Tech sweeps Irish to reach tourney final
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Texas Tech men defeated No. 38 Notre Dame 4-0 on Saturday afternoon at the Lagoon Park Tennis Center, sending the 16th-ranked Red Raiders to the championship match of the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic.
Tech (15-1) will face No. 17 Oklahoma at 10 a.m. today Due to inclement weather expected in Montgomery, the match will be played indoors at Auburn University.
After winning the doubles point against Notre Dame, the Red Raiders won five of six first sets in singles play. Tech’s top three players – Raony Carvalho, Gonzalo Escobar and Rafael Garcia – finished first, sweeping their opponents to seal Tech’s victory.
Tech already owns one tournament title this year after capturing the HEB Tournament of Champions crown earlier this month. The team is riding a 13-match winning streak.
• Softball
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Texas Tech won both of its softball games on the second day of the USF The Game Tournament, beating Florida A&M and Towson at Eddie C. Moore Park.
Tech pitcher Ashly Jacobs (10-0) struck out nine in the 7-2 win against Florida A&M, allowing just one earned run and four hits in a complete game. Logan Hall, Mikey Kenney and Raven Richardson each hit home runs for the Red Raiders (28-3), and they combined for seven hits and six RBIs.
Holley Gentsch homered in the 6-2 win against Towson, and she and Jennifer Lee drove in two runs apiece for Tech. Ashley Brokeshoulder pitched a complete game, allowing two runs and four hits while striking out two.
• Track and field
Texas Tech started its outdoor season by winning a combined three events at meets in Fort Worth and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Senior Ozie Okolie won the hammer throw at the Horned Frog Invitational, and her mark of 197 feet, 4 inches ranks second in the NCAA this year. Okolie also finished second in the discus.
Freshman Julian Wruck also had a pair of top-two finishes in Fort Worth, winning the discus and placing second in the hammer throw. Wruck’s mark of 190-5 in the discus was Tech’s best in five years and the third-best in the nation this season, and he beat Big 12 Conference champion Luke Bryant of Oklahoma.
Running for Puerto Rico at the Carolina Spring Break Camp Classic in San Juan, Tech sophomore Jamele Mason won the men’s 400-meter hurdles. His time of 51.32 seconds is the second-fastest in the NCAA this year.
TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS WIN THE BLUE GREY NATIONAL TENNIS TOURNEY
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