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Men’s Tennis’ Season Ends in Heartbreaking Fashion
May 13, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Green Wave fall 4-3 to No. 10 seed Texas
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AUSTIN – The Tulane men's tennis team's (19-6) season came to an end in heartbreaking fashion in Saturday's Regional Final vs. No. 10 seed Texas (21-8). The Green Wave were up 3-1 overall in the match and were within striking distance of clinching, up on both courts five and six, but the Longhorns staved off multiple match points to come back for the 4-3 win.
"I'm gutted for these seniors and gutted for the whole team," Tulane head coach Mark Booras said. "It was a real battle. Hats off to Texas for sticking with us. Had six match points to win it and didn't get it done. I told my guys this is what we work for all year and now it's our starting point for next year. We've been wondering how tough of a team we can be and if we can be an Elite Eight and Final Four kind of team. You don't need to play your best tennis, you just need to play your best competitive match and they did that."
Schick and Moore got the momentum on the Wave's side when they shot out of the gates in doubles, earning an early break to go up 4-1 before closing out the 6-3 victory over Christian Sigsgaard and Julian Zlobinsky.
Over on court one, No. 70 Rey and Jao went back-and-forth with No. 76 George Goldhoff and Leo Telles. Tied at 4-4, Rey and Jao earned a pivotal break then proceeded to clinch the doubles point and early 1-0 advantage for the Wave.
Going into today's matchup, Tulane was 12-0 when winning the doubles point and were poised to continue that streak. No. 18 Constantin Schmitz rolled to a 6-4, 6-3 win over No. 25 Christian Sigsgaard, marking his second highest victory on the year and eighth overall this spring.
Luis Erlenbusch then put the Wave within one point of victory, up 3-1 over Texas after a huge come from behind win, bouncing back from a 6-0 first set loss to take it 6-1, 7-6(4) in the next two sets.
Next, Texas began to chip away at the lead, starting with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 win on court two in a battle between No. 36 Harrison Scott and Ewan Moore.
On court five, Tyler Schick battled Leo Telles into a third set where he then jumped out to a 5-3 lead. However, Telles rallied and won the next three games before Schick forced a tiebreak. Yet, Telles surged ahead, taking it 7-3.
All eyes then turned to court six. Jao was up 5-3 in the second set and up 40-15 in the game, but Rodrigo Banzer fought off triple match point, eventually pushing the set into a tiebreak. Jao got the upper hand again, up 6-4 in the tiebreak, but Banzer rallies once more, taking it 8-6 to force a third set.
Later tied at 4-4 in the third, Banzer breaks Jao to go up 5-4 then held serve for the clinch and 4-3 victory.
The Green Wave's season ends in the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Tulane posted its best season to date in the post-Katrina era, posting highs in wins (19) and a national ranking (No. 20).
GREEN WAVE RESULTS
#10 Texas 4, #29 Tulane 3
Singles competition – 3, 1, 4, 2, 5, 6
1. #18 Constantin Schmitz (TLN) def. #25 Christian Sigsgaard (UT) 6-4, 6-3
2. #36 Harrison Scott (UT) def. Ewan Moore (TLN) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
3. #55 Yuya Ito (UT) def. #117 Sebastian Rey (TLN) 6-4, 6-2
4. Luis Erlenbusch (TLN) def. George Goldhoff (UT) 0-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Leo Telles (UT) def. Tyler Schick (TLN) 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Rodrigo Banzer (UT) def. Chi-Shan Jao (TLN) 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
Doubles competition – 2, 3, 1
1. #70 Sebastian Rey/Chi-Shan Jao (TLN) def. #76 George Goldhoff/Leo Telles (UT) 6-4
2. Tyler Schick/Ewan Moore (TLN) def. Christian Sigsgaard/Julian Zlobinsky (UT) 6-3
3. Yuya Ito/Harrison Scott (UT) def. Constantin Schmitz/Luis Erlenbusch (TLN) 6-4
AUSTIN – The Tulane men's tennis team's (19-6) season came to an end in heartbreaking fashion in Saturday's Regional Final vs. No. 10 seed Texas (21-8). The Green Wave were up 3-1 overall in the match and were within striking distance of clinching, up on both courts five and six, but the Longhorns staved off multiple match points to come back for the 4-3 win.
"I'm gutted for these seniors and gutted for the whole team," Tulane head coach Mark Booras said. "It was a real battle. Hats off to Texas for sticking with us. Had six match points to win it and didn't get it done. I told my guys this is what we work for all year and now it's our starting point for next year. We've been wondering how tough of a team we can be and if we can be an Elite Eight and Final Four kind of team. You don't need to play your best tennis, you just need to play your best competitive match and they did that."
Schick and Moore got the momentum on the Wave's side when they shot out of the gates in doubles, earning an early break to go up 4-1 before closing out the 6-3 victory over Christian Sigsgaard and Julian Zlobinsky.
Over on court one, No. 70 Rey and Jao went back-and-forth with No. 76 George Goldhoff and Leo Telles. Tied at 4-4, Rey and Jao earned a pivotal break then proceeded to clinch the doubles point and early 1-0 advantage for the Wave.
Going into today's matchup, Tulane was 12-0 when winning the doubles point and were poised to continue that streak. No. 18 Constantin Schmitz rolled to a 6-4, 6-3 win over No. 25 Christian Sigsgaard, marking his second highest victory on the year and eighth overall this spring.
Luis Erlenbusch then put the Wave within one point of victory, up 3-1 over Texas after a huge come from behind win, bouncing back from a 6-0 first set loss to take it 6-1, 7-6(4) in the next two sets.
Next, Texas began to chip away at the lead, starting with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 win on court two in a battle between No. 36 Harrison Scott and Ewan Moore.
On court five, Tyler Schick battled Leo Telles into a third set where he then jumped out to a 5-3 lead. However, Telles rallied and won the next three games before Schick forced a tiebreak. Yet, Telles surged ahead, taking it 7-3.
All eyes then turned to court six. Jao was up 5-3 in the second set and up 40-15 in the game, but Rodrigo Banzer fought off triple match point, eventually pushing the set into a tiebreak. Jao got the upper hand again, up 6-4 in the tiebreak, but Banzer rallies once more, taking it 8-6 to force a third set.
Later tied at 4-4 in the third, Banzer breaks Jao to go up 5-4 then held serve for the clinch and 4-3 victory.
The Green Wave's season ends in the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Tulane posted its best season to date in the post-Katrina era, posting highs in wins (19) and a national ranking (No. 20).
GREEN WAVE RESULTS
#10 Texas 4, #29 Tulane 3
Singles competition – 3, 1, 4, 2, 5, 6
1. #18 Constantin Schmitz (TLN) def. #25 Christian Sigsgaard (UT) 6-4, 6-3
2. #36 Harrison Scott (UT) def. Ewan Moore (TLN) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
3. #55 Yuya Ito (UT) def. #117 Sebastian Rey (TLN) 6-4, 6-2
4. Luis Erlenbusch (TLN) def. George Goldhoff (UT) 0-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Leo Telles (UT) def. Tyler Schick (TLN) 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Rodrigo Banzer (UT) def. Chi-Shan Jao (TLN) 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
Doubles competition – 2, 3, 1
1. #70 Sebastian Rey/Chi-Shan Jao (TLN) def. #76 George Goldhoff/Leo Telles (UT) 6-4
2. Tyler Schick/Ewan Moore (TLN) def. Christian Sigsgaard/Julian Zlobinsky (UT) 6-3
3. Yuya Ito/Harrison Scott (UT) def. Constantin Schmitz/Luis Erlenbusch (TLN) 6-4
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