May 21, 20196 yr Aggy will probably post that win on their wall of fame. They can do that while we put an NCAA team tennis championship trophy in our case [emoji462] [emoji471] Aggy will claim being team national champs, since they beat a player that is part of the actual team of national champs.
May 22, 20196 yr Christian/Harrison lost in a close Super TB today...either way they will get All American Status for top 8 seed
May 22, 20196 yr Author Yuya is the last Texas player still alive in any event. He has just as good a shot as any to keep moving on
May 22, 20196 yr Articles are coming out! Center finally makes a statement regarding the team (gives credit to former AC Rubio)- https://www.statesman.com/sports/20190521/bohls-deposed-coach-michael-center-ecstatic-for-texas-tennis-title National Paper- https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/sports/tennis/texas-longhorns-national-champions.html Local Wake Forest article (Coach says a bit of the heat and late SF finish played a role)- https://www.journalnow.com/sports/college/wfu/wake-forest-men-s-tennis-falls-to-texas-in-ncaa/article_21ed2952-acd8-50ed-8ef5-a1efece51a45.html
May 23, 20196 yr Posted before we won anything... On 5/15/2019 at 7:26 AM, spystud13 said: Why exactly is Berque not an option?
May 23, 20196 yr 35 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said: Just hired the *SITTING* national championship winning coach. How jealous is aggy?
May 23, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Js1 said: No surprise. Berque certainly held the team together this year. 1) Just curious, what's the reason he left Michigan?? 2) Folks that really follow Longhorns tennis, what do you think about him as the new Head Coach?
May 23, 20196 yr 7 minutes ago, LTtxfan said: Berque certainly held the team together this year. 1) Just curious, what's the reason he left Michigan?? 2) Folks that really follow Longhorns tennis, what do you think about him as the new Head Coach? He got fired from Michigan for lack of improved results. Kind of think he was like a Connie...would easily qualify for the NCAAs every year but no deep runs, no conference titles, and saw another school totally dominate the conference (to be fair Michigan was really poor before he was hired there) I feel that he should be fine. Presumably, he already has a working relationship to the loaded blue chip class next year. Also has another blue chip recruit for the class of 2020. Let's see if he can find another international player like Norrie to sign over these next few years. Two of his Michigan players are still on the pro circuit.
May 24, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Aleemay said: He got fired from Michigan for lack of improved results. Kind of think he was like a Connie...would easily qualify for the NCAAs every year but no deep runs, no conference titles, and saw another school totally dominate the conference (to be fair Michigan was really poor before he was hired there) I feel that he should be fine. Presumably, he already has a working relationship to the loaded blue chip class next year. Also has another blue chip recruit for the class of 2020. Let's see if he can find another international player like Norrie to sign over these next few years. Two of his Michigan players are still on the pro circuit. Maybe he adds a good assistant that can help with recruiting. Glad that Berque has been at Texas for 5yrs... hopefully the Horns success this season really keeps the program competing for more National Championships!
May 24, 20196 yr Author I think the combination of being under the direction of Center and riding the momentum of being national champions will help him be a much improved recruiter from his Michigan days.
May 24, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, perfectchaos007 said: I think the combination of being under the direction of Center and riding the momentum of being national champions will help him be a much improved recruiter from his Michigan days. Plus brand new facilities and Austin, TX. Who tf wants to go play tennis in Ann Arbor?
May 24, 20196 yr 25 minutes ago, Js1 said: Plus brand new facilities and Austin, TX. Who tf wants to go play tennis in Ann Arbor?
May 24, 20196 yr Hell yeah! not to brag but I was a former JV tennis player so this is pretty awesome. Edited May 24, 20196 yr by Lhorn
May 24, 20196 yr Why the fuck can’t we buy Tennis national championship gear!!!!The coop has one weak ass option.Someone tweet CDC?
May 24, 20196 yr Author This is the one I ordered. Below average design in my opinion but better than the co-ops version.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 24, 20196 yr 34 minutes ago, Aleemay said: Anybody want to @Chrisdelconte on twitter? TWEET THE MAN -- Agree we need better National Championship Tennis T-shirts for Longhorn Fans!!
May 25, 20196 yr You don't need to use Twitter to get in contact with the right person. https://texassports.com/sb_output.aspx?form=12
May 26, 20196 yr I was watching the team event against Wake Forest and at one point only one player had a lead. Must have been a hell of a comeback.
May 26, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, Bullneck said: I was watching the team event against Wake Forest and at one point only one player had a lead. Must have been a hell of a comeback. Glad you stopped watching. Can you not watch anything else...ever?
May 26, 20196 yr Just now, idigTexas said: Glad you stopped watching. Can you not watch anything else...ever? 1990 says, "Whatever It Takes."
