LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 74 Texas Tech Red Raiders are back at home again after a short stint on the road as they host the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles for two matches on Thursday at the McLeod Tennis Center at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Texas Tech (6-4) fell on the road to No. 59 Indiana and No. 57 Georgia Tech last weekend. Against the Yellow Jackets, Georgia Tech would win the doubles point, then built a 2-0 lead with another singles win. But Texas Tech responded with singles victories from Ludovico Vaccari and Thiago Guglieri to tie the match at 2-2. Georgia Tech ultimately secured two tight three-set wins to clinch the match.
On the dual singles side, both Niksa Arsic and Guglieri lead the team with seven wins each. All of Arsic’s wins have come at court one, while Guglieri is 3-0 at court five and 4-1 at court six. In dual doubles, the Arsic/Guglieri duo lead the way with a 6-3 record, all at the top court.
Scouting the Opponent
The Red Raiders are 4-1 against the Golden Eagles, with their most recent win coming in 2005 when Texas Tech won, 7-0, at home. Oral Roberts is 6-8 this season with five of their losses coming on the road. Their most recent loss was at SMU by a 1-4 score. They also have wins against UT Tyler, Saint Louis and St. Josephs.
Follow Along
The matches will begin at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Thursday, and will be streamed on PlaySight with live stats available here.
In the ITA Rankings
Team
No. 74 Texas Tech
Singles
No. 119 Thomas Van Den Dooren
Texas Tech Men’s Tennis
19 NCAA Tournament Appearances
10 NCAA Singles Championship Participants
13 NCAA Doubles Championship Participants
Seven All-Americans
2016 Big 12 Champions
53 Academic All-Big 12 Selections
Career-high ITA End of Year Team Ranking of No. 11
Eight Top-25 ITA End of Year Team Rankings