MTEN nets three points vs. Texas Tech

Monday, January 20

Lubbock, Texas

3 p.m.

Abilene Christian

Texas Tech

Photo by: Glenn Losoya

1/20/2020 7:09:00 PM | Men's Tennis

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Abilene Christian won the doubles point and watched its top two singles competitors knock off nationally ranked opposition, but the match-clinching point proved to be too elusive for the Wildcats as Texas Tech escaped with a 4-3 win Monday afternoon at the McLeod Tennis Center.

Senior Jonathan Sheehy won both his matches. First he and classmate Jackson Fine doubled up the tandem of Ilgiz Valiev and Jackson Cobb, 6-3, at the No. 1 doubles position, and in singles he completed his undefeated weekend with a straight-set triumph over the 69th-ranked Valiev, 6-1, 6-4. Sheehy is ranked 77th nationally by the ITA.

ACU went on to win the doubles point thanks to senior Nikolas Moceanu and junior Akinori Wada holding off Francisco Vittar and Franco Ribero, 6-4, and then sophomore Dimitrios Azoides gave the Wildcats a 3-0 lead after knocking off No. 114 Reed Collier, 6-2, 6-3.

The Red Raiders, however, won the final four singles matches in starting their season at 3-0. They defeated UTRGV in their morning dual, 7-0, and won at Iowa last Thursday, 4-3.

The Wildcats return to action Friday, Jan. 31 with a 9 a.m. / 6 p.m. home doubleheader vs. Prairie View A&M and Oral Roberts. Admission is free.

Texas Tech 4, Abilene Christian 3
Jan 20, 2020 at Lubbock, TX (McLeod Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. #77 Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) def. #69 Ilgiz Valiev (TTU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Dimitrios Azoidis (ACU) def. #114 Reed Collier (TTU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Issac Arevalo (TTU) def. Jackson Fine (ACU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Francisco Vittar (TTU) def. Nikolas Moceanu (ACU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
5. Franco Ribero (TTU) def. Riley Tran (ACU) 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 6-0
6. Connor Johnson (TTU) def. Savan Chhabra (ACU) 7-5, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Jonathan Sheehy/Jackson Fine (ACU) def. Ilgiz Valiev/Jackson Cobb (TTU) 6-3
2. Issac Arevalo/Reed Collier (TTU) def. Dimitrios Azoidis/Riley Tran (ACU) 5-3
3. Nikolas Moceanu/Akinori Wada (ACU) def. Francisco Vittar/Franco Ribero (TTU) 6-4

Match Notes
Abilene Christian 1-2
Texas Tech 3-0
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,2,3,6,4,5)