Oxford, Miss. – No. 2 Texas Men’s Tennis swept No. 24 Ole Miss, 4-0, on Thursday at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center in Oxford. It was the Longhorns’ third-straight sweep and fifth-straight victory overall.

Texas claimed the doubles point with wins at Nos. 3 and 2 and followed with singles victories by sophomore Oliver Ojakaar at No. 3, sophomore No. 36 Sebastian Erkisson at No. 2, and freshman Lucas Marionneau at No. 6 for the clinch. Freshman No. 97 Abel Forger was also potentially one game away from a win at No. 4 when play stopped.

During doubles, the No. 38 duo of Eriksson and Ojakaar was first off the court with a 6-3 win over Benjamin Martin and Matthieu Chambonniere at No. 3. A short time later, the No. 26 pair of Marionneau and senior Sebastian Gorzny matched that score in clinching over Stefano D’Agostino and Pietro Pampanin at No. 2. That left the match at No. 1 unfinished where Forger and freshman Kalin Ivanovski trailed No. 24 Kai Milburn and Isac Stromberg, 4-5, when play halted.

Ojakaar then started singles with an efficient 6-1, 6-3 victory over Pampanin at No. 3 for a 2-0 overall lead, that was extended by No. 36 Eriksson with a decisive, 6-4, 6-0 ranked win over No. 110 Chambonniere at No. 2. Marionneau then provided the clinch by rallying in his second set for a tiebreaker win to complete his 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Martin at No. 6. 

That left three matches unfinished, with No. 31 Ivanovski even in his match against No. 77 D’Agostino after splitting a pair of tiebreakers, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5), at No. 1. At No. 4, No. 97 Forger had rallied from a set down in his contest against Vlado Jankanj and was potentially a game away from completing a three-set comeback, but play was stopped with Forger leading, 4-6, 6-3, 5-4. Senior Jonah Braswell was then a set down, but up, 6-5, in his second set against Noah Schlagenhauf at No. 5.

The Longhorns (19-6, 10-2 SEC) continue on the road to face No. 18 Auburn on Saturday, April 4, at 12 p.m. CT.

#2 Texas 4, #24 Ole Miss 0

Singles – Order of Finish (3,2,6)

1. #77 Stefano D’Agostino (OM) vs. #31 Kalin Ivanovski (TEX) 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), unf.

2. #36 Sebastian Eriksson (TEX) def. #110 Matthieu Chambonniere (OM) 6-4, 6-0

3. Oliver Ojakaar (TEX) def. Pietro Pampanin (OM) 6-1, 6-3

4. Vlado Jankanj (OM) vs. #97 Abel Forger (TEX) 6-4, 3-6, 4-5, unf.

5. Noah Schlagenhauf (OM) vs. Jonah Braswell (TEX) 6-2, 5-6, unf.

6. Lucas Marionneau (TEX) def. Benjamin Martin (OM) 6-3, 7-6 (4)

Doubles – Order of Finish (3,2)

1. #24 Kai Milburn/Isac Stromberg (OM) vs. Kalin Ivanovski/Abel Forger (TEX) 5-4, unf.

2. #26 Sebastian Gorzny/Lucas Marionneau (TEX) def. Stefano D’Agostino/Pietro Pampanin (OM) 6-3

3. #38 Sebastian Eriksson/Oliver Ojakaar (TEX) def. Benjamin Martin/Matthieu Chambonniere (OM) 6-3

Individual Match Key Moments

(by order of finish)

Doubles No. 3: Eriksson/Ojakaar (TEX) def. Martin/Chambonniere (OM) 6-3

Match: Texas earned the only breaks for 2-1 and 6-3.

Doubles No. 2: Gorzny/Marionneau (TEX) def. D’Agostino/Pampanin (OM) 6-3

Match: Texas earned the only breaks for 1-0 and 6-3.

Doubles No. 1: Milburn/Stromberg (OM) vs. Ivanovski/Forger (TEX) 5-4, unf.

Match: Ole Miss broke twice for a 3-0 lead. The next three games were also breaks until Texas held to trail, 4-3. The next two games were also held for 5-4 until play stopped.

Singles No. 3: Ojakaar (TEX) def. Pampanin (OM) 6-1, 6-3

Set One: Ojakaar broke for 2-0 and allowed only one game for Pampanin for a break for 2-1, closing on a 4-0 run.

Set Two: Ojakaar earned the only breaks for 1-0 and 6-3.

Singles No. 2: Eriksson (TEX) def. Chambonniere (OM) 6-4, 6-0

Set One: Eriksson earned the only break for a 4-3 lead.

Set Two: Eriksson swept the set to complete a 7-0 run.

Singles No. 6: Marionneau (TEX) def. Martin (OM) 6-3, 7-6 (4)

Set One: The first three games were breaks until Marionneau held for a 3-1 lead. Marionneau later broke again for 6-3. 

Set Two: After Marionneau held, Martin went on a 4-0 run, however Marionneau answered it to lead 5-4. The rest of the set was held to the tiebreaker.

Set Two Tiebreaker: Martin won the first three points and after he took a 4-2 lead, Marionneau went on a 5-0 run for the win.

Singles No. 1: D’Agostino (OM) vs. Ivanovski (TEX) 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), unf.

Set One: The set stayed on serve starting with D’Agostino all the way to the tiebreaker, which Ivanovski won, 7-3.

Set Two: The set stayed on serve starting with Ivanovski all the way to the tiebreaker, which D’Agostino won, 7-5.

Singles No. 4: Jankanj (OM) vs. Forger (TEX) 6-4, 3-6, 4-5, unf.

Set One: The first three games were breaks until Jankanj held for 3-1. Forger got the break back for 3-3. Jankanj broke again for 4-3 and the last three games were held.

Set Two: Forger broke for 2-0 and 5-1. Jankanj got one break back for 5-2 and the last two games were held.

Set Three: Forger broke first for 2-1, but Jankanj broke back. Forger broke again for a 5-4 lead before play stopped.

Singles No. 5: Schlagenhauf (OM) vs. Braswell (TEX) 6-2, 5-6, unf.

Set One: The first three games were breaks until Schlagenhauf held for 3-1 and broke again for 4-1. Braswell broke back, but Schlagenhauf broke and held for 6-2.

Set Two: Schlagenhauf broke first for a 2-1 lead, but Braswell got the break back for 3-3. That was the first of five-straight breaks until Braswell held for a 6-5 lead before play stopped.