Clarksville, Ark.-The University of the Ozarks men's tennis team opened the 2020 American Southwest Conference spring slate with a 7-2 setback against Texas-Dallas Friday afternoon.
Texas-Dallas escaped No. 1 doubles with a 8-7 win. The Eagles won No. 2 doubles 8-6 behind the efforts of TJ Saniseng and Cole Lankford. Texas-Dallas won at No. 3 doubles 8-3.
Angelo Ito Tost kept his singles record perfect (7-0) with a 6-1, 6-4 win at the No. 1 position. Ito Tost would be the only singles win for the Eagles.
The Eagles will travel to Sherman, Texas, to take on Austin College March 6.
Singles competition
1. Angelo Ito Tost (UO) def. Ashwin Vaithianathan (UTD) 6-1, 6-4
2. Haydn Steffes (UTD) def. Cole Lankford (UO) 6-2, 6-4
3. Ritvik Ganesan (UTD) def. Jonah Martinez (UO) 6-3, 6-1
4. John Edwards (UTD) def. TJ Saniseng (UO) 6-0, 6-1
5. Nick Boquet (UTD) def. Parker Morey (UO) 6-0, 6-4
6. Mythreyan Ganesh (UTD) def. Bryce Johnson (UO) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Ashwin Vaithianathan/Haydn Steffes (UTD) def. Angelo Ito Tost/Jonah Martinez (UO) 8-7
2. TJ Saniseng/Cole Lankford (UO) def. John Edwards/Nick Boquet (UTD) 8-6
3. Ritvik Ganesan/Mythreyan Ganesh (UTD) def. Walker Murray/Dallas Elmore (UO) 8-3
