Texas Tech
No. 22 Texas Tech Defeats No. 63 Mustangs in First Round of NCAA's, 4-1
5/12/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
BERKELEY, Calif. – The 63rd-ranked Cal Poly men's tennis team did everything they could to upset 22nd-ranked Texas Tech in the first round of the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship, but it would be too much with Texas Tech prevailing, 4-1, Saturday at the Hellman Tennis Complex in Berkeley. The Mustangs conclude the season 15-8 while Texas Tech improves to 16-8 and will face the winner of the Cal – UTSA match on Sunday.
Play opened with doubles and high hopes for the Mustangs as the No. 3 doubles team, Jurgen De Jager and Marco Comuzzo defeated Jeff Bryan and Rpahael Pfister, 8-6.
Jordan Bridge and Brian McPhee secured the point for the Mustangs with an 8-4 win over Rafael Garcia and Vitor Manzini on the second court.
The 68th-ranked duo of Andre Dome and Matt Fawcett versus 18th-ranked Raony Carvalho and Gonzalo Escobar went unfinished with the doubles point decided.
Singles play opened with the Mustangs holding a 1-0 advantage, but Texas Tech's Pfister evened the match when he defeated Sebastian Bell on the sixth court in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3.
Garcia gave Texas Tech a 2-1 lead when he defeated Fawcett, 6-4, 6-4, on the third court while 79th-ranked Carvalho defeated McPhee, 6-2, 6-3, on the second court.
The deciding point came on the fourth court with Cal Poly's Bridge giving Manzini all he could handle. Manzini won the first set, 6-4, with Bridge battling back winning the second set, 6-3. Manzini prevailed in the third with a 6-4 win giving Texas Tech the win over the Mustangs.
The two remaining matches went unfinished with the match decided. Dome and Escobar each had won a set with the third set tied 3-3 when the match was called.
On the fifth court, De Jager was leading in the third set over Francisco Zambon when the match was called.
Tennis Match Results
Texas Tech vs Cal Poly
May 12, 2012 at Berkeley, Calif.
(Hellman Tennis Complex)
#22 Texas Tech 4, #63 Cal Poly 1
Singles competition
1. #41 Andre Dome (CP) vs. #40 Gonzalo Escobar (TT) 6-4, 2-6, 3-3, unfinished
2. #79 Raony Carvalho (TT) def. Brian McPhee (CP) 6-2, 6-3
3. Rafael Garcia (TT) def. Matt Fawcett (CP) 6-4, 6-4
4. Vitor Manzini (TT) def. Jordan Bridge (CP) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
5. Jurgen De Jager (CP) vs. Francisco Zambon (TT) 2-6, 6-2, 4-3, unfinished
6. Rpahael Pfister (TT) def. Sebastian Bell (CP) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #68 Andre Dome/Matt Fawcett (CP) vs. #18 Raony Carvalho/Gonzalo Escobar (TT) unfinished
2. Jordan Bridge/Brian McPhee (CP) def. Rafael Garcia/Vitor Manzini (TT) 8-4
3. Jurgen De Jager/Marco Comuzzo (CP) def. Jeff Bryan/Rpahael Pfister (TT) 8-6
Match Notes:
Texas Tech 16-8; National ranking #22
Cal Poly 15-8; National ranking #63
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,3,2,4)