May 26, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Bullneck said: 1990 says, "Whatever It Takes." I think that was "Shock the Nation," but I like the attitude. Guessing you meant 1990 in general, and not necessarily Texas Longhorns 1990. Edited May 26, 20196 yr by idigTexas
May 26, 20196 yr 5 minutes ago, idigTexas said: Glad you stopped watching. Can you not watch anything else...ever? The Wake Forest men’s tennis team rode the coattails of its singles players all season as they tried to defend its national championship. After winning the doubles point against No. 2 Texas on Sunday, the No. 4 Deacons didn’t win a singles point and lost 4-1 in the NCAA Championship in Orlando, Fla. “The boys battled hard. They left it all out there,” Coach Tony Bresky of Wake Forest said. “Texas was too good today, but credit to them. Amazing year, but obviously not the finish that we wanted.” The Deacons (34-4) won the doubles point for just the second time in the six matches during the NCAA Tournament, which is something they’ve struggled with all season. Before Sunday’s match, they had lost 13 doubles points, yet won 12 of those matches. But the singles for the Deacons didn’t pull through against the Longhorns, who won their first men’s tennis championship. The Deacons didn’t pick up a singles win since the Round of 16 match against Oklahoma in the 2016 NCAA Tournament in Tulsa. “To be honest, we just ran out of fumes,” Bresky said. “We actually got off to some great starts. You know, we were up a break at 1, up a break at 2, up a couple breaks at 3, up a break at 4, up a break at 5 and up a break at 6. So we really had a chance. I think if we maybe pull one more first set, the scoreboard looks a little different.” After jumping to a quick start, Wake Forest only won two of the first sets in the singles matches — Petros Chrysochos led Yuya Ito 6-3 after the first set at No. 2 and No. 4 Rrezart Cungu led Harrison Scott 6-2 after the first set. “Texas just kept fighting and clawed their way back and they grabbed the momentum and ran with it,” Bresky said. Texas (29-3) tied the match after Christian Sigsgaard defeated Borna Gojo 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1. Texas took the lead at No. 6 after Rodrigo Banzer upended Siddhant Banthia 7-5, 6-4. The Longhorns followed that by taking a 3-1 lead after Colin Markes defeated Melios Efstathiou 6-4, 7-5. Cungu pushed his lead to a set and 4-1 with two breaks against Scott, but Scott got the second set to a tiebreak and won 7-6 (5). “Rezzy at 4 played great,” Bresky said. “He was up the whole time, and maybe if could’ve finished that match maybe it changes things a little bit. Their guy just fought back. That really helped them out even though that match didn’t finish. For sure if we could’ve put one or two on the board, I think that would’ve changed the way it looked.” Cungu continued to struggle in the third set and fell behind love-5 before it was halted after Ito clinched the title for Texas after defeating Chrysochos, the defending national champion in singles, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 “I think their guy just really picked it up,” Bresky said of Cungu’s match. “Rezzy was 3-0, 40-love and didn’t quite get that. It kind of changed the momentum of the match. Credit to their guy for just battling hard and staying in there.” In addition, at No. 3 singles, Leonardo Telles of the Longhorns led Bar Botzer 6-3, 6-7 (8), 1-0 when that match was halted after the Longhorns clinched the overall match. “For us, obviously, when we win the doubles we feel like we’re the best team in the country,” Bresky said. “Not to take anything away from Texas at all. They were a well-deserving champion, but we ran out of (gas). That’s all there is to it. “We had an emotional, tough match (Saturday in a 4-3 win against North Carolina in the semifinals). We just didn’t recover quite as we wanted to, and it certainly showed as the match progressed.” Despite the loss, Bresky took some positives from the last two seasons. “It’s been amazing,” Bresky said. “I think we feel fortunate that we’ve been able to play in all these big moments − ACC finals, NCAA finals, National Indoor finals. It’s a great experience for these guys, something they’ll never forget.” Edited May 26, 20196 yr by Bullneck
May 28, 20196 yr https://247sports.com/college/texas/LongFormArticle/Texas-Longhorns-tennis-national-champions-Michael-Center-FBI-investigation-Lori-Laughlin-Felicity-Huffman-132366282/#132366282_3 A bit more inside information of what the tennis program has been going through the last 5 years. Still a bit incomplete as it glosses over the fact that the women's team had 3 coaches in the span of three years (actually 4 if we include the interim coach Klaic)
May 29, 20196 yr #1 recruiting class by Tennis Recruiting Network. Berque is a lucky man. He should be set for a good run.
May 29, 20196 yr #1 recruiting class by Tennis Recruiting Network. Berque is a lucky man. He should be set for a good run. At this point the most important thing is that they're all actual tennis players.
May 30, 20196 yr 12 hours ago, Huckleberry said: 12 hours ago, Js1 said: #1 recruiting class by Tennis Recruiting Network. Berque is a lucky man. He should be set for a good run. At this point the most important thing is that they're all actual tennis players. I don't know...the previous system just won the national championship. Maybe we should make it tradition to take one rich kid who has to bribe his way on to the team. I hate to mess with the winning formula.
June 7, 20196 yr ITA Kickoff draft happened with Florida State, Vanderbilt, and Indiana coming to Austin. A bit surprised that Texas was not picked early. With the loss of four starters, I'd have thought that teams would want to test the freshmen. Even though the class is highly recruited, transition to the college game can be tough. Teams that were picked early were Tennessee and Mississippi State. Teams that others avoided were Baylor and UNC.
June 7, 20196 yr On 5/23/2019 at 8:54 PM, perfectchaos007 said: I think the combination of being under the direction of Center and riding the momentum of being national champions will help him be a much improved recruiter from his Michigan days. Let's hope so but most coaches are good recruiters or they are not, seems to be natural for the guys who are good at it.
July 27, 20196 yr Yuya snags doubles bronze at the World University Games in Italy Future freshmen Leighton Allen is featured on TennisRecruiting for winning Clay Nationals https://tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=299870233 Fellow class member Evin McDonald placed third in the same event
August 12, 20196 yr Yuya played in an ATP challenger last week. Beat a top 400 player and lost to the eventual champion (former top 50 player)
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