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Texas mens’ tennis team completes five-player class

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

November 15th, 2018

The Texas men’s tennis team added four to complete a five-player class for the fall signing period, the school announced Thursday. Cleeve Harper enrolled in January, and four others signed letters of intent Thursday. Jacob Bullard of Calabasas, Calif.; Evin McDonald of Bethesda, Md.; Eshan Talluri of San Diego, and … Read More

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Anna Turati falls in round of 32 of ITF pro circuit event

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

November 14th, 2018

Anna Turati fell in three sets to end her run at the International Tennis Federation 25k pro circuit event in Norman, Okla. Wednesday. Sophie Chang won 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-3 to move on to the main draw round of 16. Chang checks in at No. 339 in the latest WTA … Read More

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Texas men’s tennis players move up in rankings

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

November 14th, 2018

Texas men’s tennis players moved up in the latest Oracle/ITA Division I men’s rankings, released Wednesday. Christian Sigsgaard moved to No. 4, improving by 50 spots, as his preseason ranking was No. 54. Yuya Ito moved up to No. 18 from No. 29 while Chih Chi Huang joined the rankings … Read More

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Texas men’s tennis wins three matches at Longhorn Invitational

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

November 10th, 2018

The Texas men’s tennis team won three matches on the second day of the Longhorn Invitational at the Texas Tennis Center on Saturday. Colin Markes and Chih Chi Huang each won their consolation singles matches. Markes topped Tyler Schick of Tulane, 6-3, 6-2 while Huang beat Hamish Stewart of Tulane, … Read More

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Texas men’s tennis team opens play at Longhorn Invitational

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

November 10th, 2018

The Texas men’s tennis team won five singles matches and added two doubles victories during the first day of the Longhorn Invitational at the Texas Tennis Center on Friday. Rodrigo Banzer and Colin Markes teamed up to beat Ilgiz Valiev and Artem Kapshuk of Texas Tech 8-5. Leonardo Telles and … Read More

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Longhorns claim two singles matches at ITA National Fall Championships

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

November 8th, 2018

The Texas men’s tennis team scored two singles wins in the second round of the ITA National Fall Championships in Surprise, Ariz., on Thursday. Yuya Ito went 5 for 5 in break points saved en route to a 6-3, 6-3 win over Joseph Guillin of UC-Santa Barbara. Ito also went … Read More

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Texas men take four wins at ITA National Fall Championships

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

November 7th, 2018

The Texas men came away with four wins Wednesday during the opening round of the ITA National Fall Championships in Surprise, Ariz. Texas won three singles matches to go with a doubles win. Christian Sigsgaard, seeded second, won 6-1, 6-3 over Tanner Smith of Southern Cal. Yuya Ito topped Tim … Read More

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Bianca Turati falls in three-set match at ITF pro circuit event

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

November 1st, 2018

Bianca Turati fell 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to Claire Liu in the round of 32 at the International Tennis Federation pro circuit event in Tyler Thursday. Turati won three straight matches to qualify for the main draw before her competition concluded. Liu entered the tournament ranked No. 140 while Turati checked … Read More

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Bianca Turati advances to main draw of ITF pro event

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

October 30th, 2018

Bianca Turati took a straight-sets win to advance at the International Tennis Federation pro circuit 80k event in Tyler Tuesday. Turati defeated Dalma Galfi 6-3, 6-0 in the final round of qualifying to move on to the 32-player main draw. The Texas junior, ranked No. 492 in the latest WTA … Read More

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Bianca Turati advances in ITF tournament

American-Statesman Staff

October 28th, 2018

Junior Bianca Turati beat Tamara Arnold of Switzerland 6-2, 6-3 Sunday in the first round of singles qualifying at the ITF pro circuit 80k event in Tyler. Turati advanced to the second round of qualifying Monday. Also Sunday, UT posted a perfect 3-0 mark in singles play at the River … Read More

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UT’s Anna Turati tops teammate to win ITA regional

