Texas sweeps UCLA to face Texas A&M in the NCAA 'Sweet Sixteen'

Texas sweeps UCLA to face Texas A&M in the NCAA 'Sweet Sixteen'

The University of Texas will face Texas A&M in the 3rd round of the NCAA Men's National tennis Championships

by Lorenzo Ciotti
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Texas sweeps UCLA to face Texas A&M in the NCAA 'Sweet Sixteen'
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The University of Texas got the NCAA Sweet Sixteen after beating UCLA 4-0, Saturday night at the Weller Indoor Tennis Center.

After having achieved the doubles point with victories at no. 1 and 3, the Longhorns got three singles matches with wins by seniors Siem Woldeab at No. 4, Cleeve Harper at no. 6 and serial number no. 40 Gilles-Arnaud Bailly at no. 3.

This is the 10th year for the Longhorns that they have reached the NCAA round of 16. And, to continue among the best 8, now there will be the highly anticipated match against No.17 Texas A&M.

Men's doubles:

1. #26 Eliot Spizzirri/Siem Woldeab (UT) def. Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) 6-4
2. A. Hoogmartens/Govind Nanda (UCLA) def. Micah Braswell/Cleeve Harper (UT) 6-4
3. Lucas Brown/Eshan Talluri (UT) def. Timothy Li/Jeffrey Fradkin (UCLA) 7-6 (3)

Men's singles:

1. #2 Eliot Spizzirri (UT) vs. #32 Govind Nanda (UCLA) 6-7 (6), 1-4, unf.
2. #5 Micah Braswell (UT) vs. #104 Spencer Johnson (UCLA) 7-6 (2), 5-4, unf.
3. #40 Gilles-Arnaud Bailly (UT) def. A. Hoogmartens (UCLA) 6-4, 6-4
4. Siem Woldeab (UT) def. Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) 6-4, 6-4
5. #56 Jonah Braswell (UT) vs. Gianluca Ballotta (UCLA) 6-4, 3-3, unf.
6. Cleeve Harper (UT) def. Jorge Plans Gonzalez (UCLA) 6-4, 6-1

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