Waco, Texas – Four members of Texas Men’s Tennis will compete in the ITA Central Sectional Championships from Nov. 5-8 at Waco Regional Tennis Center.
The qualifying event for NCAA Singles and Doubles will be hosted by Baylor with junior No. 43 Oliver Ojakaar, and sophomores No. 70 Abel Forger, No. 97 Lucas Marionneau, and Mariano Dedura-Palomero competing in singles, while the No. 20 duo of Forger and Dedura-Palomero playing in doubles.
In singles, six of the 32-player field will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championships, including all four semifinalists, plus two finalists from the consolation bracket. The three UT sophomores will all take the court at 10:30 a.m. CT with Forger facing Calvin Baierl of Baylor, Marionneau taking on Adam Jilly of Illinois, and Dedura-Palomero playing 6 seed No. 11 Jakub Vrba of Arkansas. The 2 seed Ojakaar will face Sydney Zick of Oklahoma State at 12:30 p.m. CT.
In doubles, 16 teams will compete for three spots in the NCAA Doubles Championships, including the two finalists and a third-place team. Forger and Dedura-Palomero will open against Jeremy Zhang and Colton Wells of Illinois at 3:30 p.m. CT.
Although being played off campus, matches will be streamed using the links to Hurd Riverside Courts 1-6 found here.
ITA Central Sectional Championships
Singles Main Draw Round of 32 – Thursday, November 5
2 seed #43 Oliver Ojakaar (TEXAS) vs. Sydney Zick (OKST), 12:30 p.m. CT
#70 Abel Forger (TEXAS) vs. Calvin Baierl (BAY), 10:30 a.m. CT
#97 Lucas Marionneau (TEXAS) vs. Adam Jilly (ILL), 10:30 a.m. CT
Mariano Dedura-Palomero (TEXAS) vs. 6 seed #11 Jakub Vrba (ARK), 10:30 a.m. CT
Doubles Main Draw Round of 16 – Thursday, November 5
4 seed #20 Abel Forger/Mariano Dedura-Palomero (TEXAS) vs. Jeremy Zhang/Colton Wells (ILL), 3:30 p.m. CT