American-Statesman Staff

October 22nd, 2018

Texas junior Anna Turati swept teammate Bojana Markovic 6-1, 6-0 Monday to win the singles championship at the ITA Texas Regionals in College Station. Turati, seeded No. 1 in the event, had a first-round bye and then won six matches in a row without losing a set. “I’m super excited … Read More

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Turati, Markovic set for all-UT singles final in College Station

American-Statesman Staff

October 21st, 2018

Anna Turati and Bojana Markovic will face off in an all-UT singles final Monday at the ITA Texas Regionals in College Station. Turati, the tournament’s top seed, hammered Texas Tech’s Francesca Sella 6-0, 6-1 in the semifinals Sunday. Markovic, the sixth seed, beat teammate Fernanda Labraña, seeded seventh, 6-3, 3-6, … Read More

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Texas men’s tennis team wins eight matches at ITA Texas Regionals

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

October 20th, 2018

The Texas men’s tennis team picked up eight wins in the round of 32 at the ITA Texas Regionals in Waco Saturday. Five singles wins and three doubles victories highlighted the day for Texas. Top-seeded Christian Sigsgaard defeated Eduard Simo of UT-Arlington 6-1, 6-2. Sigsgaard will face Bjorn Thomson of … Read More

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Three Longhorns make ITA Texas Regional semifinals

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

October 20th, 2018

Anna Turati, Fernanda Labraña and Bojana Markovic each advanced to the ITA Texas Regional semifinals Saturday in College Station. Turati won in straight sets while Labraña and Markovic each rallied from down a set to win their matches. Turati topped Katya Townsend of Texas A&M 7-5, 6-3 and will face … Read More

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Longhorns advance at ITA Texas Regionals

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

October 19th, 2018

Four Longhorns advanced to the singles quarterfinals after wins at the ITA Texas Regionals in College Station on Friday. Anna Turati topped Brandelyn Fulgenzi in straight sets before beating Maria Kononova of North Texas 6-1, 7-5 in the round of 16. She opened the day with a 6-0, 6-1 win … Read More

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Bianca Turati falls at ITF pro event, Longhorns win at ITA Regional

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

October 18th, 2018

Bianca Turati fell to Maria Mateas, 6-4, 6-4, in the round of 16 at the International Tennis Federation pro circuit event in Florence, S.C. Thursday. Turati fell behind 5-1 in the first set before winning three straight. Mateas broke Turati’s serve to close out the set, however. Mateas, ranked No. Read More

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Bianca Turati reaches round of 16 at ITF pro circuit event

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

October 17th, 2018

Bianca Turati defeated Julia Elbaba 2-6, 6-0, 6-4 to advance to the round of 16 at the International Tennis Federation pro circuit event in Florence, S.C., Wednesday. Turati will face Maria Mateas Thursday as a result. On Tuesday, Turati defeated Saifya Carrington 6-4, 7-6 (7-0) in the final round of … Read More

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Longhorns fall to consolation bracket at ITA All-American in Tulsa

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

October 4th, 2018

The Texas representatives at the ITA All-American Championships all fell to the consolation bracket in Tulsa, Okla. Thursday. The Longhorns dropped four singles matches and a doubles contest on the day. No. 29 Yuya Ito fell in a hard-fought match to No. 22 Jan Zielinski of Georgia, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 … Read More

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Petra Granic makes final round of singles qualifying at Riviera/ITA All-American

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

October 3rd, 2018

Petra Granic won twice Tuesday to advance to the final round of singles qualifying at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Granic beat Tsveta Dimitrova of Florida 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 before a win over Jessica Golovin of LSU. She topped Golovin 6-4, 6-4. Anna Turati also played Tuesday, … Read More

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Longhorns qualify for main draw of ITA All-American in Tulsa

Cat Vasquez American-Statesman Staff

October 3rd, 2018

Rodrigo Banzer and Christian Sigsgaard each qualified for the singles main draw at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. Tuesday. Banzer defeated Yancy Dennis of South Carolina 7-5, 6-2 before topping Tim Handel of Northern Arizona, 6-4, 6-0. Sigsgaard won 7-5, 7-6 (2) over Reese Stalder of TCU in … Read More