March 26, 2002

San Antonio, Texas - Senior co-captain Royce Ramey (Richardson, Texas) split sets and battled in a close match with UT's Jean Simon before eventually falling, 6-7, 7-6, 7-5, as the Texas Tech men's tennis team fell to the ninth-ranked University of Texas Monday afternoon, 4-2.

The match had been rescheduled from March 2 in Lubbock, and was to have been held at the Penick-Allison Center in Austin, Texas, but was moved to an indoor facility at the Thousands Oaks Racquet Club in San Antonio, Texas, due to rainy weather.

Senior co-captain Richard Crabtree (Hadben Bridge, England) posted one of Tech's two wins on the day in the number two singles slot, defeating UT's Rodrigo Echagaray, 6-4, 6-4. Alfonso Perez (Guadalajara, Mexico) also emerged victorious for the Red Raiders, taking the number six singles slot from UT's Roger Gubser 7-5, 7-6. The teams did not contest the doubles matches.

The Red Raiders drop to 9-7 overall and 1-2 in Big 12 play. The Longhorns improved to 15-0 and 2-0 within the Big 12. The 15-0 start is a school record for Texas.

Tech's next match will be held at the McLeod Tennis Center on Sat., March 30, when it hosts Abilene Christian at 10 a.m. and UTSA at 6 p.m. All fans attending Texas Tech men's tennis home matches this season will receive free pizza, with the first 50 fans in attendance receiving a free t-shirt.

Final Score UT 4 - TTU 2

RESULTS Singles 1. Jean Simon, UT, def. Royce Ramey, TTU, 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 2. Richard Crabtree, TTU, def. Rodrigo Echagaray, UT, 6-4, 6-4 3. Jose Zarhi, UT, def. Ben Gudzelak, TTU, 6-2, 6-2 4. Michael Domanski, UT, def. Devin Wakeford, TTU, 7-5, 6-3 5. Drew Hoskins, UT, def. Michael Innerebner, TTU, 6-1, 6-3 6. Alfonso Perez, TTU, def. Roger Gubser, UT, 7-5, 7-6