weekly honor this season but the sixth time in his career. Teammate Yuya Ito took the honor last week. Sigsgaard had two … Read More

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Texas men’s tennis tops SMU on the road

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

January 18th, 2020

The No. 2 Texas men’s tennis team improved to 2-0 after defeating SMU 6-1 in Dallas on Saturday. The Longhorns swept singles action after losing the doubles point to take the win. Cleve Harper clinched the competition with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Jordi Redelijk. Yuya Ito and Christian Sigsgaard … Read More

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No. 2 Texas men’s tennis tops No. 1 Florida to open season

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

January 16th, 2020

The No. 2 Texas men’s tennis team opened the dual match season with a 5-2 win over No. 1 Florida in Gainesville on Wednesday night. The defending national champion Longhorns took five singles matches against ranked opponents in the victory. The win makes it two straight when facing the No. Read More

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Anna Turati named Big 12 tennis player of the week

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

January 15th, 2020

Texas senior Anna Turati earned the honor of Big 12 tennis player of the week, the conference announced on Tuesday. Turati went 3-0 in singles at the Pink Flamingo Invitational in the Bahamas last weekend. She also went 2-1 with doubles partner Bianca Turati at the event. Two of her … Read More

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Texas women’s tennis wins four matches at Pink Flamingo Invitational

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

January 11th, 2020

The Texas women’s tennis team took four wins on the second day of the Pink Flamingo Invitational in the Bahamas on Saturday. Texas won two singles matches and two doubles matches. Bianca Turati and Anna Turati teamed up for doubles action, defeating Daevenia Achong and Estela Perez-Somarriba of Miami 6-2. Read More