LUBBOCK, Texas \u2013 Even though No. 66 Texas Tech forced three sets in all six singles matches and played four tiebreaker sets, the No. 8-ranked Arizona Wildcats won it, 4-1, over the Red Raiders on Sunday afternoon at the McLeod Tennis Center. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Arizona (18-3, 6-0 Big 12) opened the match by winning the doubles point over Texas Tech (12-10, 2-5 Big 12). At court three, the duo of Cole Stelse and Alejandro Arcila defeated Felipe Pagnacco<\/a> and Thomas Van Den Dooren<\/a>, 6-2. Tech evened it up with a win on court two from Sebastian Abboud<\/a> and Tyler Stewart<\/a> over Alexander Rozin and Jay Friend, 6-4. Clinching the doubles point for the Wildcats were No. 30-ranked Filip Gustafsson and Glib Sekachov over Niksa Arsic<\/a> and Thiago Guglieri<\/a> by a 6-4 score, giving Arizona an early 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n Arizona won the first singles match after Arcila defeated Van Den Dooren at court six, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. The Wildcats went up 3-0 when No. 59 Gustafsson beat Stewart at court two by a 6-0, 6-7 (8), 6-3 score. In that match, Stewart fought hard in the second set, saving three match points in the process, to even the sets. At court three, Ludovico Vaccari<\/a> earned his second ranked victory this season. In the first set, No. 82 Rozin won it in a close tiebreaker, 7-6 (5). But, Vaccari responded by winning the next two sets, 6-1, 6-1, for the victory, giving the Red Raiders a point on the board.<\/p>\n Clinching the match was No. 4-ranked Friend at the top court over Arsic. Arsic was able to claim the first set, 6-4, but Friend came back to win it, 6-2, 6-4, in the ensuing sets to secure the win for Arizona. At court four, Pagnacco was in a third set with No. 111 Zoran Ludoski, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 0-2, while Guglieri was in a third set as well with Sekachov at court five, 7-6 (9), 4-6, 1-2, before their matches went unfinished.<\/p>\n Up next, the Red Raiders host the Baylor Bears at the McLeod Tennis Center on Thursday, April 9 at 5 p.m. for senior day.<\/p>\n RESULTS Doubles Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1); Singles (6, 2, 3, 1)<\/p>\n Texas Tech Men’s Tennis<\/p>\n
\n#66 Texas Tech 1, #8 Arizona 4
\nSingles
\n1. #4 Jay Friend (AZ) def. Niksa Arsic<\/a> (TTU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
\n2. #59 Filip Gustafsson (AZ) def. Tyler Stewart<\/a> (TTU) 6-0, 6-7 (8-10), 6-3
\n3. Ludovico Vaccari<\/a> (TTU) def. #82 Alexander Rozin (AZ) 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-1
\n4. Felipe Pagnacco<\/a> (TTU) vs. #111 Zoran Ludoski (AZ) 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 0-2, unfinished
\n5. Thiago Guglieri<\/a> (TTU) vs. Glib Sekachov (AZ) 7-6 (11-9), 4-6, 1-2, unfinished
\n6. Alejandro Arcila (AZ) def. Thomas Van Den Dooren<\/a> (TTU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4<\/p>\n
\n1. #30 Filip Gustafsson\/Glib Sekachov (AZ) def. Niksa Arsic<\/a>\/Thiago Guglieri<\/a> (TTU) 6-4
\n2. Sebastian Abboud<\/a>\/Tyler Stewart<\/a> (TTU) def. Alexander Rozin\/Jay Friend (AZ) 6-4
\n3. Cole Stelse\/Alejandro Arcila (AZ) def. Felipe Pagnacco<\/a>\/Thomas Van Den Dooren<\/a> (TTU) 6-2<\/p>\n
\n\t19 NCAA Tournament Appearances
\n\t10 NCAA Singles Championship Participants
\n\t13 NCAA Doubles Championship Participants
\n\tSeven All-Americans
\n\t2016 Big 12 Champions
\n\t53 Academic All-Big 12 Selections
\n\tCareer-high ITA End of Year Team Ranking of No. 11
\n\tEight Top-25 ITA End of Year Team Rankings
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