Santalla Earns Three-Set Win in Singles, as Tulsa Falls at #3 Texas

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Santalla Earns Three-Set Win in Singles, as Tulsa Falls at #3 Texas

3/8/2020 2:15:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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AUSTIN, Texas – Ezequiel Santalla captured his ninth singles win of the season on Sunday, as the Tulsa men's tennis team fell at third-ranked Texas, 6-1, at the Texas Tennis Center. The Golden Hurricane stand at 10-7 overall, while the Longhorns improve to 12-3 in 2020.

Santalla took down Chih Chi Huang at No. 5 singles for the lone TU point of the day in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. Juan Pablo Cenoz also played to three sets in the No. 6 slot, where he ultimately fell to Evin McDonald, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Stefan Hampe put on a strong showing against sixth-ranked Christian Sigsgaard in the No. 2 position, as the Hurricane pushed the Longhorn to a first-set tiebreak. The redshirt sophomore would end up falling in straight sets, 7-6(5), 6-3.

Jarod Hing fell 6-3, 6-3 to Eliot Spizzirri at No. 3 singles. In the top spot, No. 61 Kody Pearson bounced back in his second set vs. second-ranked Yuya Ito, but also dropped a straight-sets match, 6-2, 6-4. Connor Di Marco suffered a loss to No. 44 Siem Woldeab at No. 4 singles, 6-4, 7-5.

In doubles, Tulsa claimed a win in the top spot, as No. 61-ranked Di Marco and Pearson defeated Spizzirri and Jacob Bullard, 6-2. Cenoz and Hampe would fall in the No. 2 spot to No. 32-ranked Sigsgaard and Woldeab, 6-1. Daniel Siddall and Santalla lost to Ito and Huang at No. 3 doubles, 6-3.

Tulsa returns to Michael D. Case Tennis Center on Wednesday to take on No. 32 Oklahoma (10-4). Match time is set for 6 p.m.

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Tulsa vs. #3 Texas Results
Singles:
1. No. 2 Yuya Ito (Texas) def. No. 61 Kody Pearson (Tulsa), 6-2, 6-4
2. No. 6 Christian Sigsgaard (Texas) def. Stefan Hampe (Tulsa), 7-6(5), 6-3
3. Eliot Spizzirri (Texas) def. Jarod Hing (Tulsa), 6-3, 6-3
4. No. 44 Siem Woldeab (Texas) def. Connor Di Marco (Tulsa), 6-4, 7-5
5. Ezequiel Santalla (Tulsa) def. Chih Chi Huang (Texas), 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
6. Evin McDonald (Texas) def. Juan Pablo Cenoz (Tulsa), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4

Doubles:
1. No. 61 Connor Di Marco/Kody Pearson (Tulsa) def. Eliot Spizzirri/Jacob Bullard (Texas), 6-2
2. No. 32 Christian Sigsgaard/Siem Woldeab (Texas) def. Juan Pablo Cenoz/Stefan Hampe (Tulsa), 6-1
3. Yuya Ito/Chih Chi Huang (Texas) def. Daniel Siddall/Ezequiel Santalla, 6-3

Order of Finish: Singles (3,1,4,2,5,6); Doubles (2,3,1)