MIDLAND, Texas \u2014 The Texas Tech men’s tennis team opened its fall season this weekend, splitting competition between the Midland Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational and the Milwaukee Tennis Classic.
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\nThe Red Raiders combined for 17 singles victories, three wins over ranked ITA doubles opponents, two quarterfinal singles appearances and one doubles title across the two tournaments.<\/p>\n
Niksa Arsic<\/a> and Thiago Guglieri<\/a> highlighted the weekend in Midland, capturing the Midland Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational doubles title. Arsic, Guglieri and Felipe Pagnacco<\/a> each earned opening-round singles victories on Friday in Midland. Arsic advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Texas A&M’s Lathan Skrobarcek in a three-set battle, 7(10)-6(8), 3-6, 10-8, before his run came to an end in the quarterfinals against TCU’s Albert Pedrico, who entered the tournament ranked No. 93 in the ITA preseason singles rankings.
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\nThe No. 86-ranked duo opened the tournament with a swift 8-0 victory over Princeton’s Milan Markovits and Aleksandar Mitric before upsetting Arkansas’ No. 80-ranked tandem of Brendan Boland and Connor Smillie, 8-6.
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\nArsic and Guglieri continued their run in the championship match, once again upsetting a highly -ranked duo, No. 40 Texas A&M’s Lathan Skrobarcek and Ilia Snitari to claim the tournament title.<\/p>\n
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\nFreshman Max Pade<\/a> also made his collegiate debut in Midland. After falling to Oklahoma State’s Ian Bracks in the Round of 32, Pade went 3-0 in the back draw to close out his first collegiate tournament.
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\nMIDLAND RACQUET CLUB INVITAIONAL RESULTS
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\nMen’s Doubles \/ Main Draw
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\n\tThiago Guglieri<\/a>\/Niksa Arsic<\/a> def. Aleksandar Mitric\/Milan Markovits, 8-0
\n\tIan Bracks\/Hank Trondson def. Felipe Pagnacco<\/a>\/Max Pade<\/a>, 8(7)-7(5)
\n\tThiago Guglieri<\/a>\/Niksa Arsic<\/a> def. Brendan Boland and Connor Smillie, 8-6
\n\tThiago Guglieri<\/a>\/Niksa Arsic<\/a> def. Lathan Skrobarcek and Ilia Snitari, 8(7)-7(4)
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\nMen’s Singles \/ Main Draw<\/p>\n
\n\tThiago Guglieri<\/a> def. Kaj Quirjins, 6-2, 6-2
\n\tNiksa Arsic<\/a> def. Timoth\u00e9e Andriveau, 6-0, 3-6, 10-6
\n\tIan Bracks def. Max Pade<\/a>, 7-5, 7(7)-6(3)
\n\tFelipe Pagnacco<\/a> def. Amirkhamza Nasridinov, 7-5, 2-0 (ret.)
\n\tAshai Harazaki def. Joseph Patton<\/a>, 6-4, 7-5
\n\tPetro Kuzmenok def. Felipe Pagnacco<\/a>, 6-2, 6-3
\n\tNiksa Arsic<\/a> def. Lathan Skrobarcek, 7(10)-6(8), 3-6, 10-8
\n\tLandon Ardila def. Thiago Guglieri<\/a>, 7-5, 6-2
\n\tAlbert Pedrico def. Niksa Arsic<\/a>, 6-1, 6-4
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\nMen’s Singles \/ Back Draw<\/p>\n
\n\tMilan Markovits def. Joseph Patton<\/a>, 7-5, 3-6, 11-9
\n\tMax Pade<\/a> def. Connor Smillie, 7(7)-6(2), 4-6, 11-9
\n\t\u00a0Max Pade<\/a> def. Aleksandar Mitric, 7(11)-6(9), 6-4
\n\tMax Pade<\/a> def. Brendan Boland, 6(4)-7(7), 7(7)-6(4),10-5
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\nThe Red Raiders also found success at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic, highlighted by a runner-up finish from Ludovico Vaccari<\/a> and Imran Daniel Abdul Hazli in doubles.
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\nVaccari and Abdul Hazli opened doubles play with a 6-3 victory over Navy’s Charlie Spencer and George Cutone before defeating Omaha’s Maddox Lundell and Christian Trevey to advance to the semifinals.
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\nThe unranked duo then faced Notre Dame’s Peter Nad and Luis Llorens Saracho, the No. 59-ranked doubles team in the ITA preseason rankings. Vaccari and Abdul Hazli jumped out to an early advantage, breaking the Notre Dame pair on consecutive service games en route to a 6-4 victory.
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\nThe run ultimately came to an end in the championship match, as Ole Miss’ Igor Kudriashov and Kai Milburn, ranked No. 58 in the ITA preseason doubles rankings, defeated the Red Raiders to claim the tournament title.
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\nIn singles action, newcomer Miguel Angel Machado advanced to the quarterfinals. Angel Machado opened with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Clayton Anderson in the Round of 32 before facing Nad in the Round of 16.
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\nAfter dropping the opening set, 6-3, Machado responded with a dominant performance, winning the next two sets, 6-1, 6-0, to advance to the quarterfinals.
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\nMIDLAND RACQUET CLUB INVITAIONAL RESULTS
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\nMen’s Doubles \/ Main Draw<\/p>\n
\n\tImran Daniel Hazli<\/a>\/Ludovico Vaccari<\/a> def. Charlie Spencer\/George Cutone, 6-3
\n\tMiguel Machado<\/a>\/Thomas Van Den Dooren<\/a> def. Clayton Anderson\/Kristian Blagoev, 6-0
\n\tImran Daniel Hazli<\/a>\/Ludovico Vaccari<\/a> def. Peter Nad\/Luis Llorens Saracho, 6-4
\n\tMatthieu Chambonniere\/Maximus Dussault def. Miguel Machado<\/a>\/Thomas Van Den Dooren<\/a>, 6-2
\n\tIgor Kudriashov\/Kai Milburn def. Imran Daniel Hazli<\/a>\/Ludovico Vaccari<\/a>, 6-3
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\nMen’s Doubles \/ Back Draw<\/p>\n
\n\tDavis Fix\/Will Steinberg def. Miguel Machado<\/a>\/Thomas Van Den Dooren<\/a>, 6-4
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