Texas Men’s Tennis advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after defeating Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4-0 at the Weller Indoor Tennis Center on Friday, May 1. The team will face No. 32 SMU next, continuing a streak of reaching at least the second round for thirteen consecutive years.
The match began with Texas securing the doubles point through victories at positions two and three. Sophomores Oliver Ojakaar and Evan Burnett were first off court with a 6-3 win, followed by No. 21-ranked Sebastian Gorzny and Lucas Marionneau clinching their match at No. 2 doubles, while the top pair led when play was stopped.
In singles play, freshman Lucas Marionneau quickly defeated Josef Zapletal in straight sets (6-0, 6-1) at position five. Mariano Dedura-Palomero added another point with a decisive victory on court six (6-1, 6-2). Senior Sebastian Gorzny secured the overall win for Texas by beating Nicholas Niox (6-1, 6-3) on court one.
Other matches remained unfinished but showed leads for Texas players Kalin Ivanovski, Abel Forger, and Jonah Braswell across courts two through four. Detailed results from both singles and doubles matches highlighted consistent performances throughout the lineup.
This result continues a strong postseason tradition for Texas men’s tennis as they look ahead to their upcoming matchup against SMU in Austin.
