Men's & Women's Tennis

Tennis Teams Finish 2008 Ranked in Top 25
June 17, 2008

SKILLMAN, N.J. – Coming off the most successful season in school history, The University of Texas at Tyler men’s and women’s tennis teams both finished 2008 ranked in the Top 25 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. More>>>

Kreines, Launius Earn National Academic Honors
May 23, 2008

BRISTOL, Conn. – Sophomore Nick Kreines and junior Beth Launius of The University of Texas at Tyler tennis teams were named to their respective CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine College Division At-Large Academic All-District teams on Thursday. More>>>

Patriots Fall in National Tennis Tournaments
May 16, 2008

LEWISTON, Maine – Junior Dustin Phillips (Houston, Texas) fell in his NCAA Division III National Singles Tournament debut to John James of Mary Washington in a tie-break heartbreaker, 1-6, 7-6, 7-6.

Later in the day, Phillips paired with sophomore David Ashlock (Arlington, Texas) to compete in the NCAA National Doubles Tournament. For the second time this season, the duo fell to Andy Bryan and Charlie Paukert of Gustavus Adolphus, 6-2, 6-3. More>>>

Phillips, Ashlock Set for NCAA Tournament
May 15, 2008

LEWISTON, Maine – Junior Dustin Phillips (Houston, Texas) and sophomore David Ashlock (Arlington, Texas) will begin their quest for a National Championship on Friday in the NCAA Division III National Singles and Doubles Championships held at the Wallach Tennis Center on the campus of Bates College in Lewiston. More>>>

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Sajovich, Bizot Earn Regional Tennis Honors
May 10, 2008

SKILLMAN, N.J. – University of Texas at Tyler freshman Robert Sajovich (Austin, Texas) and head men’s tennis coach Chris Bizot received West Regional honors on Friday from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, the sports governing body. Sajovich was named region Rookie of the Year, while Bizot received region Coach of the Year honors. More>>>

Phillips, Ashlock Qualify for NCAA Tournament
May 5, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Junior Dustin Phillips (Houston, Texas) and sophomore David Ashlock (Arlington, Texas) have qualified for the 2008 NCAA Division III National Individual Men's Tennis Championship on May 16-18 at Bates College’s Wallach Tennis Center in Lewiston, Maine. More>>>

Golden Gusties Eliminate Men’s Tennis from NCAAs
May 4, 2008

ST. PETER, Minn. – The 25th ranked University of Texas at Tyler men’s tennis team fell in the regional finals to regional hosts, No. 6 Gustavus Adolphus, 5-0. More>>>

Women’s Tennis’ Season Comes to a Close in California
May 3, 2008

CLAREMONT, Calif. – The 27th-ranked University of Texas at Tyler women’s tennis team bowed out of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday with a 5-2 loss to No. 10 Pomona-Pitzer in Claremont, Calif.

UT Tyler was able to take one of three doubles matches from the Sagehens. Sophomore Brittany Ude (Corpus Christi, Texas) and freshman Lauren Giovannini won their match at No. 3, 8-5. More>>>

Men's Tennis Advances to NCAA Regional Final
May 3, 2008

ST. PETER, Minn. – The University of Texas at Tyler men’s tennis team advanced to the third round of the NCAA Division III Tennis Championship after beating Wisconsin-Whitewater, 5-1, on Saturday at the Gustavus Adolphus Swanson Tennis Center.

The 25th-ranked Patriots (18-5) will play the winner of Luther/Gustavus Adolphus in the regional final Sunday. More>>>

Women’s Tennis Gets First Ever NCAA Win
May 2, 2008

CLAREMONT, Calif. – There is no doubt that the University of Texas at Tyler athletic teams will garner many wins in NCAA tournaments as time progresses, but the women’s tennis team will always be able to say they were the first. The No. 27 Patriots opened their quest for a National Championship with a 5-3 win over 25th-ranked Chapman on Friday afternoon in Claremont, California. More>>>

Women’s Tennis to Open NCAA Tournament in California
April 28, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The American Southwest Conference champion University of Texas at Tyler women’s tennis team (17-3) will travel to Claremont, Calif., to open play in the NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Championship.

On May 2, the No. 28 Patriots will take on Division III independent and 24th-ranked, Chapman (11-3). The Panthers enter the tournament by virtue of a Pool B bid. Eight Pool B bids are allotted for schools in conferences without automatic qualifiers or independents. More>>>

Men’s Tennis to Face Wis.-Whitewater in NCAA Tournament
April 28, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The University of Texas at Tyler men’s tennis team will head to St. Peter, Minn., for their second and potential third round matches in the 2008 NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championship.

The 25th-ranked American Southwest Conference Champion Patriots (17-6) received a first-round bye and a No. 2 seed in the regional. UT Tyler will open play on May 3 when it takes on the 30th-ranked No. 3 seed, Wisconsin-Whitewater (20-7). More>>>

Women’s Tennis Nets 14 ASC Honors
April 24, 2008

RICHARDSON, Texas -- The University of Texas at Tyler women’s tennis team garnered 14 year-end awards as announced by the American Southwest Conference on Wednesday afternoon. Junior Rachel Anders (Lindale, Texas) and coach Chris Bizot received two of the top honors. Anders was named East Division Newcomer of the Year and Bizot was named Co-East Division Coach of the Year. More>>>

Men’s Tennis Racks Up Conference Honors
April 23, 2008

RICHARDSON, Texas -- The University of Texas at Tyler men’s tennis team received a total of 15 honors in the sport’s annual awards as announced on Wednesday afternoon by the American Southwest Conference. Leading the way for the Patriots, were junior Dustin Phillips (Houston, Texas) who was named East Division Newcomer of the Year and head coach Chris Bizot who was named East Division Coach of the Year. More>>>

Women’s Tennis Wins ASC Title
April 20, 2008

The Hardin-Simmons women’s tennis team went into Sunday’s American Southwest conference championship match with host UT Tyler looking for their 75th straight win against an ASC opponent and 8th-straight conference title.

