Texas Men's Tennis 2023

[UnhappilyMarried 816]

On 11/7/2023 at 11:34 AM, Rickylovesweed said:

This team not winning a title might be more disappointing than if the volleyball team didn’t win one last season. 

Crazy expectations but that’s what you want. 

Totally. Woldeab over Learner Tien today. Just an outrageously stacked lineup 1-6. 

[perfectchaos007 6673]

An all current Longhorn final in the ATX pro tennis event tomorrow. Woldeab v. Bailly

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3 hours ago, UnhappilyMarried said:

Totally. Woldeab over Learner Tien today. Just an outrageously stacked lineup 1-6. 

Seems like a huge task to beat this team. You would have to win 3 of 6 singles matches and every player might be an underdog in those matches. I would guess Texas is the favorite in at least 5/6 single matches every single match. 

And that's under the assumption you can even win the doubles point which Texas will also be stacked in. 

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15 hours ago, Rickylovesweed said:

Seems like a huge task to beat this team. You would have to win 3 of 6 singles matches and every player might be an underdog in those matches. I would guess Texas is the favorite in at least 5/6 single matches every single match. 

And that's under the assumption you can even win the doubles point which Texas will also be stacked in. 

Stanford has a better court 1-2, TCU is on our level there, but no one has our depth

[perfectchaos007 6673]

Bailly ended up winning the ATX open. 

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On 11/7/2023 at 10:32 AM, perfectchaos007 said:

Spizzirri and Braswell should be the #1 and #2 ranked singles players come January when the spring rankings release. This team is stacked 

 

[10SNE1 117]

Rec'd this message from the coach.

HI UT Tennis Fan,
Although this is typically a quiet time with respect to tennis for our players as they shift their attention to exams, three Longhorns were also busy in competition last week.  Lucas Brown reached the final of the $25k UTR Pro Tennis Tournament in Houston, Pierre-Yves Bailly led the Belgium squad to a 5th place finish at the Master'U BNP Paribas Championship in France, while Eliot Spizzirri led TEAM USA to the Championship.

Looking ahead to the 2024 dual match season, we will kick things off with a tune up individual tournament in Miami January 5-7, and then begin the dual match season on January 12 at home vs Lamar.  We will host our annual Season KIck-Off Banquet with the women's team on January 13, and then return to the courts on Sunday, January 14 vs Abilene Christian.  We will then face off vs defending National Champion Virginia at home on January 18.  We will have a big squad in place for the coming semester, as 4 new players will join us.  Gilles-Arnaud Bailly will compete with the team, while Evan Burnett, Timo Legout, and Calvin Wang will redshirt (updated roster). 

Sincerely,

Bruce Berque

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Rec'd this message from the Coach.

Hi UT Tennis Fan,
Last week I attended the Celebration of Life Memorial Service for Coach Snyder.  It was a beautiful ceremony, and everyone who spoke did so eloquently about the impact that Coach Snyder had on their lives.  It was great to see so many former players their to pay tribute to Coach.  Just about all of our players also made it out, taking time out from their exam schedule.  The full ceremony, including a very nice slide show, is available for viewing at this link.

Our players are now all done with their exams, and have returned home for a the holiday break.  We will begin play at the Miami Invitational in Coral Gables January 5-7.  That will be an individual event (in dual match format), and will serve as a tune up before the dual match season, which begins at home on January 12.  We play Lamar on Friday, the 12th at 4 pm, and follow that up with a match against Abilene Christian on Sunday, January 14 at 12:00 pm.  In between, on Saturday evening, January 13 we will host the annual UT Men's and Women's Tennis Kick-Off Banquet.  We will be in touch shortly with details and the official invitation, but I do hope you can save the date, and join us as we preview the season ahead and pay tribute to a very special group of seniors (Micah Braswell, Cleeve Harper, Evin McDonald, Eliot Spizzirri, Eshan Talluri, and Siem Woldeab).

Best wishes for the holidays, and we will be back in touch soon.  Hook'em! 

Sincerely,

Bruce Berque