While Hardin-Simmons did not find the diamond they were looking for, it would be the Patriots who would strike gold. UT Tyler defeated Hardin-Simmons 5-2 on the way to the first conference championship in program history. More>>>

Men’s Tennis Captures ASC Crown
April 20, 2008

The 25th-ranked University of Texas at Tyler men’s tennis team captured the American Southwest Men’s Tennis championship on Sunday afternoon by sweeping No. 30 Hardin-Simmons, 5-0, at the Summers Tennis Center. The win put a stop to Hardin-Simmons' 69 match win-streak over conference opponents and put an end to their six-year reign as conference champions. More>>>

Tennis Teams Advance to ASC Finals; Both to Face Hardin-Simmons
April 19, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler men’s and women’s tennis teams each won their semi-final matches on Saturday at the Summers Tennis Center to advance to 2008 American Southwest Conference Men’s & Women’s Tennis Championship matches. Both teams will face Hardin-Simmons, the No. 1 seed from the West in both men’s and women’s. More>>>

Tennis Teams Win ASC East Outright
April 11, 2008

RICHARDSON, Texas -- The University of Texas at Tyler tennis teams defeated UT Dallas on Friday afternoon in Richardson to win their respective American Southwest Conference East Division titles outright. The men won their match 8-1 and the women shutout the Comets, 9-0. More>>>

Hagler Receives Second ASC Honor
April 9, 2008

RICHARDSON, Texas – Freshman Michelle Hagler (Austin, Texas) was named East Division Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for the second time this season by the American Southwest Conference on Wednesday afternoon. More>>>

Tennis Teams Clinch Share of East Title, Will Host ASC Tournament
April 8, 2008

PINEVILLE, La. -- The University of Texas at Tyler men's and women's tennis teams shutout the Louisiana College tennis teams on Tuesday afternoon in Pineville, 9-0. With the wins, both teams clinch at least a share of the American Southwest Conference East Division title. This will be the men's fifth consecutive East Division crown and will be the third straight championship for the women.

The win also earns the women the right to hold the 2008 ASC Men’s & Women’s Tennis Championships. The right to host the championship is awarded this year to the women’s East Division champion. The tournaments will take place April 18-20 at the Summers Tennis Center on the campus of UT Tyler. The top three teams from each division in men’s and women’s will compete in a six-team single elimination tournament. More>>>

Nationally-Ranked Trinity Sweeps UT Tyler Tennis
April 5, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler was swept by Trinity (Tex.) in a battle of nationally ranked teams on Saturday at the Summers Tennis Center. The 23rd-ranked Patriot men’s team fell to the 3rd-ranked Trinity men, 6-3, while the 18th-ranked Trinity women defeated the 30th-ranked UT Tyler women, 8-1.More>>>

Tennis Sweeps ASC Honors Once Again
April 2, 2008

RICHARDSON, Texas – Junior Dustin Phillips (Houston, Texas) and sophomore Brittany Ude (Corpus Christi, Texas) were named East Division Male and Female Tennis Player of the Week, respectively, by the American Southwest Conference on Tuesday afternoon. This is the second time this season that UT Tyler has swept the weekly honors. More>>>

Men’s, Women’s Tennis Nationally Ranked
April 1, 2008

Both UT Tyler tennis teams are nationally ranked according to the latest ITA Division III National Team Rankings released today.

The Patriots men are ranked No. 23 in the nation after winning all four of their matches last week. UT Tyler is 13-5 on the season and 3-0 in the American Southwest Conference. More>>>

Tennis Remains Undefeated in ASC Action
March 30, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler men’s and women’s tennis teams shutout Ozarks, 9-0, on Saturday afternoon to remain undefeated in American Southwest Conference play. More>>>

Patriot Tennis Sweeps LeTourneau, Concordia
March 28, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler men’s and women’s tennis teams each posted wins over LeTourneau and Concordia (Tex.) on Friday at the Summers Tennis Centers. Both teams beat LeTourneau, 8-1, and then shutout Concordia, 9-0. More>>>

UT Tyler Men and Women Down Rhodes in Tennis
March 22, 2008

The UT Tyler women’s tennis team came from four down to defeat Rhodes, 5-4, in non-conference action Saturday afternoon at the Summer Tennis Center.

After Rachel Anders and Beth Launius dropped the top two singles matches for the Patriots, Michelle Hagler beat Rhodes’ Kelsey Mannsman in the No. 3 singles match, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Nicole Barrett, Brittany Ude, and Lauren Giovannini also won their matches for the Patriots. More>>>

Tennis Garners First National Ranking
March 20, 2008

RICHARDSON, Texas – Freshman Robert Sajovich (Austin, Texas) was named the East Division men’s tennis Player of the Week by the American Southwest Conference for the second straight week on Wednesday Evening. More>>>

Tennis Garners First National Ranking
March 19, 2008

SKILLMAN, N.J., -- The University of Texas at Tyler men’s team was named as the 22nd best team in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association in their latest Division III poll on Wednesday. This is the first-ever national ranking for either Patriot tennis team.

The men also came in at No. 12 in the West Regional rankings, while the women’s team debuted at No. 9, also in the West Regional rankings. More>>>